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Two illegal aliens sentenced for drug charge

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

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Two men in the United States illegally were sentenced today for drug charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Hsun Jung Chang, age 30, was sentenced to four months incarceration. Shougi Li, age 24, was sentenced to four months incarceration. Each pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute and Distribute Marijuana” in July 2018. The men admitted to possessing marijuana in Ohio County in May 2018.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen L. Vogrin prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government. The West Virginia State Police and the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

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

Updated October 15, 2018
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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