11/13/09 LE-HO
OPERATORS OF BURIEN SALON PLEAD GUILTY IN CASE INVOLVING BRIBE AND ILLEGAL IMPORT OF COSMETIC EQUIPMENT
Burien Couple Tried to Bribe FDA Officer Over Radiation Emitting Device
10/16/09 MITCHELL
LAKEWOOD MAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR PHARMACY ROBBERY
Prosecution Part of Federal Emphasis on Growing Pharmacy Robbery Problem
10/9/09 GRAESSER
GUILTY PLEA IN $2 MILLION PORT LUDLOW ARSON
Port Hadlock Man Admits he Set Fire Because of Jealousy over Girlfriend
9/30/09 SUDDERTH
CHEHALIS WOMAN, ON RUN FOR 13 YEARS, RETURNS TO FACE PARENTAL KIDNAPING CHARGE
Lewis County Mother to Appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma
9/23/09 LYNCH
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY RECOGNIZED FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE
Tacoma Attorney Served as Senior Department of Justice Official in Iraq
9/15/09 SCHULTZ
THREE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON MEN SENTENCED FOR FISHING VIOLATIONS
Two Fishermen and Fish Company Manager Face Thousands in Fines
9/9/09 SILVERMAN
CIGARETTE WHOLESALERS FACE CHARGES FOR TRAFFICKING IN UNTAXED CIGARETTES
Indictments Allege Various Suppliers Conspired to Traffic in Contraband Cigarettes
7/30/09 WILSON
CONVICTED MURDERER SENT BACK TO PRISON FOLLOWING STAND-OFF WITH POLICE
Defendant Repeatedly Violates Conditions of Release with Alcohol Abuse
7/1/09 MONTOUR
TRIBAL CIGARETTE WHOLESALER INDICTED FOR LYING TO COURT
Owner of New York Company Allegedly Submitted Multiple False Declarations in Smoke Shop Forfeiture Case
6/2/09 HOWARD
TENINO MAN INDICTED FOR HIDING A FUGITIVE AND LYING TO INVESTIGATORS
Member of the “Patriot Movement” Assists Felon Wanted in North Carolina
3/17/09 BENNEST
SUMNER MAN ORDERED TO PARTICIPATE IN MORAL RECONATION THERAPY FOR MAKING FALSE CLAIMS OF MILITARY MEDALS Man Falsely Claimed He Had Been Awarded Bronze Star and Purple Heart
3/16/09 GOODRIDGE
OPERATORS OF “BLUE STILLY” SMOKE SHOP SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING IN MILLIONS OF CONTRABAND CIGARETTES
Defendants Knowingly Failed to Pay More than $25 Million in State Taxes
3/09/09 PACHECO
TULALIP TRIBAL MEMBERS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY AND
ASSAULT OF CANADIAN TRIBAL MEMBER
Three Defendants Beat Woman, Held Her in Car Trunk for Hours
2/27/09 PERKINS
KENT MAN SENTENCED FOR MAKING FALSE MILITARY CLAIMS IN EFFORT TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION Claimed Combat Service in Iraq and To Have Been Awarded The Purple Heart
2/24/09 BURGE
LONGVIEW MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ARSON
Joined with Others to Torch Duplex After Obtaining Renter’s Insurance
2/12/09 COSTCO
COSTCO STOCK OPTION BACKDATING INVESTIGATION CLOSED
Costco Implements Enhanced Compliance Program with Independent Review
2/11/09 TURCAT-MERY
ANTIQUE FRENCH ROADSTER TO BE SHIPPED HOME TO SETTLE SEIZURE CASE
1919 Turcat-Mery, a “National Monument” of France, was Illegally Exported
12/23/08 BONNAR
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, SHERIFF’S DEPUTY ACQUITTED
ON FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGE AND PERJURY
12/17/08 BENNEST
SUMNER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FALSE CLAIMS OF MILITARY MEDALS Claimed to be Decorated War Veteran Who Received Purple Heart and Bronze Star
12/5/08 DIRECTORS AWARD
HELLS ANGELS TRIAL TEAM RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING WORK ON RICO CONVICTION
First RICO Jury Verdicts Against Notorious Outlaw Motorcycle Club in Twenty Years
12/1/08 MA
SEATTLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS
