Charleston woman pleads guilty to aiding and abetting the sale and offer of unregistered securities

CHARLESTON, W.Va.—- A Charleston woman pleaded guilty Thursday to aiding and abetting the sale and offer of unregistered securities. According to court documents and statements made in court, Deanna L. Drumm, 60, became vice president of operations for Bear Industries LLC, a West Virginia company solely owned and operated by her son Theodore Miller, in…

St. Albans woman sentenced to five years federal probation for COVID-19 fund scheme

CHARLESTON, W.Va.—- A St. Albans woman was sentenced to five years of federal probation and ordered to pay a $25,830 receipt of stolen money. According to court documents, Jessica Nutter, 39, admitted to a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program of $20,830 in COVID-19 relief loans that were guaranteed by the Small Business Administration…