Washington Cocaine Law
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United States of America v. Andrew Vincent Auerbach, Daryl Edward Boone, James M. Ferguson, Nathan Carlson Johnson, James Lelacheur, Christopher Wayne O’Neal, Gabriella Sherif Rizkalla, Roland Dewayne Sanders, Bernie Ray Shaw Jr., Courtney A. Wheeler, Andrew Lee Williams, Anthony Dale Williams
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Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged wit distribution of 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking, Possess with Intent to Distribute 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl, Distribution of 5 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphe... More...
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(05-09-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Santana Sandoval, Kevin Torres Velasquez
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute
Two Everett residents charged federally for drug distribution activities involving multiple kilos of fentanyl powder ... More...
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(05-09-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Bryson Gill
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and for possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking
Leader of drug trafficking ring connected to Aryan prison gangs sent... More...
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(05-09-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Luis Esquivel-Bolanos (a/k/a “Colorado”)
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cty, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking in Hundreds of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana
Washington Jury Finds Mexican National with Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Guilty of Trafficking in Hu... More...
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(04-18-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Dennis Aguilar Huisa
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and one count of money laundering
Man caugh... More...
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(04-10-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Angel Ramon Barajas-Zarate, Hector Sanchez-Mendez
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Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with trafficking large amounts of drugs across Eastern Washington trafficking large amounts of drugs across Eastern Washington
Tri-Cities Based Drug Traffickers Caught with More Than 100,000 Fentanyl Pills, 5... More...
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(02-21-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Shawn Ellis
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Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with massive amounts of fentanyl and meth as well as firearms, body armor, and silencer
Drug distributor caught with massive amounts of fentanyl and meth as well as firearms, body armor, and silencer sentenced ... More...
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(02-20-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Valencia Rosas
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Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking
Leader of drug trafficking ring that used social media to communicate and advertise wares sentenced to 10 years in prison
he leader of a... More...
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(01-28-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Eric Smith; Sara Thompson
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Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking
Two members of multi-state drug trafficking rings linked to Aryan prison gangs sentenced to lengthy prison terms
Two members of drug tr... More...
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(01-31-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Sean Michael Moinette
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine
Midlevel leader of drug distribution ring sentenced to 12 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine More...
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(01-24-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Sean Michael Moinette
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine
Midlevel leader of drug distribution ring sentenced to 12 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine More...
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(01-24-2025 - WA)
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United States of America v. Francisco Capado-Gonzales
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin
Drug trafficker, with two prior convictions, sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for distributing cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroinMore...
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(12-16-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Thomas Carver
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Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
Second-in-command of drug distribution organization tied to Aryan Prison Gang sentenced to 12 years in prison More...
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(12-16-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Ronnie Griffin
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug trafficking
Drug trafficker who assisted stepson with trafficking ring tied to Aryan prison gangs sentenced to over six years in prison
66-year-o... More...
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(12-12-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Cuong Quoc Cao
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Final federal defendant from “Operation New Day” sentenced to five years in prison
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(08-14-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Cuong Quoc Cao
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing drugs in downtown Seattle while armed with a handgun
Final federal defendant from “Operation New Day” sentenced to five years in prison
In... More...
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(08-13-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Emmanuel Xaiver Hunter
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Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with caught with nearly 100,000 fentanyl pills and five firearms
Puyallup man caught with nearly 100,000 fentanyl pills and five firearms sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison More...
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(07-21-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Ernesto Casillas
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bringing hundreds of pounds of narcotics to western Washington
First of six-member drug trafficking ring bringing hundreds of pounds of narcotics to western Washington sentenced to 8.5 years in prisonMore...
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(07-10-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Jordy Scott Deboer
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Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Seizure of Large Quantity of Fentanyl-Laced Pills in Spokane Valley, Washington
Spokane Man Sentenced to More Than 22 Years in Prison Following Seizure of Large Quantity of Fentanyl-Laced Pills in Spokane V... More...
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(07-10-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Ernesto Casillas
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking ring
First of six-member drug trafficking ring bringing hundreds of pounds of narcotics to western Washington sentenced to 8.5 years in prison ... More...
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(07-10-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Rex Michael Kern, Jr.
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Richland, Washington criminal defense lawyer Mitchell Kyle Crook represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking and Illegally Possessing Firearms
College Place Man Sentence... More...
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(05-31-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Dustin Carl Wurges
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(05-28-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Adam Wisniewski
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing fentanyl while carrying firearms. Bellingham, Washington man sentenced to eight years in prison for dealing fentanyl while carrying firearms
A 42-year-old B... More...
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(04-03-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Daniel Faix
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug distribution and firearm crimes .
Had more than 3,200 fentanyl pills, cocaine, meth, and four firearms when his RV was searched by law enforcement
A 3... More...
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(03-29-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Jesse Witteveen
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being distribution ring. Led investigators on a high-speed chase, tossing drugs from the window as he and passenger tried to get away
A 38-year-old resident of Maple ... More...