Defendant Falsified Audit Submitted to National Institutes of Health
11/26/08 POPESCU
HITLER 18 CT GOLD BOOKMARK RECOVERED IN STOLEN ARTIFACT STING
Seattle Area Resident Arrested After Seeking Buyer for Bookmark Stolen in Spain in 2002
11/21/08 STEELE
BELLEVUE FISH BROKER PLEADS GUILTY TO FALSELY LABELING FISH PRODUCT
Defendant will have to Publish Nationwide Apology as Part of Plea Agreement
11/20/08 GOODRIDGE
OWNERS OF “BLUE STILLY” SMOKE SHOP PLEAD GUILTY TO TRAFFICKING IN MILLIONS OF CONTRABAND CIGARETTES
Defendants Knowingly Failed to Pay More than $25 Million in State Taxes
11/18/08 FREY-NGUYEN
KING COUNTY SALON OPERATORS CHARGED WITH SEX OFFENSES
California and Washington Residents Allegedly Conspired to Transport Sex Workers From Cities Around the U.S.
11/5/08 BURGE
LONGVIEW MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ARSON
Joined with Others to Torch Duplex After Obtaining Renter’s Insurance
10/31/08 LANMON
FORT LEWIS CAPTAIN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ACCEPTING ILLEGAL GRATUITIES WHILE SERVING IN IRAQ
Contracting Officer Took Thousands for Steering Work in Iraq
10/31/08 YAP-LIU
FOREIGN NATIONALS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR TRANSPORTING WOMEN TO WORK AT BROTHEL
Lead Defendant Employed more than 100 Women to Work as Prostitutes
9/29/08 TODD
EVERETT MAN SENTENCED TO 26 YEAR PRISON TERM FOR SEX TRAFFICKING, AND INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION TO FURTHER PROSTITUTION -
Recruited Women and Advertised Commercial Sex Acts on the Internet
9/4/08 RIVARD
KALAMA MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
7/18/08 KOLAR
SEATTLE WOMAN SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH UW ARSON -
Defendant was Active Participant in Four Arsons Including UW
6/27/08 MCMULLEN
VANCOUVER MAN SENTENCED TO HOME CONFINEMENT FOR LYING TO IRS AGENT -
Defendant Failed to Disclose Timeshare and Bank Account
6/19/08 CHRISTENSEN
QUINAULT TRIBAL MEMBER SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR RAPE -
Man with Long History of Sexual Assault Raped Ex-Girlfriend in Front of 2-year-old
6/19/08 WATERS
OAKLAND WOMAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR 2001 ARSON AT UW CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE
Former Evergreen Student Secured Car, Served as Lookout in Firebomb Conspiracy
6/18/08 PUCKETT
COWLITZ COUNTY COUPLE PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTING ADULTERATED MILK -
Milk was Responsible for E. Coli Outbreak in 2005 in Washington and Oregon
6/17/08 COURT APPEARANCES
ENHANCED RESPONSE TO FEDERAL CRIMES IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON - Defendants Now Will Make Initial Court Appearances in Vancouver, Washington
6/04/08 BONNAR
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON SHERIFF’S DEPUTY INDICTED
FOR FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION AND PERJURY
6/02/08 SULLIVAN
U.S. ATTORNEY PRESS CONFERENCE ON RESTRAINING ORDER FILED TODAY
5/21/08 TODD
EVERETT MAN CONVICTED OF SEX TRAFFICKING, MONEY LAUNDERING AND INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION TO FURTHER PROSTITUTION - Recruited Women and Advertised Commercial Sex Acts on Internet
5/16/08 BAUER
CALIFORNIA WOMAN SENTENCED FOR ASSAULT ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT AND INTERFERING WITH A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER - Woman was Intoxicated when she Assaulted Flight Attendant on Horizon Flight
5/1/08 COOLEY
TRIBAL MEMBER WITH LENGTHY CRIMINAL HISTORY SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ASSAULT ON RESERVATION - One of Four Men who Attacked Couple with Baseball Bat and Club after Failed Drug Deal
