Tiffany Groves, Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, West Virginia 2020

A Kingwood woman has admitted to her role in a major drug distribution operation in West Virginia.

Tiffany Groves, 43, pled guilty to one count of Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine in U.S. Magistrate Court, according to Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard.

The crime took place in April 2020 in Monongalia County.

Groves faces up to 20 years of incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000 due to her role in the operation.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zelda E. Wesley and Sarah E. Wagner are prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The investigation was carried out by the FBI's Northern West Virginia Drug Task Force in partnership with the Mon Metro Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative. The task forces have members from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; West Virginia State Police; Monongalia County Sheriff's Office; and, the Morgantown, WVU, Granville and Star City Police Departments.

The case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Aloi presided over the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/preston-county-woman-admits-role-drug-distribution-operation