Ohio man sentenced to 140 months for heroin, cocaine, painkiller trafficking

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Donald White, 41, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced today to 140 months in prison for heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

White conspired with other individuals to sell heroin, cocaine, and prescription painkillers throughout 2014 in Ohio County and Marshall County, West Virginia. White pled guilty in September 2015 to one count of “Conspiracy.”

Kari Jako, 26, and Christina Crupe, 33, both of Wheeling, also participated in the drug trafficking conspiracy. Jako pled guilty in September 2015 to one count of Conspiracy. She was sentenced to six months in prison. Crupe pled guilty in September 2015 to a criminal Information charging her with one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Oxycodone.” She was sentenced to probation for a term of three years.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Bernard prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Ohio Valley Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. presided.