Tacoma woman pleads guilty to arson for burning police cars in downtown Seattle
Seattle – A 26-year-old Tacoma, Washington, woman pleaded guilty today to arson for burning five Seattle P0lice vehicles parked in the area of Sixth and …
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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 …
Former Navy sailor sentenced to prison for distributing deadly fentanyl pills
Seattle – A former U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 4 years in prison and 3 years of …
Pakistan resident sentenced to prison for long-running phone unlocking scheme to defraud AT&T
Seattle –A resident of Pakistan was sentenced today in the Western District of Washington to 12 years in prison for his leadership role in a …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Former resident of U.K. convicted of immigration fraud offenses
Seattle – A federal jury today convicted 38-year-old Harbans Singh, of Kent, Washington, of three federal felonies related to false statements he made on a …
Former Netflix engineer pleads guilty to insider trading
Seattle – A former Netflix software engineer, and his brother pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to securities fraud for their roles …
Two Tacoma men sentenced to lengthy prison terms for gun and drug crimes
Tacoma – Two Tacoma residents were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to lengthy prison terms for gun and drug-distribution crimes, announced Acting …
Former low-income housing executive sentenced to prison for embezzling nearly $7 million
Tacoma – A former Pierce County Housing Authority executive was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 51 months in prison for wire …
Leader of Seattle drug distribution ring sentenced to 13 years in prison
Seattle – A 51-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 13 years in prison for drug and gun crimes …
Repeat sex offender sentenced to 11+ years in prison for attempt to entice ‘juvenile’ into prostitution
Seattle — A repeat offender, who had just been released to a half-way house from federal prison, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in …
Leader of ‘Atomwaffen’ conspiracy sentenced to 3 years in prison for threatening journalists and advocates
Seattle – Cameron Shea, 25, a leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western …
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 …
Distributor of deadly fentanyl pills sentenced to 7 years in prison
Seattle – A 23-year-old Mount Vernon, Washington, woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 7 years in prison for conspiracy to …
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 …
Issaquah Man Sentenced for Covid-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
Seattle – A Washington State man was sentenced today to two years in prison for perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 disaster relief loans …
Drug dealer who attempted to intimidate a witness with an explosive device, and assaulted fellow inmate, sentenced to 8+ years in prison
Tacoma – A drug dealer who tried to use an explosive device to stop a witness from testifying about his criminal activity was sentenced last …
Tacoma couple caught with more than 23 pounds of methamphetamine sentenced to lengthy prison terms
Seattle – A Tacoma couple who had large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and MDMA in their home were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in …
Three drug traffickers convicted of drug and money laundering conspiracies, as well as illegal gun possession, following a two-week jury trial
Seattle – Three men were convicted late yesterday of multiple federal felonies for distributing fentanyl disguised as oxycodone pills in Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom Counties, …
Former President and CEO of now bankrupt precious metals firm convicted of mail and wire fraud for Ponzi-type scheme
Seattle – The former President & CEO of Northwest Territorial Mint, a now-bankrupt company dealing in precious metals, was convicted today in U.S. District Court …
Army National Guard recruiter indicted for molesting child while living on Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Tacoma – A former Air Force Special Agent was arrested today on a grand jury indictment charging him with five counts of sexual abuse of …
DOJ and Clark County Jail resolve alleged violations of Americans with Disabilities Act
Seattle – The Clark County Jail in Vancouver, Washington and the U.S. Department of Justice today reached a settlement agreement to ensure equal access to …
Pennsylvania man who mailed deadly fentanyl to Seattle area woman sentenced to more than 4 years in prison
Seattle – A 35-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle t0 54 months in prison for distributing fentanyl and acetyl …
Identity thief who used bitcoin, ‘burner phones,’ and digital wallets to steal more than $500,000 sentenced to prison
Seattle – A prolific identity thief who traveled the country using fraud to buy luxury goods and items he could convert to cash and bitcoin, …
Southwest Washington registered sex offender sentenced to 20+ years in prison for producing images of child rape and abuse
Tacoma – A registered sex offender from Skamania County was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 251 months in prison for production of …
Youth prison guard smuggled contraband for kids
Tacoma – A former guard at the Green Hill School, a juvenile rehabilitation facility in Chehalis, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in …
Nigerian National indicted in Washington State for fraud on COVID-19 economic relief programs
Seattle – A Nigerian citizen has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and multiple counts of …
Registered sex offender sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of images of child rape and abuse
Seattle – A registered sex offender, originally from Arkansas, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison, announced Acting …
DOJ and Whatcom County resolve multiple complaints regarding violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Seattle –The U.S. Department of Justice and Whatcom County have reached agreements to ensure individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing are able to …
Upper Skagit Tribal member convicted of assault connected to drug rip-off
Seattle – A 44–year-old member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of three federal felonies in …
Medical Device Manager gets 14 months for his scheme to defraud his employer
Seattle, Washington – A former manager of a Snoqualmie, Washington medical device company was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 14 months …
Repeat offender Gets 10 years for possession of images of child rape and abuse
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – A 68-year old SeaTac, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison and 15 …
Takoma gun, drug traffickers sentenced to prison
Tacoma – Two Tacoma residents pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court to drug-distribution charges that carry mandatory-minimum sentences, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa …
Seattle man charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization
Seattle – A Seattle man was arrested on Friday, May 28, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on criminal charges related to his alleged efforts to join …
Nigerian national indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for fraud on Employment Security benefits
Seattle – A Nigerian citizen arrested May 14, 2021 at JFK Airport in New York, is now indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity …
Vancouver man stalked young children on Snapchat and Kik
Tacoma – A Ridgefield, Washington, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to multiple federal felonies for his scheme to entice and pressure …