West Virginia man sentenced for $10k property scam

West Virginia man sentenced for $10k property scam

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - A man has entered a guilty plea to obtaining money by false pretenses. According to the press release, Jesse Smith, along with others, carried out a fraudulent real estate scheme involving a property on Martins Branch Road in Charleston. The fraudulent deed was created with forged signatures and a fraudulent [...]

West Virginia man sold property he did not own with fake deed, notary stamp

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTRF) — A man has pleaded guilty in a case involving the fraudulent sale of property in West Virginia. Jesse Ian Smith entered a guilty plea on March 2, 2026, to obtaining money by false pretenses in Kanawha County Circuit Court before Judge Jennifer Bailey. According to investigators, Smith worked with others in [...]

Man receives sentence in Charleston fraudulent real estate scheme

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A Kanawha County man is going to prison after he pleaded guilty earlier this month to selling land that wasn’t his. Jesse Ian Smith entered a guilty plea to obtaining money by false pretenses on March 2. He was sentenced to one to 10 years in prison. According to a release from the…