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Jeffrey Morris, head of Roxby Development, pleaded guilty to two federal counts Monday and could face up to 6 1/2 years in prison for them. Morris appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Mazzone on Monday afternoon and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of willful failure to pay over […]

Jeffrey Morris, a Wheeling real estate developer, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and tax fraud in connection with a scheme to bilk investors out of million

Jeffrey Morris, head of Roxby Development, could face up to 6½ years in prison and pay more than $5 million in restitution and taxes, penalties and interest after pleading guilty Monday to two federal counts. Morris pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of willful failure to pay over taxes before […]

WHEELING — Jeffrey Morris, head of Roxby Development, could face up to 6½ years in prison and pay more than $5 million in restitution and taxes, penalties an

The federal trial for Roxby Development head Jeffrey Morris has been continued again, this time into April. Morris’s attorney, Federal Public Defender Brian Kornbrath, filed a motion in January to continue Morris’ trial to April 22. That motion was granted by U.S. District Judge John Bailey. The trial had originally been scheduled to begin last […]

For years, Roxby Development and its leader, Jeffrey Morris, were considered cornerstones of the revitalization of downtown Wheeling. Through Roxby, Morris had purchased both the McLure Hotel and Scottish Rite Cathedral. There were grand plans to renovate both and give downtown two more historic sites to use and feature. That image collapsed this year under […]

The federal trial of Jeffrey Morris, originally scheduled to begin next Tuesday, has been continued until March 26, 2024. The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia confirmed the move Tuesday afternoon. A reason was not given. Morris, the head of Roxby Development and former owner of the McLure Hotel and […]

Below is a timeline of events from Roxby Development’s purchase of the Mount Carmel Monastery until present day. Included are points where federal prosecutors allege Roxby head Jeffrey Morris committed wire fraud and tax evasion. All these alleged events are outlined in a federal indictment charging Morris with 18 counts of wire fraud and 10 […]

WHEELING — It was a story that seemed too good to be true. Jeffrey Morris, born and raised in Moundsville and educated in Wheeling, traveled the world, from Germany to New York to Southeast Asia to Australia. He returned home to the Ohio Valley with big ideas and a way of presenting them that made […]

Roxby Development appeared to be a major player in the revitalization of Wheeling. But not everything is always as it seems.Owner Jeffrey Morris was recently in