3/27/08 WATERS
OAKLAND WOMAN WILL NOT FACE NEW TRIAL ON ADDITIONAL COUNTS RELATED TO 2001 ARSON AT UW CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE - Prosecutors Decide Against Retrial on Charges Where Jury Deadlocked
3/14/08 LANDAU
BELLEVUE LAWYER INDICTED FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS AND OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE IN TAX AUDIT - Lawyer Allegedly Lied to IRS Agent and Destroyed Records of Unreported Income
3/7/08 KALAMA
QUINAULT TRIBAL MEMBER SENTENCED TO 26 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR CRASH THAT CLAIMED TWO LIVES - Defendant Admitted to Driving Drunk when Car Carrying Seven Young People Crashed into River
3/7/08 RIVARD
KALAMA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO OBSTRUCT JUSTICE IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION - Man Fabricates Evidence in Order To Implicate Another in Criminal Activity
3/6/08 WATERS
OAKLAND WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF 2001 ARSON AT UW CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE - Former Evergreen Student Secured Car, Served as Lookout in Firebomb Conspiracy
12/19/07 BINDER
FORMER HELLS ANGEL SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RICO - Admits Involvement in Murder of Snohomish Man in 2001
12/12/07 CASTILLO
MEXICAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBERY OF JEWELRY COURIER - Victim Robbed at Bellevue McDonalds - Suspects Arrested after Traffic Stop on I-90
12/12/07 KALAMA
QUINAULT TRIBAL MEMBER PLEADS GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH CRASH THAT CLAIMED TWO LIVES - Defendant Admits to Driving Drunk when Car Carrying Seven Young People Crashed into River
11/30/07 BAUER
CALIFORNIA WOMAN INDICTED FOR ASSAULT ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT AND INTERFERING WITH A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER - Woman Made Threats and Assaulted Flight Attendant on Horizon Flight from Sea-Tac to Billings
11/27/07 TODD
EVERETT MAN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING AND INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION TO FURTHER PROSTITUTION - Man Recruited Women and Advertised Commercial Sex Acts on Internet
11/21/07 CHIU
TENNESSEE PHYSICIAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CALLING IN BOMB THREATS TO DELAY FLIGHT - Physician Called 9-1-1 Three Times From Sea-Tac Gate in Effort to Make Flight to Memphis
10/23/07 AWARDS
TWO US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EMPLOYEES RECEIVE NATIONAL AWARDS - Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Law Enforcement
9/24/07 O'FLAHERTY
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED FOR FALSIFYING BANK RECORDS - Mislead Auditors about Financial Health of Loan Customer
9/21/07 OPERATION STOLEN VALOR
NORTHWEST CRACKDOWN ON FAKE VETERANS IN "OPERATION STOLEN VALOR" - Phony Vets Scam more than $1.4 Million and Damage Image of Honorable Veterans
9/21/07 MACBETH
TACOMA RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS - Defendant Masqueraded as Decorated Vet, Making False Claims of "War Crimes"
9/20/07 BATES
SEATTLE MAN UNLAWFULLY COLLECTED VETERANS BENEFITS - Cashed His Mother's VA Benefit Check for Year after Her Death
9/17/07 FABEL
HELLS ANGELS PRESIDENT SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERM - Chief Judge finds "Smilin Rick" Fabel led Criminal Enterprise that "Preyed on Vulnerable"
9/14/07 COMER
KELSO MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR BEATING UP A FEDERAL WITNESS - Beating in Retaliation for Cooperating with Law Enforcement
8/31/07 KHAN
