U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington
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Three men from Snohomish County are in federal detention pending trial after being indicted for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
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A man from Fox Island, Washington, identified as John S. Winslow, has been charged by a federal grand jury with multiple counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and falsifying tax returns.
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A 38-year-old member of the Lummi Nation, Joel David Ridley, is scheduled to appear in federal court facing charges of illegal firearms possession and two violations of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
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A U.S. District Court in Seattle has convicted a 47-year-old man from Deming, Washington, of federal offenses related to child sexual abuse imagery.
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The Justice Department announced an initiative to address unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country, focusing on missing and murdered indigenous persons.
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A Tacoma resident, David A. McKean, has been sentenced to 52 months in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl within the Federal Detention Center at SeaTac.
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A Texas resident has been charged at the federal level for abusive sexual contact after allegations involving a fellow passenger during a flight from Chicago to Seattle.
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The former Controller of a Shelton, Washington outdoor equipment company has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, along with three years of supervised release.
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A Westport, Washington resident has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Social Security Disability program.
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A Vancouver, Washington resident has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug and gun trafficking, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
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A Seattle man, Westcott Francis-Curley, has been sentenced to three years in prison by U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft involving his employer, government programs, and a former partner.
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A Federal Way, Washington woman has been indicted on charges of wire and bank fraud.
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A woman from Pierce County has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for her involvement in a drug ring linked to Aryan prison gangs, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement with Vix Technology (USA) Inc. over allegations related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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A Vancouver, Washington tax preparer has been indicted on multiple counts related to fraudulent tax returns.
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A Tacoma man with a significant criminal history has pleaded guilty to federal charges of drug trafficking and illegal firearms possession.
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A Zimbabwean national, Tatenda Banga, has pleaded guilty in a Seattle court to two federal felonies following his illegal border crossings from Canada into Washington State.
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A Venezuelan national, Sebastian Velasquez-Perez, appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle after being arrested in Federal Way, Washington, with a substantial quantity of suspected drugs.
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A Tacoma man, John Whisenant, has been sentenced to 142 months in prison for wire fraud after embezzling over $2 million from his employer and evading authorities before sentencing.
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A Seattle man, Phuong Nguyen Le, aged 50, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison by the U.S. District Court in Seattle for drug trafficking and carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.