CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Attorney for Northern West Virginia Bill Powell has announced a news conference for Tuesday afternoon in Clarksburg “to announce significant developments in an ongoing federal investigation.”
There’s been no confirmation from Powell’s office on the specifics but we do know there’s been an ongoing federal investigation in connection with suspicious deaths at the VA Medical Center in Clarksburg. The probe has been taken place for approximately two years.
MetroNews and various other media outlets have previously reported that investigation is focusing on one person of interest, a former nursing assistant who had access to the rooms of the veterans who died. Autopsies on exhumed bodies have pointed to insulin injections that weren’t needed. The veterans died of low blood sugar level, severe hypoglycemia, which would be caused by the insulin shots.
MetroNews has identified more than a half dozen deaths. A January report in the Washington Post said a federal grand jury was investigating at least 11 deaths. There have been no charges filed.
Powell hasn’t said much about the investigation only to confirm that it was continuing.
“The FBI is continuing its investigation. The VA OIG (Office of Inspector General) is continuing its investigation and we have significant resources from my offices as well as the federal law enforcement folks dedicated to the case and the investigation,” Powell told MetroNews in January.
There have already been a number of civil lawsuits filed by families in connection with the deaths.
The news conference is set for 3 p.m. at Jackson Square Parking Pavilion in Clarksburg.
Representatives from law enforcement agencies are scheduled to join Powell at the news conference.