Washington Domestic Abuse Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rickie Lorenzo Smith </h2> </center>
Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to a Spouse, Intimate Partner, or Dating Partner in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1153 in indian Country. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Rickie Lorenzo Smith, age 51, a... More...
$ (08-27-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla II <h2> <center>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to impede law enforcement officers or injure property used in the execution of their duties. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla Ii Archer, Forral, and M... More...
$ (05-28-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Geoffrey K. Auyeung
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Geoffrey K. Auyeung, age 47, of Newcastle, Washington, set up nine different entities that he used to accept proceeds from investors who thought they were investing in the oil and gas industry. The names of business entities that offered purported investments related to oil... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Dylan Rex
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of Wire Fraud; seven counts of Computer Fraud; one count of Possession of Child Pornography; and one count of Attempted Enticement of a Minor. Between July 2020 and March 2023, Dylan Rex, age 32, of La Center, Washington, defrauded over 170 victims of their private and intimate photos and videos sto... More...
$ (02-09-2026 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Jonathan Leslie Allen, AKA Johnathan Allen, AKA Ghost
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Defendant claimed that the government commit grand jury abuse by offering perjured testimony. Allen alleges that testimony from an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) was false because Allen did not “meet” with ag... More...
$ (11-17-2025 - wa)<h1> United States of America v. Lance Scott Michel </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Children on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.<br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison after Michel pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple, Charles Lon Seltz </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children.<br> <br> Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detectives from the Richland and Kennewick Police Departments, Deputies from the Benton County Sheriff's Office, and Special... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Martin Joseph Avila </h1></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)<h1> United States of America v.Lance Scott Michel </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in Indian Country<br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison after Michel pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children.<br> <br> On September 24, 2025, the Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detectives from the Richland and Kennewick Police Departments, Deputies from the Benton County She... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Demitri Super </h1></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> United States of America, et al. v. Amazon, Inc.
Seattle, Washington, commercial litigation lawyers represented Amazon accused of consumer fraud and abuse.<br> <br> The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the states and territories of New York,<br> Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,<br> Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode<br> Island, Vermont, an... More...
$2500000000 (09-25-2025 - wa)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Randall Ping </h1></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)United States of America v. Kisean Coleman
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Federal firearm laws regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms in the United States. These laws are primarily enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Key areas of federal regulation include the Gun Control Act of 1968, the Nation... More...
$0 (07-29-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Jered Shay Picard </h1></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)<h1> United States of America v. Rodney Alan Signor </h1></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)Lyudmila Ladunskiy and Peter Ladunskiy v. Anderson & Associates Credit Services, L.L.C.
Seattle, Washington consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that limits the actions of third-party debt collectors, prohibiting them from engaging in abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices when collecting debts from consumers. Violations can lead to legal action agai... More...
$1 (06-18-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Jose Lile </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing unapproved electronic devices </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><br> <b><center></i><b> </b> Registered sex offender charged federally with possession of images of child sexual abuse</h2></center></b></b> <br> <br> A 34-year-old Kirkland, Washington man a... More...
$0 (05-23-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Quincy Jefferson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with strangulation attack on intimate partner </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Member of Lummi Nation sentenced to prison for strangulation attack on intimate partner </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A member of Lummi Nat... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Lamara Allen Thompson
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography.<br> <br> An individual convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) for production of child pornography is subject to a mandatory<br> term of imprisonment of at least 15 years. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2251(e), that mandatory term is increased to at least 25<br> years if that individual "has o... More...
$0 (02-10-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Andres Burgos-Silva </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Threats, Extortion, and Production and Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Othello Man Indicted on 11 Criminal Counts for Threats, Extortion, and Production and Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h... More...
$0 (02-28-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Nicholas James Thieschafer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production and Attempted Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Valley Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Production and Attempted Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></ce... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Gary Clark
Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child sexual abuse.<br> <br> Gary Clark, the former mayor of Zillah, Washington was charged with multiple counts of first-degree rape and two counts of indecent exposure.... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Keith Daniel Freerksen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with traveling to sexually abuse a minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Michigan man sentenced to 20 years in prison for traveling to sexually abuse a minor who he removed from home in Washington and took back to Michigan </h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (02-05-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Johnathan Freeman Hunt </h1>
<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> United States of America v. Johnathan Freeman Hunt </h1>
<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> United States of America v. Joshua David Harding </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Yakima Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. W... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Fleet Patrick Matt </h1>
<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> United States of America v. Bennett S. Park </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of images of child sexual abuse and attempted enticement of minors </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Snohomish County man pleads guilty to producing images of child sexual abuse and attempted enticement of minors </h2></center>... More...
$0 (01-13-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Edward James Creed </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of images of child sexual abuse </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Registered Sex Offender sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of images of child sexual abuse</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A 53-ye... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - WA)State of Washington v. Bobbie Bernard Dick
<h2><br> Settle, Washington family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a protective order violation proceeding.<br> </h2><br> <br> Bobbie Dick pled guilty to violating a domestic violence protection order. He appeals his sentence, while asserting that his sentencing counsel performed deficiently when not asking for an exceptional downward sentence. We affirm the sentence because Dick fails to ... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Carol Dacaymat Casilla </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing More than $715,000 From Spokane Medical Practice </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Accountant Sentenced for Stealing More than $715,000 From Spokane Medical Practice</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Unite... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Antonio Feliciano Crawford </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing over $750,000 From COVID Relief Programs </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mead Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing over $750,000 From COVID Relief Programs</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (11-18-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Mosses Ramo </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with accepting bribe to bring narcotics into facility </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former King County Jail guard sentenced to more than eight years in prison for accepting bribe to bring narcotics into facility</h2></center></b></b> <... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Shabnam Dawn Pilisuk </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with promoting website urging incest and child sexual abuse </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Seattle tech worker, who created and promoted website urging incest and child sexual abuse, sentenced to 30 years in prison</h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (10-02-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Nathan Michael Triano </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing more than $155,000 Designated for Small Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cusick Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing more than $155,000 Designated for Small Businesses During the CO... More...
$0 (09-05-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Breanna R. Mistler </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mid-air assault on toddler </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California woman sentenced to year of federal supervision for mid-air assault on toddler</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Multiple passengers on the flight o... More...
$0 (08-28-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Lucas Daniel Murphy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><br> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually and Physically Abused a Young Teen </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Mexico Man Who Sexually and Physically Abused a Young Teen Following Abduction from a Kennewick Home, Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison </h2><... More...
$0 (08-15-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Gerald Alan Nott </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Receipt of Child Pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Richland Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison on Child Pornography Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Between Decem... More...
$0 (08-16-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Cuong Quoc Cao </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 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 federal defendant from "Operation New Day†sentenced to five years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br>... More...
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