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Thomas Charles Goodwine, a 32-year-old Clarksburg man, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for leading a drug operation that sold fentanyl and methamphetamine in West Virginia. Goodwine directed others to sell the deadly drugs from a home in Clarksburg, where investigators seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana, a firearm, and drug paraphernalia. The operation was responsible for nearly 33 grams of fentanyl, 4.42 grams of p-Fluorofentanyl, and more than 11 grams of methamphetamine.
Goodwine, a career offender with prior drug, firearms, and other convictions, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison. The case was investigated by the Greater Harrison Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar.
The sentence is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that aims to eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations, protect communities from violent crime, and combat illegal immigration. Fentanyl, designated as a weapon of mass destruction by President Donald Trump, poses a grave threat to public safety due to its extreme lethality.
Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided over the case, which highlights the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to combat the opioid epidemic and drug trafficking in West Virginia. The sentence serves as a warning to those involved in the illicit drug trade that they will be held accountable for their actions.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Drug Trafficking
- Defendant: West Virginia
- Location: WV
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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