Amanda Marie Mace, also known as “A,” was sentenced on Mar. 9 to five years and ten months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for her involvement in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Charleston area.
Mace’s sentencing is part of a broader federal investigation into a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl and methamphetamine in Kanawha County between June 2024 and May 2025. The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement to address illegal drug distribution networks operating within the region.
According to court documents and statements made during proceedings, Mace admitted she participated in the conspiracy from June 2024 through April 2025. She obtained at least 30 pounds of methamphetamine from co-conspirator Robert Ford, who transported the drugs from Detroit, Michigan, to West Virginia. Mace then distributed these drugs to multiple customers, including significant dealers within the Southern District of West Virginia. She said she earned $200 to $300 per pound sold for Ford and identified Quanda Kiev Wilborne and Michael Allen Corkhill as her main customers who further redistributed the drugs.
Mace has two prior convictions related to drug-dealing offenses. She is among sixteen individuals indicted following this federal investigation. Five other defendants have pleaded guilty; Wilborne was sentenced on December 18, 2025, to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges involving methamphetamine distribution. Corkhill is scheduled for sentencing on April 27, 2026. Four additional defendants pleaded guilty in separate cases stemming from this investigation. The indictment against Ford and other remaining defendants is pending; all are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the sentence and commended investigative work by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), which includes several local police departments and sheriff’s offices. United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin imposed the sentence, with Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuting.
This prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America, an initiative by the Department of Justice aimed at combating illegal immigration, dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protecting communities from violent crime.
