South Charleston Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Kanawha County Drug Trafficking Organization

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Amanda Marie Mace, also known as "A," 43, of South Charleston, was sentenced today to five years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Mace admitted to her role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Charleston area between June 2024 and May 2025.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Mace took part in the conspiracy between June 2024 and April 2025. As part of her guilty plea, Mace admitted that she obtained at least 30 pounds of methamphetamine during the time period from co-conspirator Robert Ford, that Ford transported the drugs to West Virginia from Detroit, Michigan, and that she distributed the drugs to multiple customers including significant methamphetamine dealers within the Southern District of West Virginia.

Mace further admitted that she made $200 to $300 for each pound of methamphetamine she sold for Ford, and that her main customers who re-distributed the methamphetamine that she sold to them included co-conspirators Quanda Kiev Wilborne and Michael Allen Corkhill.

Mace has a criminal history that includes two prior convictions for drug-dealing offenses.

Mace, Ford, Wilborne, and Corkhill are among 16 individuals indicted as the result of a federal investigation on charges alleging they participated in the distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Charleston area between June 2024 and May 2025. Five defendants in the main indictment pleaded guilty in addition to Mace. Wilborne, also known as "Quan" and "Queso," 30, of Charleston, was sentenced on December 18, 2025, to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Corkhill, also known as "Mike" and "Mike Mike," 31, of Dunbar, is scheduled to be sentenced on April 27, 2026, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Four additional defendants pleaded guilty in separate cases that resulted from the investigation. The indictment against Ford, also known as "Jason" and "J," 44, of Van Buren Township, Michigan, and the remaining defendants is pending. An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), which is composed of the Charleston Police Department, the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, the Nitro Police Department, the St. Albans Police Department and the South Charleston Police Department.

United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 2:25-cr-78.

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