Idaho man sentenced to 7 years for meth trafficking
BOISE – Jason Earl Wright, 49, of Jerome, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Thursday. Court records indicated…
Eastern Idaho Nurse Practitioner Pays the Price for Unlawfully Prescribing Narcotics
BOISE – Kenneth Lowther, a nurse practitioner in eastern Idaho, consented to judgment against him after admitting that he unlawfully prescribed narcotics on more than 15 occasions. The judgment, entered by the…
Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
POCATELLO – On May 16, 2022, an Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on drug trafficking and immigration charges. A federal jury convicted Jose Luis Cruz-Delgado, 29,…
Sean Robert Wathen of Hope, Idaho, Convicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
COEUR D’ALENE – A federal jury convicted Sean Robert Wathen on Friday, May 13, 2022, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Wathen worked with…
Idaho Governor Little fends off Trump-backed challenger for Republican gubernatorial nomination
(Reuters) – Idaho Governor Brad Little defeated Republican gubernatorial primary challenger Janice McGeachin, the state’s No. 2 elected official who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, Edison Research projected on Tuesday.…
Idaho I.T. Professional Charged With Misappropriating Pre-Publication Investment Recommendations For Insider Trading Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…
U.S. Attorney’s Office for District of Idaho Commemorates Sexual Assault Awareness Month
BOISE – Every April, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho join survivors, advocates, and communities nationwide in observing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.…
Idaho Falls Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
POCATELLO – An Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of firearm. According to court records, on July 15, 2020, officers with the Idaho Falls…
Two Idaho Men Enter Guilty Pleas to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
POCATELLO – A Murtaugh man and a Pocatello man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Between January 1 and March 24, 2021, Antonio Verduzco-Arreola, 40, of Murtaugh, and Joseph…
Planned Parenthood asks Idaho top court to block six-week abortion ban
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood on Wednesday asked Idaho’s top court to declare that a recently enacted six-week abortion ban modeled on a Texas law that empowers private citizens to…
Idaho Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Enticement of a Child
POCATELLO – An Idaho Falls man pleaded guilty in federal court to attempted coercion and enticement a child. According to court records, Joel Hawley Phelps, 63, admitted that, on September 24, 2021,…
Idaho Senate halts healthcare bill targeting trans youth
– Idaho’s Senate has blocked a controversial bill that would have outlawed gender-affirming healthcare for transgender children under the age of 18. Republican leaders in the Idaho Senate halted the advancement of…
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Tribal Fraud Scheme
PORTLAND, Ore.—A resident of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho and former CEO of the Warm Springs Economic Development Corporation (WSEDC) pleaded guilty today for his role in a fraud scheme targeting…
Idaho activist Ammon Bundy arrested for trespassing in child welfare dispute
By Steve Gorman – Right-wing activist and Idaho gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy was arrested on Saturday on a trespassing charge for refusing to leave a hospital where an infant was taken into…
Strict abortion limits advance in Idaho, Kentucky
By Gabriella Borter – Anti-abortion measures moving through Idaho and Kentucky’s legislatures would severely restrict or essentially end access to abortion in those states, abortion rights advocates said on Wednesday. In Idaho,…
Idaho Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison For Assaulting Law Enforcement and Obstruction in Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – Duke Edward Wilson, 67, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for assaulting a law enforcement officer and other actions…
Kalispell man sentenced to prison for transporting stolen firearms to Idaho, trafficking meth
MISSOULA — A Kalispell man who admitted transporting firearms and ammunition stolen from a storage unit to Idaho and to trafficking methamphetamine was sentenced on Feb. 11 to six years and eight…
Larry Junior Hillbroom of Hope, Idaho, Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
COEUR D’ALENE – A Hope, Idaho man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to evidence presented in court, in 2015 and 2016, Larry Junior Hillbroom,…
Watch this cop make an sideline catch to rescue cat who escaped during traffic stop
An Idaho cop’s dashcam video is going viral after it caught him jumping over a snowbank, making a miraculous sideline catch to save the kitty. The Idaho State Police reported, “Faster than…
Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
POCATELLO – An Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court records, on June 19, 2019, Idaho State Police…
Acting U.S. Attorney Gonzalez Announces a $344,963 Grant Awarded to the Idaho ICAC Task Force to Help Fund Ongoing Operations
BOISE – Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today that the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received an award totaling $344,963 from the Department of Justice’s Office…
Idaho Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm
POCATELLO – An Idaho Falls man pled guilty to felon in possession of a firearm. According to court records, on October 13, 2020, the Idaho State Police stopped a vehicle, which had…
Idaho Falls Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
POCATELLO – An Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. According to court records, on October 16, 2020, police…
Federal Jury Convicts Idaho Falls Man for Trafficking Methamphetamine
POCATELLO – A federal jury sitting in Pocatello convicted an Idaho Falls man of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and deported alien found in the…
Acting U.S. Attorney Gonzalez Announces More Than $2.2 Million in Grants to Assist Domestic Violence Victims in Idaho
BOISE – Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. joins law enforcement partners, victim services professionals, advocates, and communities across the country in observing October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and…
Idaho Prison Inmate Sentenced to 20 Years for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Child
BOISE – An inmate in the Idaho Department of Correction, serving prison sentences for rape and lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for…
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