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Clarksburg Woman Convicted Of Distributing Painkillers Near Playground

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia


1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 234-0100 ● Contact: Tara Tighe, Public Affairs Specialist

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Amber McCormick, 29, of Clarksburg, pled guilty to distributing Oxycodone within 1,000 feet of the Harrison Street Playground in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced today.

McCormick faces between one and forty years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000,000.00.

McCormick pled guilty after an investigation by the Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Taskforce. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

U.S. Magistrate Judge John S. Kaull presided.

Updated January 7, 2015
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