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(03-27-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Timothy Robert Laucks
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Seattle, Washington Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with car theft.
A Seattle man arrested in a car that had been stolen from a Children’s Hospital garage, was sentenced on Tuesday January 9, 2024, to eight years in prison, announced Acting U.S. At... More...
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(01-11-2024 - WA)
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United States of America v. Alan Gomez-Marentes
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Seattle, WashingtonCriminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a conspiracy to district drugs.
Defendant was deported after 2005 conviction in Eastern Washington for distributing cocaine at Washington State University
Def... More...
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(12-09-2023 - WA)
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United States of America v. Pedro Fernandez Kent
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
On January 15, 2023, Seattle Police were responding to a domestic violence report in North Seattle when they spotted the distinctive car driven by the suspect, Pedro Kent. K... More...
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(12-08-2023 - WA)
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United States of America v. Lee Wallette
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Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution of 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine.
In January of 2023, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) developed information that Jody Lee Wallette, 36, of Spokane, Washington, was selling fentanyl-laced pills and ... More...
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(11-15-2023 - WA)
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United States of America v. Raven Marlyne Hudson
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking and using a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Raven Marlyne Hudson, 39, pleaded guilty in May 2023, to drug trafficking and using a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. She was arrested in July 2022, in Seattle’s University District, after she rammed a law e... More...
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(08-16-2023 - WA)
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United States of America v. Jose Mendoza-Ruelas
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Richland, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant with Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl, and 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine.
Jose Mendoza-Ruelas, age 38, was part of a large drug trafficking organization that involved a legitimate landscaping business used to cover up the organization’s drug traffi... More...
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(05-04-2023 - WA)
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United States of America v. Rodrigo Alvarez-Quinonez
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Seattle, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with
Drug Trafficking - fentanyl, heroin meth and cocaine.
The drug supplier to multiple members of a drug trafficking group distributing fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine throughout the Puget Sound region was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison, announced U.S. Att... More...
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(09-16-2022 - WA)
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United States of America v. Luis Arturo Magana-Ramirez
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Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with violent international drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Puget Sound region.
Luis Arturo Magana-Ramirez, age 34, of Fife, Washington, admitted he led a transnational drug trafficking organization. Law enforcement has linked the organization to the CJNG ... More...
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(07-22-2022 - WA)
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United States of America v. Julio Leal Parra
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Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with r leading and organizing a drug trafficking conspiracy with ties to the Sinaloa cartel.
The FBI Safe Streets Task Force identified a transnational drug trafficking organization operating in and around the Tri-Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland, Washington). Task Force Officers identified Julio Leal Parra, ... More...
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(03-25-2022 - WA)
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United States of America v. Ivan Armenta
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Seattle, WA: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl.
Ivan Armenta, 21, was separated from the Navy and taken into federal custody August 7, 2020. Armenta provided pills tainted with fentanyl to another sailor who died of a drug overdose. Armenta had been warned the pills could be deadly, but still shared them with his friends.
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(09-17-2021 - WA)
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United States of America v. Jaymes Arthur Gallagher and Brittany Nicole Chipman
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Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.
Jaymes Arthur Gallagher, 34, and Brittany Nicole Chipman, 28, were charged with possession of large quantities of methamphetamine.
Gallagher came to the attention of law enforcement as a significant distributor of methamphetamine in the Thurston County and Tacoma areas. After some und... More...
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(08-04-2021 - WA)
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United States of America v. Gregory David Werber
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Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with money laundering.
Gregory David Werber, 58, of Manhattan Beach, California, was charged with laundered drug proceeds for a drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine in Western Washington.
“Drug traffickers are in it for the money–and those who co... More...
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(05-09-2021 - WA)
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United States of America v. Orlando Barajas
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Tacoma, WA - The United States of America charged Orlando Barajas with money laundering of drug trafficking proceeds.
A Skagit County resident who operated businesses in Burlington and Sedro Woolley, Washington was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 18 months in prison for his role in knowingly laundering cash drug proceeds for a drug cartel, announced U.S. Attorney Brian... More...
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(01-20-2020 - WA)
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United States of America v. Amber Dawn Mendoza
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Seattle, WA - United States of America charged Amber Dawn Mendoza with being a felon in possession of a firearm and distribution of meth.
AMBER DAWN MENDOZA, aka AMBER DAWN REDSTONE, aka AMBER DAWN MENDOZA-REDSTONE, aka CRYSTAL CARTER, aka JASMINE GARCIA, pleaded guilty June 27, 2019. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones told her that the Court has a low tole... More...
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(12-10-2019 - WA)
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United States of America v. Michael Scott Morgan, Jr.
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Seattle, WA - Leader of large Seattle-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 12.5 years in prison
Amassed arsenal of firearms for gang-connected organization; laundered more than $750,000 at casinos
A Seattle man trafficking large amou... More...
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(10-28-2019 - WA)
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