YWCA Spokane Announces 2024 Women of Achievement Honorees
Spokane, Washington – YWCA Spokane is set to honor eight remarkable women for their contributions to the community in the upcoming 42nd Annual Women of Achievement Awards Ceremony and Luncheon. The event,…
Spokane Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking
Spokane Washington – Today, United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Jody Lee Wallette, 36, of Spokane, Washington, to 20 years in federal prison for Distribution of 50 Grams or More…
CBP to Hold Global Entry Enrollment Event at Spokane International Airport April 5-6, 2023
SPOKANE, Wash. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations announces dates for an upcoming Global Entry enrollment event to be held by CBP at Spokane International Airport. During…
Spokane Valley Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Coeur d’Alene Teen
COEUR D’ALENE – Dennen Trey George Fitterer-Usher, 24, of Spokane Valley, Washington, was sentenced this week to more than 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and…
Spokane Woman Sentenced to 23 Years for Child Sex Trafficking
Spokane – On September 21, 2022, U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Kylie Ruby Flores, 31, of Spokane, to 23 years in prison for conspiracy to engage in the sex trafficking…
Spokane Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Offenses
Spokane, Washington – United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Bradley Dale Hull, age 55, of Spokane, Washington, to 200 months in federal prison after Hull was convicted by a jury…
Spokane Man Sentenced to Probation for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Roshon Edward Thomas, age 42, of Spokane, was sentenced to a 5-year term…
Texas Man Charged with Participating in Scheme to Defraud Spokane Resident of $345,000
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging David Joseph Osinski, age 57, a…
Former Spokane Neonatologist Pleads Guilty in Plot to Hire Multiple Hitmen to Kidnap His Estranged Wife and Assault a Former Colleague
Spokane – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Ronald Craig Ilg, age 55, of Spokane, Washington has pled guilty to Transmitting Threats in…
Department of Justice Awards $480,000 to Spokane County Sheriff’s Office for Rapid DNA Testing
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, today announced $480,000 Department of Justice grant to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Rapid DNA program. The…
Spokane Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
Spokane, Washington –United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Fainyan Kain James Kimmerly, 22, of Spokane, Washington, to 12 years in federal prison for persuading a 13-year-old to produce sexual images…
Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Roshon Edward Thomas, 52, of Spokane, Washington, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining…
United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref Highlights Fentanyl Prosecutions Relating to Operation Engage Spokane
Spokane, WA – The Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.), in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, recently launched Operation Engage Spokane, which is a comprehensive community-level approach…
Criminal Chief for the Eastern District of Washington Selected as YWCA Spokane Woman of Achievement Award Honoree
Spokane, Washington – United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref recognized and congratulated Criminal Chief and Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Alison L. Gregoire, who was honored at YWCA’s Annual Women of Achievement…
U.S. Marshals Offering up to $10K for Info Leading to Spokane Fraudster’s Capture
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Marshals are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of a man wanted in the Eastern District of Washington on a…
Spokane Mental Health Counselor Agrees to Pay More Than $135,000 for Fraudulent Medicaid Billing
Spokane, Washington – Dr. Ray Smith, a mental health counselor practicing in Spokane, and his company, “A Brief Counseling Center,” also known as “Healthy Counseling Center” (“ABCC”) have agreed to pay $138,984…
Spokane Naturopath Agrees to Pay $47,700 Civil Penalty for Improper Prescription of Controlled Substances
Spokane, Washington – Christopher M. Valley, N.D., a Spokane-based naturopathic doctor, has agreed to pay $47,700 to resolve allegations under the Controlled Substances Act that he improperly prescribed controlled substances between December…
Spokane Native Vanessa R. Waldref to be Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington
Spokane, Washington – On October 7, 2021, Vanessa R. Waldref will be sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. In a ceremony that will be held…
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