Reynaldo Garza has been sentenced to prison for rolling back vehicle odometers in Othello, Washington, deceiving buyers about car mileage for profit over several years according to federal prosecutors. Officials say this type of fraud poses safety risks as well…
Maurice Tutt has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine in Southeast Washington. Authorities say he obtained hundreds of pills monthly for…
David Oday Smith has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for illegal firearm possession after pleading guilty last year. The case is part of an initiative targeting gun…
Michael Stuckey has been sentenced to over thirteen years in federal prison for conspiring to traffic firearms into Washington D.C., including weapons illegally converted into machine guns. Law enforcement recovered…
Rodney Baggott has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing Uber Eats driver Rasheek Abdullah during a road rage incident near Dupont Circle Metro Station. Authorities say…
Gianni Robinson has been sentenced to over ten years in prison for organizing seven armed robberies at a Chinatown Walgreens drugstore in Washington D.C., involving inside help from store managers…
A judge has found probable cause to charge Niwatilagu Anthony Long with second-degree murder while armed after a fatal shooting in Northeast D.C. The court described the incident as a…
A Kent woman has been sentenced to prison after stealing over $1 million from Veterans Administration programs through fraudulent disability claims involving family members as caregivers. The court ordered significant…
Derrick West received a fully suspended sentence after pleading guilty to multiple robberies and carjackings committed as a juvenile in Washington, D.C. Prosecutors had sought twelve years’ incarceration but Judge…
A Washington, D.C., man has been sentenced to over a year in prison for strangling his romantic partner during an incident last November. Prosecutors say he also confined her for…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced there is not enough evidence for charges against two police officers following a fatal drug overdose in custody last July.…
Christopher Randall Hamilton, a registered sex offender from Seattle, received a three-year prison sentence for possessing images of child sexual abuse. Authorities discovered hundreds of videos and over a thousand…
Federal authorities executed search warrants in the Tri-Cities area of Washington on March 3, 2026, resulting in what officials say is the largest seizure of controlled substances in the history…
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has increased the maximum allowable size for PDF files submitted through its Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system.
Gregory Wilson, a 55-year-old resident of Moses Lake, Washington, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for repeated drug trafficking offenses.
A man from Puyallup, Washington, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for operating a dark web marketplace that sold fentanyl-laced pills.
Eric Woods has been sentenced to ten years in prison for an armed carjacking committed as a juvenile in Washington, D.C., according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. The case…
The Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington has scheduled two bench bar events for late March in Tacoma and Seattle. The programs feature economic insights from Dr. Debra…
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has issued an order allowing federal air marshals to conditionally release certain offenders and establishing a bail schedule for specific…
A Washington, D.C., man has been found guilty of armed kidnapping after holding his case worker hostage during a routine visit. Authorities say Thomas Venable faces sentencing in May following…
A Pasco man has been sentenced to 20 years for soliciting sexual acts from minors online after an investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies. Authorities say collaboration between local police…
A registered sex offender has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receipt of child pornography. Authorities say Steven Eric Prestwood possessed hundreds of violent…
A Virginia man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for traveling to Washington D.C. intending to sexually abuse a young child. Authorities say Timothy Brockerman also possessed illegal…
Derrick Gladden was found guilty by a jury for shooting Christopher Seward during an April 2024 dispute in Washington, D.C., according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Evidence included matching…
A Pasco man has been sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography following an undercover investigation by federal agents. Authorities seized more than 1,000 illicit files during…
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