EVERETT MAN SERNTENCED FOR ROLE IN ARSON DISGUISED AS A HATE CRIME - Defendant Testified Store Owner was Driving Force Behind the Crime
7/30/07 CRUZ
FORMER MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO ACCEPTING BRIBES - Civilian Em,ployee Conspired with Upholstery Shop Owner Splitting More than $50,000 from Fake Billings
7/30/07 BUDDLE
PUYALLUP MAN SENTENCED TO TEND GRAVES IN MILITARY CEMETARY FOR POSING AS MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN AND CHAPLAIN - Conducted Weddings, Funerals and Other Events Illegally Wearing Uniform and Medals for Valor
7/23/07 BINDER
FORMER HELLS ANGEL PLEADS GUILTY TO RICO - Admits Involvement in Murder of Snohomish Man in 2001
6/29/07 AKRAM
EVERETT MAN SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR GROCERY STORE ARSON - Pakistani Grocery Owner Tried to Make Fire Look Like Hate Crime
6/7/07 MACBETH
PHONY WAR VETERAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS - Defendant Masqueraded as Decorated Vet, Making False Claims of Service And Medals In Attempt to Qualify for Compensation
5/25/07 SHREVE/HAUG
SNOHOMISH COUNTY MEN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ARSON OF EDMONDS CONDO PROJECT AND ATTEMPTED ARSON OF BOTHELL BIOTECH - Pair Joined with Juveniles, Torching Buildings So They Could Watch Them Burn
5/22/07 BRYAN
QUINAULT TRIBAL MEMBER PLEADS GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH KIDNAPPING AND ASSAULT - Plea Agreement Calls for Five to Seven Year Prison Sentence
5/22/07 O'FLAHERTY
SEATTLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FALSIFYING BANK RECORDS - Mislead Auditors about Financial Health of Loan Customer
4/17/07 CTI
CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC. TO PAY UNITED STATES $10.5 MILLION TO RESOLVE CLAIMS FOR ILLEGAL MARKETING OF CANCER DRUG - Company Promoted Arsenic Drug for Cancer Treatment when Drug Had Not Been Proven to be Safe or Effective
4/5/07 BUDDLE
PUYALLUP MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSING AS MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN AND CHAPLAIN WEARING UNEARNED MEDALS OF VALOR -
Conducted Weddings, Funerals and Other Events Illegally Wearing Uniform and Medals for Valor
2/21/07 AKRAM
EVERETT MAN CONVICTED OF ARSON CONSPIRACY - Grocery Owner Faked Hate Crime
1/26/07 SULLIVAN
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF JEFFREY C. SULLIVAN AS INTERIM UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
1/25/07 MCKAY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY JOHN McKAY JOINS SEATTLE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL - U.S. Attorney Credited with Innovative Leadership of Federal and Local Law Enforcement
1/17/07 MCKAY
US ATTORNEY PRESENTED WITH DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD - John McKay Honored by Secretary of Navy for Innovative Leadership
12/20/06 ENNASSIME
LAKEWOOD COUPLE SENTENCED FOR FORCED LABOR AND HARBORING ALIEN - Couple forced Moroccan niece to work long hours for no pay
12/14/06 MCKAY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY JOHN McKAY ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION - Led Reorganization and Refocusing of Federal Law Enforcement Resources Following 9-11 Attacks
10/6/06 WEGERS
BANDIDOS PRESIDENT SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR RACKETEERING - Must Move from Whatcom County for Three Years
10/4/06 KOLAR
TWO DEFENDANTS ENTER GUILTY PLEAS IN CONNECTION WITH UW ARSON - Both Present at Arson; One Cut Glass to Gain Access to the Building
8/18/06 COOPER
SEVENTH MEMBER OF COUNTERFEIT TRAVELERS CHEQUE RING SENTENCED TO PRISON - Ring members passed more than $300,000 in counterfeit cheques across several states
