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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A Lewiston man, Trevor J. Lunney, has been sentenced to five years in prison by United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice for making violent threats against his lawyer, prosecutor, and the public.
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Spokane, Washington – Acting United States Attorney Richard R. Barker announced the sentencing of David Velasquez Jr., aged 32, to 200 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington has announced charges against 21 individuals following a series of indictments related to drug and firearm offenses.
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Donald Eugene Griffin, Jr., age 43, received a prison sentence of 144 months from United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice for distributing child sexual abuse material.
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Acting United States Attorney Richard R. Barker reported that Benjamin D. Cliett, 44, from Yakima, Washington, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.
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Spokane, Washington – On April 23, 2025, United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Keith Lamarr Williams, 43, to 80 months in prison for the charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.
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Acting United States Attorney Richard R. Barker announced that a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Washington indicted Michael R. Trout, 45, on April 2, 2025.
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A Spokane Valley couple, Raymond Joe and Jennifer Lynn Hilderbrand, has been found guilty by a federal jury on multiple fraud charges related to COVID-19 relief funds.
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Federal authorities have indicted six individuals in Eastern Washington, facing 20 criminal counts linked to drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
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Yakima, Washington – A local man, Damian Iniguez, has been sentenced to 75 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for unlawful possession of a firearm.
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An 18-year-old man involved in a high-speed chase and firearm possession case has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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Spokane, Washington – Ricardo Cantu, aged 26, was sentenced to 108 months in prison for drug trafficking charges, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Richard Barker.
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Yakima, Washington – On April 14, 2025, United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Darius Morningstar Speedis to 72 months in federal prison for sexual abuse in Indian Country.
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A federal jury in Spokane, Washington, has found Luis Esquivel-Bolanos guilty on multiple drug trafficking and firearms charges.
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Acting United States Attorney Richard R. Barker announced that Filiberto Santana, aged 34, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for assaulting two federal officers.
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A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Washington has indicted Jonathan Michael Atkinson, 34, on 11 criminal counts involving severe offenses such as sex trafficking of children, production and attempted production of child pornography,...
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Spokane, Washington – United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice has sentenced Steven Joseph Zacherle, 38, to 204 months in prison for Second Degree Murder in Indian Country and Threats in Interstate Commerce.
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The Justice Department has announced a significant deployment of FBI resources to address unresolved violent crimes in Indian territories, including cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous persons.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Richard Barker announced that Ray Anthony Wynecoop and Isaac Anthony Ott have been sentenced for their involvement in drug and firearm offenses in Spokane, Washington.
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Acting United States Attorney Richard Barker has confirmed that Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Leonardo Daniel Martinez, 32, of Pasco, Washington, to serve more than 10 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl.