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Detroit man sentenced for drug charge

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

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Mario Rayshawn White, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to five years of probation for a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.

White, also known as “MT,” 31, pleaded guilty in April 2021 to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Oxycodone.” White admitted to selling Oxycodone in April 2019 in Monongalia County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

Updated December 3, 2021

Topics
Drug Trafficking
Opioids
Prescription Drugs