BECKLEY – A judge has ruled a former Summers County sheriff and his chief deputy are not only still on the hook for damages awarded in a former deputy’s civil rights lawsuit, but also her attorney’s fees.
CHARLESTON – Nearly $100,000, a promotion and a new car were part of the terms in settling two civil rights lawsuits against the Summers County Sheriff’s Department.
CHARLESTON – Terrorism charges have been brought against an aspiring actor who is accused of attempting to extort millions of dollars from prominent people including Beckley native Christopher Cline, who owns a majority stake in Foresight Reserves.
McCrae BECKLEY – Three months after it was filed, a settlement has been reached in a Summers County man's lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully detained, and subjected to racial taunts by a state trooper.
CHARLESTON – Records show in the midst of the billing scheme he perpetrated that led to both his disbarment and conviction for wire fraud, Jeremy Bledsoe was rebuked for his conduct in unrelated cases three times in 2010.
BECKLEY – A former police officer in a Greenbrier County town is alleging officials used financial problems as a pre-text to engage in racial discrimination.
CHARLESTON -– A Charleston attorney who lost his license over forging a judge's signature on a bogus court document has now been indicted for forging multiple checks from a friend's account.
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has let stand a lower court's decision dismissing a former Tax Department official's libel suit against a statewide news organization.
CHARLESTON – A disbarred Charleston attorney faces jail time for not only violating the terms of his probation on a forgery-related conviction, but also new allegations of forgery.
CHARLESTON -- A retired Putnam Circuit Judge has been appointed by the state Supreme Court to temporarily fill in for Kanawha Circuit Judge James C. Stucky.