Vancouver, Washington area man sentenced to 20 years in prison for online sexual exploitation of teens

Tacoma – A Ridgefield, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 20 years in prison and lifetime supervised release, for multiple federal felonies for his scheme to entice…

Kent, Washington man sentenced to 7+ years in prison for sexual assault on teen in Olympic National Park

Tacoma – A 36-year-old Kent, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 87 months in prison for the August 2020 rape of a 14-year-old, announced Acting U.S.…

Washington County man charged with crimes related to bringing minor across state lines to engage in sex acts

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Lower Salem, Ohio, man was arrested today on federal charges that he produced child [censored]ography and brought a West Virginian minor to his cabin in Washington County to…

Kitsap County, Washington man sentenced to prison for 20-year theft of brother’s Social Security benefits

Tacoma – An Olalla, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 25 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his decades-long theft of…

Washington Post: Glenn Youngkin Isn’t As Pro-Life As McAuliffe Claims

Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin is pro-life, The Washington Post confirmed in a Tuesday fact check, but he’s not as pro-life as Democratic opponent Terry McAuliffe portrays him to be. WaPo gave…

District Woman Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Arson of Large Southeast Washington Apartment Building

WASHINGTON –Laketia Hazelwood, 33, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to a four-year prison term for an arson that took place in June 2019 at Pennsylvania…

Washington High School Cancels 9/11 Event Over Concerns It Could Offend Students

Staff at a Washington state high school cancelled a student-promoted patriotic themed football game Friday, which was supposed to serve as a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001…

Lynnwood, Washington man sentenced to 10 years in prison for gun and drug trafficking

Seattle – A 39-year-old Lynnwood, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for federal charges stemming from his drug and gun trafficking, announced…

Bellingham, Washington woman convicted of ‘shunt’ attack on BNSF Railroad

Seattle – A 28-year-old Bellingham, Washington woman was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of violence against a railroad carrier, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Ellen Brennan Reiche,…

Maryland Man Previously Charged in Washington, D.C. for His Alleged Participation in the Capitol Riot Now Facing Federal Indictment in Maryland for Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Charges

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Elias Nick Costianes, Jr., age 43, of Nottingham, Maryland, for the federal charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent…

Washington Resident Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Healthcare Fraud

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal judge today sentenced a Washington state resident for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge…

Washington tech executive sentenced to prison for COVID-19 relief fraud scheme

Seattle – A Washington tech executive was sentenced today to 2 years in prison for perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 disaster relief loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA)…

Kent, Washington man who engaged in looting during downtown Seattle civil unrest sentenced for illegally possessing firearm

Seattle —A 33-year-old Kent, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm during civil unrest…

Democrats announce $3.5 trillion budget, setting up another battle in Washington

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution Monday, the first step in their effort to adopt sweeping measures addressing climate change, health care and immigration and more. The…

Two dozen defendants indicted in investigation of Washington, Ga., area drug trafficking operation

AUGUSTA, GA: A multi-agency drug trafficking investigation has culminated in the criminal conspiracy indictment of 21 defendants in the Southern District of Georgia. Operation Wynner Storm, initiated by the Wilkes County Sheriff’s…

Detectives continue investigation into shooting death of 22-year-old in Fort Washington

FORT WASHINGTON, MD – Detectives with the Homicide Unit are working to identify and arrest the suspect(s) who shot and killed a man Tuesday evening in Fort Washington. The victim is 22-year-old Johnathan Legrand of…

Female athletes battling men in women’s sports take their case to Washington

Mary Margaret Olohan World champion track athlete Cynthia Monteleone, her daughter Margaret, and three-time Olympian Inga Thompson journeyed to Washington, D.C., this week to urge lawmakers to protect women’s sports. “Headlines say…

West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. residents indicted on firearms and drug trafficking charges

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Twelve people are facing multiple firearms and drug charges after a federal Grand Jury handed down a firearms and drug trafficking indictment on July 21, 2021, Acting United…

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking Charge Defendant Coerced and Sexually Exploited Three Women in Northwest Washington

WASHINGTON – Michael Jabaar Wilkins, 38, of Norfolk, Va., has pleaded guilty to a federal sex trafficking charge stemming from his sexual exploitation of three women…

Federal Jury in Maryland Convicts Washington, D.C. Man in Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Devell Lincoln, age 55, of Washington, D.C., of conspiring to commit theft of public money, theft of public money and aggravated identity theft. The jury…

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