BECKLEY, West Virginia, July 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Liteef Hughes, 43, of Beckley, was sentenced today to eight years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for the distribution of cocaine base, also known as "crack." According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 28, 2022, Hughes sold a quantity of crack to a confidential informant at his   more