U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington
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Mexican national sentenced to 15 years for drug trafficking in Washington
On February 19, 2025, Erubey Arciga Medrano, a 35-year-old from Michoacan, Mexico, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison by United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice for drug trafficking charges.
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Yakima businessman sentenced to 30 years for child sexual abuse material offenses
David Roger Franklin, a businessman from Yakima, Washington, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
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Spokane Valley man sentenced for producing child sexual abuse material
On February 13, 2025, Nicholas James Thieschafer from Spokane Valley, Washington, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison by United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice.
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Spokane man sentenced to eight years for series of bank robberies
On February 11, 2025, Dustin T. Perrin of Spokane was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for multiple bank robberies.
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Richard R. Barker named acting U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Washington
Richard R. Barker has been appointed as the Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, following the resignation of Vanessa R. Waldref.
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Mexican national receives federal sentence for meth distribution
On February 10, 2025, Santiago Rojas-Rangel, a 51-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.
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Spokane man receives federal sentence for distributing child sexual abuse material
On February 5, 2025, United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Zachary Peter Timm, a 32-year-old resident of Spokane, Washington, to 15 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material.
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Wapato man sentenced for unlawful sexual contact with minor
United States Attorney Vanessa Waldref announced the sentencing of Geordell Devon Arthur, a 23-year-old resident of Wapato, Washington.
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Spokane man sentenced to 12 years for receiving child sexual abuse material
United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke has sentenced Johnathan Freeman Hunt, a 56-year-old resident of Spokane, Washington, to 12 years in federal prison for the receipt of child pornography.
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Fleet Patrick Matt sentenced to 10 years for child abuse
U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref announced that Fleet Patrick Matt, aged 49, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison by United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice for one count of abusive sexual contact.