Mark Berger Convicted of Drug Trafficking

LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA – United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced today that following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Lynchburg, Mark Berger has been convicted on federal drug trafficking charges.

Mark Andrew Berger, 42, of Roanoke, Va., was convicted yesterday evening following a jury trial in United States District Court in Lynchburg. Berger was convicted of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine.  

“The United States Attorney’s Office continues to be vigilant in our investigation and prosecution of drug trafficking offenses,” United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. said today. “This conviction shows our commitment to making our communities safer by taking those individuals who distribute illegal drugs off our streets.”                                                                                                      

According to evidence presented at trial by Assistant United States Attorney Donald Wolthuis, Berger, and others, conspired to distribute cocaine between 2000 and February 2015. Berger also maintained a property, specifically 1118 Tompkins Avenue in Roanoke, Va., for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing and using crack cocaine.

The investigation of the case was conducted by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  Assistant United States Attorney Donald Wolthuis prosecuted the case for the United States.