West Virginia woman pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud

West Virginia woman pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - A West Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to illegally taking more than $91,000 in COVID-19 loans. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, Tanisha Wooding, 46, of Huntington, entered a guilty plea on Monday on a charge of theft of government money. Wooding's sentencing has been scheduled for Dec. 1, 2025. She faces up to 10 years in prison, which would be followed by up to thr…