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.

“T... More...   $0 (09-17-2021 - WA)

Spokane, WA: Drug distribution criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Dr. Janet Sue Arnold, age 63, who was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute opioid pain medications (specifically, fentanyl, oxycodone, methadone, hydromorphone, methylphenidate, and amphetamine mixture) and other controlled substances (carisoprodol and alprazolam), without a legitim... More...   $0 (09-09-2021 - WA)

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...   $0 (08-04-2021 - WA)

Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Bobbie Anson Pease, age 52, admited that in September 2018, he used a baseball bat and gun to murder a 34-year-old woman on federal land, part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM).

According to the plea agreement, Pease was sharing a ho... More...   $0 (07-30-2021 - WA)

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...   $0 (05-09-2021 - WA)

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who was charged with conspiracy to possession with intent to distribute meth.

Eusebio Olvera Ruiz, age 27, of Quincy, Washington, was charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine.

Mr. Ruiz was a member of a drug trafficking orga... More...   $0 (04-23-2021 - WA)

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.

Eusebio Olvera Ruiz, age 27, of Quincy, Washington, was charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine.

According to information disclosed during court proceedings, Mr. Ruiz was a member... More...   $0 (04-29-2021 - WA)

Seattle, Washington conspiracy charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Fedir Hladyr, 35, a Ukranian national, served as a high-level manager and systems administrator for FIN7 was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit computer hacking.

Defendant was arrested in Dresden, Germany, in 2018 at the request of U.S. law enforcement a... More...   $0 (04-19-2021 - WA)

Tacoma, Washington felony possession of a firearm and heroin charge criminal defense lawyer represented Hasham Zeyar Al-Ani, age 31, who was charged with e for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of heroin and oxycodone with intent to distribute.

Defendant was arrested in October 2019, following an undercover law enforcement operation where AL-ANI, who goes by the nam... More...   $0 (04-01-2021 - WA)

Seattle, Washington fraud charge lawyer represented Austin Hsu, age 46, who was charged with one count of wire fraud. He was charged with perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security... More...   $0 (01-22-2021 - WA)

Seattle, Washington controlled substance act violation criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Bartell Drug, Inc., with violating the Controlled Substances Act by filling invalid prescriptions.

“For many, the descent into opioid abuse begins with improper prescriptions. That’s why it is critical that our pharmacists serve as a check to keep the public safe,” said U.S. Attorney Mor... More...   $800000 (12-19-2020 - WA)

Spokane, Washington drug charge criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, James Matthew Ethrington, age 33, a resident of Spokane, Washington, who was charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine.

According to information disclosed during court proceedings, in August, 2019, the Spokane Police Department conducted a traffic stop ... More...   $0 (12-09-2020 - WA)

Seattle, WA - The United States of America charged Ryan Eric Fletcher and Linnette Torres with conspiracy to distribute heroin.

A couple who resided on the Upper Skagit Indian Reservation pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin. Both face up to twenty years in prison when sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik.

“The FBI and Upper Skagit Police Department wor... More...   $0 (02-29-2020 - WA)

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...   $0 (01-20-2020 - WA)

Spokane, WA - The United States of America charged Daniel F. Humphrey with possession of meth.

Daniel F. Humphrey, age 43, of Spokane, Washington was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on September 3, 2019, to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Humphrey to a 140-month (11.6 years) term of imprisonment, to be ... More...   $0 (12-10-2019 - WA)

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...   $0 (12-10-2019 - WA)

Richland, WA - The United States of America charged Sami Anwar with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, and 45 additional charged crimes including Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, Obtaining Controlled Substances Through Fraud, and Furnishing False Information to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Anwar, 42, of Richland, WA, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Co... More...   $0 (11-29-2019 - WA)