U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref
Recent News About U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref
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A man from Yakima, Washington, has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced that on January 14, 2025, United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Joshua David...
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United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref will conclude her service as the chief federal law enforcement officer for Eastern Washington later this month.
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U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref has announced the indictment of Francier Obando Pinillo, a former pastor from Miami, Florida, on charges related to a cryptocurrency scam.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington has brought attention to significant prosecutions in 2024 related to pandemic relief fraud.
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Timothy J. Ohms, a long-serving federal prosecutor in Eastern Washington, retired from the Department of Justice after 33 years of service.
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On December 19, 2024, United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Bojai Dominick Grant-Schmidt to fourteen months in federal prison for assaulting his girlfriend on the Spokane Reservation.
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U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref of the Eastern District of Washington has underscored several significant prosecutions related to crimes against children over the past year.
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On December 19, 2024, United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Luke Michael Servas to 51 months in prison for embezzling over $277,000 from the Town of Cusick.
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United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice has sentenced Nathan Roy Stout, a 39-year-old resident of Spokane, Washington, to 15 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
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The former president and primary owner of Valley Processing Inc. (VPI), a fruit juice manufacturer based in Sunnyside, Washington, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the production and sale of tainted fruit juice products.
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United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice has ordered three dairies in the Lower Yakima Valley to conduct well testing and provide safe drinking water to nearby residents affected by nitrate contamination.
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Stevens County authorities have charged Charles Lloyd Tatom with first-degree murder for the deaths of Marlene Emerson and her daughter, Cassie, which occurred 27 years ago.
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On December 17, 2024, Shannon Ray Ault from Spokane Valley was sentenced to a decade in federal prison on charges of drug distribution.
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A jury in Spokane, Washington has found Tony J. Bolen, 43, and Casey Allen Greer, 47, guilty of several charges related to child sexual abuse material.
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United States Attorney Vanessa Waldref has announced that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Laurel Holland has been named the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Prosecutor of the Year for the Eastern District of Washington.
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Pavel Ivanovich Turlak, a business owner from Spokane, Washington, has admitted guilt in a conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds.
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The Justice Department has reached an agreement with the Ellensburg School District in Washington State to address issues of harassment and discrimination against students based on sex, race, color, and national origin.
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On December 11, 2024, Michael Joseph McElhiney was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice for his involvement in a cryptocurrency investment scheme that defrauded investors of over $350,000.
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A jury has found Trevor J. Lunney, a 39-year-old man from Lewiston, guilty of making violent threats against his lawyer, the prosecutor, and members of the public.
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William Oldham Mize has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme involving false insurance claims.