U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho
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After a four-day trial, a federal jury in Coeur d’Alene has found Jason Bergeron, 50, of Washington, guilty of three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.
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Andrew Clifford Meyer, 36, from Idaho Falls, has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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A federal jury in Boise has convicted William Walls, 52, of Nampa, on three counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child.
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Creston Dale Kindness, a 42-year-old resident of Fort Hall, has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for his involvement in fentanyl distribution.
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Santiago Prieto, a 65-year-old resident of Nampa, has been sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for unlawful firearm possession, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott.
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Isaac Augustin Santoyo, a 25-year-old resident of Nampa, has been sentenced to 97 months in federal prison.
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Michael Paul Lacasse, 48, and Venetia Dawn Trischan, 47, residents of Caldwell, Idaho, have been sentenced to 133 and 96 months in federal prison, respectively.
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Danielle Painter, a former City Clerk and Treasurer from Fruitland, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
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A significant law enforcement operation involving multiple agencies has led to the conviction of 11 individuals in Idaho on federal drug trafficking charges.
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Evan Nickolai Ernstson, a 48-year-old resident of Boise, has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott.
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Geoffrey W. Ancheta, a 40-year-old resident of Pocatello, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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Miguel Vittorio, Yessenia Casillas, and Luis Vasquez, residents of the Nampa area, have pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges related to defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott.
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Jordan L. Davis, a 34-year-old from Nampa, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for carjacking and unlawful possession of a firearm.
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Hector Aguirre, a 28-year-old resident of Caldwell, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison.
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Brian Arthur Goodale, a 56-year-old resident of Lake Elsinore, California, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Justin D. Whatcott.
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Jorge Humberto Caballero-Umana, a 37-year-old Salvadoran national, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for the offense of being a deported alien found in the United States.
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Steven Greenleaf Blodgett, a 67-year-old resident of Pocatello, has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
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William Oliver Eyle, a 21-year-old resident of Lapwai, has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison on charges of second-degree murder, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott.
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A Honduran national, known as Hector Ojeda Manuel Aponte, has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution.
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Former housing director gets probation for embezzling $129,022 from American Falls Housing AuthorityBruce Hauber, the former Executive Director of the American Falls Housing Authority, has been sentenced to five years of probation for theft of federal program funds, according to a statement by Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott.