Era Dawn Corder, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, West Virginia 2021

A Parkersburg woman was sentenced to prison for her role in a multi-state methamphetamine conspiracy.

Era Dawn Corder, 47, of Parkersburg, was sentenced to three years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a conspiracy responsible for distributing methamphetamine and other controlled substances in the Parkersburg area.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Corder admitted to obtaining and re-distributing several ounces of methamphetamine in the Parkersburg area between June and September 2021. Corder obtained this methamphetamine from Carlo Ramsey, at times on consignment with the understanding that she would pay Ramsey back later with the proceeds.

Corder pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. In total, Corder was responsible for over 325 grams of methamphetamine during the course of the conspiracy.

Carlo Ramsey, Floyd Dermonta Ramsey, Ambera Roberts, Matthew Edward Depew, and Robert Sanders, Jr., previously pleaded guilty to felony charges in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, as a result of a nearly year-long investigation dubbed “Long Time Coming.” Roberts was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, Depew was sentenced to five years in prison, and Floyd Ramsey was sentenced to three years in prison.

The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force (PNTF), the Parkersburg Police Department, the West Virginia State Police, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Vienna Police Department, the Williamstown Police Department, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department, the Boyd County, Kentucky, Sheriff’s Department, the Russell, Kentucky, Police Department and the Raceland, Kentucky, Police Department.

The investigation was part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program, which was established in 1982 to conduct comprehensive, multilevel attacks on major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:21-cr-163.

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