ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — A West Virginia coal operator and his son have been acquitted of federal charges stemming from an alleged check cashing scheme.

Court documents show that a federal jury in Abingdon found David A. Cline and his son, Joshua Cline, not guilty of the charges last week.

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