Washington Crime Law
<H2> <center> United States of America v. Anthony Raymond Dodd, et al. </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations. The longest sentence, ten years, was imposed on Anthony Raymond Dodd, 36, of Seattle. Dodd was convicted of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on July 25, 2025 following a three-day t... More...
$ (12-08-2025 - WA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Andrew Pete Serrano </h2> </center>
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Accessory After the Fact for his role in the 2018 murder of Rosenda Strong and to being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm in a separate matter from 2019. Jedidah Iesha Moreno shot and killed Rosenda Strong on or about October 5, 2018, following an argument at a residence, known as the House of Souls in Wapato,... More...
$ (12-03-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Martin Joseph Avila </h1></center></h1>
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of child sexual abuse<br> <br> A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Demitri Super pleaded guilty in June 2025. He will serve his federa... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Estate of Ian Simmers v. County of King, et al. </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation claim.<br> <br> After confessing to the crime, Ian Simmers was convicted in 1996 in the<br> Superior Court of Washington for King County for first-degree murder when he<br> was sixteen years old. Decades later, Simmers moved for a new trial. In response,<br> the State moved to vacate the conviction, w... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Demitri Super </h1></center></h1>
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of child sexual abuse<br> <br> A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Demitri Super pleaded guilty in June 2025. He will serve his federa... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Israel Garcia </h1></center></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl<br> <br> On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastain sentenced Israel Garcia, 36, to 20 years in federal prison after his guilty pleas to ... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Kathleen Ardith Albert </h1></center></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aiding and Abetting Assault with a Firearm <br> <br> United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on September 15, 2025, District Court Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Kathleen Ardith Albert, of Toppenish, Washington, to five years of federal probation for Aiding and Abetting Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. Alb... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Israel Garcia </h1></center></h1>
Spokane, Washington – criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. <br> <br> On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastain sentenced Israel Garcia, 36, to 20 years in federal prison after his guilty... More...
$0 (09-24-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Matthew Randall Ping </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzling nearly $900,000 </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Washington state employee sentenced to prison for embezzling nearly $900,000</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br>... More...
$0 (09-11-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Anthony Escoto </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jesse Bailey, Yehoshua Kilp </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with drug distribution </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Leader of third cell of Aryan prison gang Leader of third cell of Aryan prison gang drug distribution ring sentenced to 14 years in prison ring sentenced to 14 years in prison</h2></center></b... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Paul Eulojia Contu-Lopez </h2> </center>
Yakim, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking, brandishing a <br> irearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian country.... More...
$0 (08-17-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. KhaliilAhmed, aka “Bossup â€, Yohannes Wondimagegnehu, aka “Jon†</h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with violent drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> First two members of violent drug trafficking organization sentenced to prison</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Tw... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Michelle Denise Engles v. Crossroads Housing, Inc. </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a housing discrimination theory.<br> <br> "Northwest Justice Project (NJP), a nonprofit statewide law firm, has sued transitional housing provider Crossroads Housing, the city of Shelton, and four of its officers for the illegal eviction of Michelle Engles. Body cam footage of the illegal eviction of Ms. En... More...
$0 (07-29-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Anthony Raymond Dodd </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Repeat offender convicted at trial of drug trafficking and firearms offenses</h2></center>... More...
$0 (07-24-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> State of Washington v. Veniamin Nicolay Gaidaichuk </h2> </center>
Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r second degree attempted rape of a child and communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. <br> <br> On November 17, 2019, Gaidaichuk traveled from Bellevue to Yakima to meet with someone named "Anna" at a designated address. Anna had informed him on several prior occasions that she was thirteen years old. While ... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jered Shay Picard </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Assaulting His Intimate Partner with a Firearm and Attempted Witness Tampering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Nespelem Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Assaulting His Intimate Partner with a Firearm and Attempted Witness Ta... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Rodney Alan Signor </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to a Spouse, Intimate Partner, or Dating Partner </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Inchelium Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Beating and Strangling His Intimate Partner</h2></cent... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> 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 </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> 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...
$0 (05-09-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Bryson Gill </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> 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 </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Leader of drug trafficking ring connected to Aryan prison gangs sent... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Mohamed Abdirisak Mohamed </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, two counts of unlawful possession of firearms, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Final ‘in-custody... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Luis Esquivel-Bolanos (a/k/a “Coloradoâ€) </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> 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 </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Washington Jury Finds Mexican National with Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Guilty of Trafficking in Hu... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Dennis Aguilar Huisa </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> 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 </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man caugh... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Steven Goldstine </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a destructive device, a firearm and ammunition </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Everett man charged federally for illegally possessing a destructive device, a firearm and ammunition</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - WA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Shawn Ellis </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with massive amounts of fentanyl and meth as well as firearms, body armor, and silencer </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Drug distributor caught with massive amounts of fentanyl and meth as well as firearms, body armor, and silencer sentenced ... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - WA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Justin Baker </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting teen </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California man who molested teen on flight sentenced to two years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A 42-year-old Los Angeles County, California man was was in... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Valencia Rosas </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Leader of drug trafficking ring that used social media to communicate and advertise wares sentenced to 10 years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> he leader of a... More...
$0 (01-28-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Eric Smith; Sara Thompson </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two members of multi-state drug trafficking rings linked to Aryan prison gangs sentenced to lengthy prison terms</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Two members of drug tr... More...
$0 (01-31-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Johnathan Freeman Hunt </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On January 22, 202... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Sean Michael Moinette </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Midlevel leader of drug distribution ring sentenced to 12 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cente... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Johnathan Freeman Hunt </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receipt of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> United States Distric... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Sean Michael Moinette </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Midlevel leader of drug distribution ring sentenced to 12 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> State of Washington v. Montreal Leanthony Morgan, Sr. </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant convicted of murder on a restitution claim.<br> <br> Washington’s crime victims compensation act (CVCA), chapter 7.68 RCW, provides benefits to crime victims and their families for expenses resulting from criminal acts. Payments are administered by the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), which is authorized t... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Fleet Patrick Matt </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Abusing a Child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing a Child </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref announced that on Janua... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Frank Lozano Graves </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with deal drugs and launder proceeds </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Renton, Washington man who worked with his son to deal drugs and launder proceeds sentenced to 5 years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> ... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Thomas Carver </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Second-in-command of drug distribution organization tied to Aryan Prison Gang sentenced to 12 years in prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br... More...
$0 (12-16-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Ronnie Griffin </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Drug trafficker who assisted stepson with trafficking ring tied to Aryan prison gangs sentenced to over six years in prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> 66-year-o... More...
$0 (12-12-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. William Oldham Mize </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multimillion-dollar fraud scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fraud Ringleader and Former Fugitive William Mize Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison, Ordered to Pay $7.1 Million in Restitution</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Robert Allen Clark </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with meth Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Billings meth dealer sentenced to seven years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the community as part... More...
$0 (11-25-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Dwight Norwood, Jr. </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Large Scale Drug Trafficker from the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced that ... More...
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