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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Seattle – A former Army soldier, most recently stationed in Texas, admitted to conspiring to hack into telecommunications companies’ databases.
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Seattle – A Seattle real estate owner, Steven T. Loo, 69, was convicted in U.S. District Court of six counts of tax evasion and six counts of making false tax returns.
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Two brothers from India, Avanish Kumar Jha and Rajnish Kumar Jha, were sentenced to 30 months in prison by a U.S. District Court in Seattle for selling counterfeit and adulterated drugs in the United States.
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Seattle – A 73-year-old man from Tucson, Arizona has been sentenced to four years in prison by the U.S. District Court in Seattle for traveling with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor.
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A member of the Lummi Nation has been indicted for assault by strangulation of an ex-partner, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
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A couple from Steilacoom, Washington, has been sentenced for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization linked to the Aryan Family prison gang.
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Seattle – A Nigerian man, Onomen Uduebor, also known as Onomen Onohi, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to steal identities and claim tax refunds.
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Acting United States Attorney Teal Luthy Miller has announced criminal charges and a civil settlement as part of the Department of Justice's 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
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A U.S. citizen involved in an international drug smuggling operation has been sentenced to five years in prison, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
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A Mexican national residing illegally in Kent, Washington, has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for his involvement as a courier in a drug trafficking operation.
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A former U.S. Army Sergeant, Joseph Daniel Schmidt, has pleaded guilty in a Seattle federal court to charges related to attempting to share military secrets with China.
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A man from Allen, Texas, has pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact after an incident on a flight from Chicago to Seattle.
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A San Jose resident, Johnny Q. Nguyen, 49, was arrested following an indictment from the Western District of Washington for allegedly defrauding thousands of businesses and charities through deceptive mailings.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Peyton Blaise Watson, 19, on charges of stabbing his intimate partner in the neck.
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A Whatcom County man, Jason Sieber Sr., has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for an assault that resulted in serious bodily injury.
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A Mexican national, Victor Vivanco-Reyes, appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle charged with two counts of assault on a federal officer.
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A former state employee from Olympia, Washington, has admitted guilt in a scheme to embezzle nearly $900,000 from the State of Washington.
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A former Kent, Washington resident, Christin Guillory, was sentenced to an additional twelve months and one day in prison for embezzling from her employer while awaiting sentencing for a previous theft.
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A Skagit County man, Alan Lewis Meirhofer, aged 72, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for receiving and possessing images of child sexual abuse.
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Fourteen individuals have been indicted in connection with two drug trafficking rings operating in Seattle's International District and nearby homeless encampments.