A former West Virginia Division of Highways administrator has been brought to justice after misleading an FBI agent during an investigation.
Edward Matthew Tuttle, 39, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced in federal court for making materially false statements to an F.B.I. agent.
Tuttle, who previously served as an administrator for the Equipment Division of the West Virginia Division of Highways, pled guilty in August 2014 to one count of "False Statement to a Federal Agent".
He made his false statements to an F.B.I. agent who was questioning him as part of an ongoing federal investigation into his department.
Tuttle was sentenced to three years of probation by Chief U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Parr prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The case was investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Public Corruption Unit, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the West Virginia State Police, and the State Commission on Special Investigations.
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Tuttle’s sentencing marks the culmination of a lengthy investigation and prosecution effort.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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