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Date: 04-25-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Russell Clark
Case Number: 1:18-cr-00046-TSK-MJA
Judge: Michael John Aloi
Court: United States District Court for the District of West Virginia (Harrison County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Zelda E. Wesley
Defendant's Attorney: Kevin L. Neiswonger
Description:
Clarksburg, WV - Harrison County man admits to role in a methamphetamine distribution operation
Russell Clark, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, admitted to his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
Clark, age 64, pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises.” Clark admitted to maintaining a residence on Winding Way in Clarksburg for the purpose of distributing methamphetamine in February 2018.
Clark faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $500,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Greater Harrison Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
The investigation was funded in part by the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF). The OCDETF program supplies critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and other criminal enterprises.
Charges:
CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
(1)
Controlled Substance - Sell/Distribute/Dispense
(20)
Outcome: CHANGE OF PLEA ORDER as to Russell Clark. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi on 4/26/2019. (copy USM,USP)(jmm) (Entered: 04/26/2019)
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