7/31/06 PETRIDIS
CELEBRITY CRUISE CAPTAIN PLEADS GUILTY TO, AND IS SENTENCED FOR, OPERATING A CRUISE SHIP UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL - Former Captain in Fined, Placed on Probation, and Agrees to Stay Out of United States Waters as Crewmember for One Year
6/15/06 MITTEN
FORMER FEDERAL MANAGER SENTENCED TO HOME DETENTION FOR CRIMINAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST - Vancouver Man Took Cash, Gifts and Negotiated Future Employment During Business Dealings with Supplier
6/5/06 SMOKI
SEATTLE COMPANY AND CEO SENTENCED FOR ALLOWING TAINTED FISH INTO FOOD CHAIN - Company's Tainted Bait Fish was Ultimately Sold for Human Consumption
6/2/06 RUSSELL
SNOHOMISH MAN SENTENCED IN CROSS BURNING INCIDENT - Lied to a Federal Grand Jury about July 2004 Cross Burning in Edmonds
4/7/06 LIN
LYNNWOOD MAN SENTENCED IN CROSS BURNING INCIDENT - Lied to a Federal Grand Jury about July 2004 Cross Burning in Edmonds
3/30/06 WATERS
BERKELEY WOMAN INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH 2001 ARSON AT UW CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE - Defendant allegedly aided and abetted Arson - Investigation into Fire Continues
3/10/06 SAWYER
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY IMPORTING AND EXPORTING RARE REPTILES
2/17/06 SARGENT
EDMONDS MAN SENTENCED IN CROSS BURING INCIDENT; ASSOCIATES FACE SENTENCING AFTER ADMITTING THEY LIED TO FEDERAL GRAND JURY
12/16/05
MCINTOSH
New
Jersey Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for McDonald's Arson
- Claimed fire was on behalf of ELF and ALF
12/8/05
ECO-TERROR ATTACKS
Six
Arrested in Connection with Northwest Eco-Terror Attacks - Defendants
allegedly tied to fires in Washington and Oregon dating back to
1998
11/4/05
MATTHEWS
Oregon
Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Vancouver, Washington
Kidnap Attempt
9/28/05
MCINTOSH
New
Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to 2003 Eco-Terror Arson at Seattle McDonald's
Restaurant - Faces 8-10 Years in Prison
9/2/05
CAMPBELL/BROWN
Battle
Ground Men Sentenced to Home Confinement and Probation for Making
Illegal Pipe Bombs
9/2/05
DANCY
Tacoma
Man Sentenced to Probation for "Straw Man" Purchase
of Gun Linked to D.C. Sniper
8/12/05
CHAGGER
Canadian
Lawyer Sentenced to Prison For Two Counts of Witness Tampering
8/1/05
MATTHEWS
Oregon
Man Pleads Guilty to Vancouver, Washington Kidnap Attempt; Faces
Up to Sixteen Years in Prison
7/22/05
PATTON
Tacoma
Man Sentenced to 12 1/2 Years as "Career Offender"
7/21/05
SARGENT
Edmonds
Man Pleads Guilty in Cross Burning Incident; Associates Indicted
for Lying to Federal Grand Jury
6/10/05
BANDIDOS
Twenty-Six
Indicted Following 2 Year Investigation of "Bandidos"
Motorcycle Gang
6/6/05
KHALEGHI
Quick
Action by Feds Foils International Parental Kidnaping; Bellevue
Man Makes First Court Appearance Today
5/9/05
ANDERSON
Monroe
Man Sentenced to Probation for Removing Artifact From Protected
Historic Site
5/3/05
SMITH
Tacoma
Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Declaration in Her Boyfriend's
Criminal Case
4/8/05
CHAGGER
Canadian
Lawyer Convicted of Two Counts of Witness Tampering
3/25/05
CHOI
Los
Angeles Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Human Smuggling
Operation
2/23/05
HISTORIC HEARING IN SW WASHINGTON
Historic
Vancouver Court Hearing Highlights Federal Focus on Southwest
Washington
2/16/05
MCINTOSH
New
Jersey Man Arrested in 2003 Arson at Seattle McDonald's Restaurant
1/21/05
HUGHES
Snohomish
Man Sentenced to 10 Months in Prision for Resisting and Impeding
Federal Officers During 31 Hour Stand-Off