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Federal grand jury indicts three for Corbin pharmacy burglaries

A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment in the case of a Tennessee man accused of burglarizing Sav-Rite Pharmacy in Corbin, naming two co-defendants in it and a similar burglary that occurred in 2014 at Stephanie’s Down Home Pharmacy in Corbin. Read this story...

Federal grand jury indicts two in Tattersall meth conspiracy

A federal grand jury has indicted two men in connection with an alleged conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine out of a home in Tattersall Subdivision in Corbin. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

IRS: Corbin hypnotist and author owes almost $1 million in back income taxes

The Internal Revenue Service has filed paperwork in U.S. District Court in London claiming that a Corbin man owes almost $1 million and seeking a judgment to collect the taxes along with interest and penalties. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

Second of three federal defendants plead guilty in conspiracy to distribute meth in Whitley Co.

The second of three people accused of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Whitley County pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in London. Thirty-nine-year-old Roy Allen West of Williamsburg pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture...

Corbin man now facing federal charge

A drug trafficking charge was dismissed in Whitley District Court Tuesday afternoon against a Corbin man to clear the way for a federal court prosecution, according to Williamsburg police. On Oct. 26, officers from six law enforcement agencies seized 11 grams of suspected crystal...
Posted On 02 Nov 2016

Final defendants in Laurel County meth conspiracy plead guilty

The two remaining defendants indicted on federal charges of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Laurel County have pleaded guilty. Ellis Ray Saggus and James W. Harrison each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture of a...

Source of drugs in meth conspiracy sentenced to 11 years in federal prison

The man who has admitted to being the source of supply in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Knox, Laurel, Madison and Rockcastle counties has been sentenced to eleven years, three months in federal prison. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Tennessee man facing federal charges in connection with Sav-Rite Pharmacy burglary

A Tennessee man is facing federal charges in connection with the burglary of a Corbin drug store in March 2015. A federal grand jury in London indicted 44-year-old Robert Nunley of Tracy City, Tennessee on charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and entering or...

Former local car lot owner gets three years for fraud

Gregory Wilcheck A Knox County businessman, who pleaded guilty to defrauding two local banks of $1.4 million through a scheme to float checks that were later returned because of insufficient funds, will serve three years in federal prison and must repay the money....
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