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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Five individuals with prior criminal records have been indicted for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington.
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A Toppenish man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for assaulting federal officers and firearm offenses.
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Spokane, Washington – A Mexican national with connections to the Jalisco Cartel has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine in Eastern Washington.
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Stephanie Van Marter has taken on the role of Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington as of July 7, 2025.
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Richard R. Barker has concluded his tenure as the Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, returning to private practice in Spokane.
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Jered Shay Picard, a 35-year-old resident of Nespelem, Washington, has been sentenced to four years in prison following his guilty plea to charges of assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country and attempted witness tampering.
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Rodney Alan Signor, a 49-year-old resident of Inchelium, Washington, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner in Indian Country.
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Jonathan Ray Stocker, a 44-year-old resident of Sprague, Washington, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material.
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Anthony John Maldonado, 32, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for assaulting his partner.
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Richland, Washington – The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Washington River Protection Solutions, LLC (WRPS) has paid $6.5 million to settle allegations of fraudulently overcharging the Department of Energy (DOE) for labor hours.
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Jose Bautista Andrade, a 46-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to federal prison for fentanyl trafficking.
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William Luquin Xhurape, a 34-year-old resident of Omak, Washington, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to the charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
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Spokane, Washington – Acting United States Attorney Richard R. Barker announced that James Ray Hill Jr., 46, of Wellpinit, Washington, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian...
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Yakima, Washington – A Tri-Cities man has been sentenced to federal prison for assaulting and strangling his girlfriend.
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Yakima, Washington - Jose Antonio Saldana, a 43-year-old resident of Wapato, Washington, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for sexually abusing three children.
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Spokane, Washington – Jose Efrain Gonzalez-Rodriguez, a 24-year-old Mexican national unlawfully present in the United States, has been sentenced to federal prison on drug trafficking and firearm charges.
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Omnicell, a Delaware-based company, has agreed to pay $4,366,660 to settle claims of overbilling the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for medical device hardware and software.
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A Yakima man, Bryan Christopher Stevenson, 43, has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for soliciting minors to send him sexually explicit content.
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William Philip Werschler, a Spokane dermatologist, has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle claims of misusing COVID-19 relief funds.
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Jamaal Antwan Pimms has been sentenced to 26 months in federal prison for his involvement in the 2018 murder of Rosenda Strong.