Marshall County man sentenced for oxycodone trafficking, bank fraud

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Christopher Michael Previtera, 38, of Proctor, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for oxycodone trafficking and bank fraud, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced today.
 
Throughout 2014 and 2015, Previtera conspired with other individuals to possess and distribute oxycodone in Marshall and Wetzel Counties. He also admitted to committing fraud in connection with a loan that he obtained in order to finance the purchase of an automotive services business that he owned.

Previtera pled guilty in June 2015 to one count of “Drug Conspiracy – Oxycodone,” and one count of “Bank Fraud.” He was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for drug trafficking and 57 months in prison for bank fraud. The sentences will run concurrently for a total of 57 months in prison.

As part of the sentence imposed today, Previtera was also ordered to forfeit his interest in multiple firearms, $15,070 in United States currency, a 2007 Dodge Ram truck, John Deere lawn care machinery, and various equipment and inventory related to the automotive services business. Previtera was also ordered to pay money a judgment in the amount of $145,000 in the drug trafficking case. He was further ordered to pay a money judgment and restitution in the amount and $84,117.74 in the bank fraud case.
 
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jarod Douglas prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation investigated the bank fraud charges. The West Virginia State Police, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the drug trafficking charges.
 
Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. presided.