Monongalia County residents admit to drug charges

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA –Two Monongalia County residents have admitted to their involvement in a drug distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Clifford “Mike” Nethken, of Morgantown, West Virginia, pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Cocaine Base.” Nethken, age 45, admitted to working with another to sell cocaine base in Monongalia County in April 2018.

Bonnie Jo Korzun, of Granville, West Virginia, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Heroin.” Korzun, age 39, admitted to selling heroin in Monongalia County in May 2018.

Nethken and Korzun  each face up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000. 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 cases on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.