Press Release
☷Martinsburg Woman Admits to Role in Drug Trafficking and Firearms Conspiracy
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
May 04,2022
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Martinsburg woman admits to role in drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy MARTINSBURG , WEST VIRGINIA – Hope Clemons , of Martinsburg , West Virginia , has admitted to a firearms charge , United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced . Clemons , 31 , pleaded guilty today to one count of “False Statement During Purchase of Firearms . ” Clemons admitted to falsifying a form to purchase firearms for someone else in October 2019 in Berkeley County . Clemons faces up to 10 years of incarceration and a fine of up to $250 , 000 . Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines , the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history , if any , of the defendant . Assistant U . S . Attorney Lara Omps - Botteicher is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government . The FBI; U . S . Marshals Service; Homeland Security Investigations; the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms , & Explosives; the West Virginia Air National Guard; the Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force , a HIDTA - funded initiative; the West Virginia State Police; the Harpers Ferry Police Department; and the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington , D . C . investigated . The EPDTF consists of the West Virginia State Police , Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office , the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office , Ranson Police Department , the Charles Town Police Department , and the Martinsburg Police Department . U . S . Magistrate Judge Robert W . Trumble presided .
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