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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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.
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A Nigerian citizen extradited from the United Kingdom appeared in a U.S. District Court in Seattle on charges related to wire fraud involving stolen tax information.
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A Skagit County man, previously declared a sexually violent predator, has pleaded guilty to charges of receipt and possession of images of child sexual abuse.
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A King County woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for drug trafficking activities conducted from an RV near a state park.
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A 42-year-old Mexican citizen, Jamie Neri-Soto, has been indicted for receiving images of child sexual abuse, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
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A California man has been sentenced to six months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to smuggle Indian citizens into the United States.
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Amber Towndrow, a key figure in a nationwide bank fraud and identity theft operation, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering.
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A key figure in a drug distribution network linked to Aryan prison gangs has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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Two brothers from India, Avanish Kumar Jha and Rajnish Kumar Jha, appeared in a Seattle court today following their indictment in 2022 for selling counterfeit and adulterated drugs in the United States.
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A Guatemalan citizen is set to appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for charges related to failing to register as a sex offender and illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.
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A Brazilian citizen, Douver T. Braga, appeared in a U.S. District Court in Seattle after being extradited from Switzerland to face charges related to a cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
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A Renton, Washington resident has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking operation linked to Aryan prison gangs.
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A Los Angeles County man has been sentenced to two years in prison for abusive sexual contact on a flight from Burbank, California, to Seattle.
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A federal felon from Gold Bar, Washington, has admitted guilt to four federal felony charges related to drug and gun offenses while still under supervision for a prior conviction.
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A Columbia, Indiana man has been sentenced to four months in prison and fined $25,000 for conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act.
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Two Estonian nationals have admitted guilt in a substantial cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, impacting numerous individuals globally, including those in the United States.
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U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman announced that the Western District of Washington collected over $1.5 billion in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2024.