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 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.
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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.