A Raleigh County man has been sentenced in connection with a federal money laundering case. Sixty-year-old James E. Monroe Junior of Daniels received three years of federal probation and six months of home confinement, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Southern West Virginia.
Prosecutors say Monroe filed for personal bankruptcy more than four years ago, then failed to disclose major assets. Court records show he sold a sports trading card collection of more than 10,000 cards, as well as his Glade Springs home, without reporting the proceeds.
Authorities say he also hid retirement accounts, loans, and other property tied to the bankruptcy estate.