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Harrison County woman sentenced for cocaine distribution

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

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jennifer Y. Lucas, 37, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 10 months incarceration for cocaine distribution, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Lucas pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base” in January 2017. She sold cocaine in Harrison County in March of 2016.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, A HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Updated May 18, 2017
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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