WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Clarence William Bertram, 24, of Wheeling, West Virginia, pled guilty to crack cocaine distribution in federal court today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
Bertram pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base Within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location.” He admitted to selling crack cocaine near Madison Elementary School in Ohio County, West Virginia. He faces up to sixty years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Ohio Valley Drug and Violent Crime Task Force investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge James E. Seibert presided.