Washington False Imprisonment Law
<H2> <center> United States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. In June 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a recall for certain CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated with the foam used in the devices for sound abatement. The potential health risks identified at the... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - WA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Jonathan Leslie Allen, AKA Johnathan Allen, AKA Ghost </h2> </center>
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)<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. Kisean Coleman </h2> </center>
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)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Steven T. Loo </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of tax evasion and six counts of making false tax returns </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Seattle real estate owner convicted at trial for tax fraud scheme</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></... More...
$0 (07-14-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> 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)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Daniel Jose Lile </h1></center></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)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Paul Joseph Welch </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $1 million fraud scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California man pleads guilty to wire fraud for $1 million fraud scheme </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A 43-year-old Laguna Niguel, California man pleaded gui... More...
$0 (05-02-2025 - 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. Michael Quincy Jefferson </h1></center></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)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Paige A. Thompson </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a large data breach.<br> <br> Paige Thompson committed the second-largest data breach in United States history at the time, causing tens of millions of dollars in damage and emotional and reputational harm to numerous individuals and entities. The district court correctly calculated Thompson’s sen... More...
$0 (03-17-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Lamara Allen Thompson </h2> </center>
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 �... More...
$0 (02-10-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jackson Daniel Bowers </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of heroine.<br> <br> In 2019, pursuant to a guilty plea, Bowers was convicted of possession of heroin with intent to distribute in violation<br> of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(C). He was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment to be followed by three years of<br> supervised release. In 2023, after Bowers co... More...
$0 (03-07-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Keith Daniel Freerksen </h1></center>
<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><center> United States of America v. Geordell Devon Arthur </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Sexual Contact with a 13-Year-Old Child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wapato Man Sentenced to Prison for Making Unlawful Sexual Contact with a 13-Year-Old Child</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United State... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Assad Baragzai </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to report up to $6 million in income </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Owner of chain of Bikini Barista coffee stands sentenced for failing to report up to $6 million in income </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br>... More...
$0 (12-19-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Sajed Al-Maarej </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defraud defrauding retailer's of more than $4 million </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dearborn, Michigan man, who used fake refund scheme to defraud retailers of more than $4 million, sentenced to three years in prison </h2></center></b... More...
$0 (12-19-2024 - 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. Tyler Keith Andrews </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Scheme to Obtain More Than $16 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Arkansas Man Sentenced to More than 16 Years in Federal Prison for a Scheme to Obtain More Than $16 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds</h2></ce... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Antonio Feliciano Crawford </h1></center>
<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)<h2> <center> Leda Health Corporation v. Jay Robert Inslee </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington civil litigation lawyer sought a preliminary injunction against the Defendant.<br> <h2><br> <br> Leda Health is a company known for developing Early Evidence Kits (“EEKsâ€)- products that allegedly enable sexual assault survivors to “self-collect and store evidence such as DNA†if they are unable or unwilling to seek a traditional forensic medica... More...
$0 (10-21-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Brady Baughman </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbery Affecting Commerce and one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute 30 Grams or More of Fentanyl </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Man Involved in Robbery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to F... More...
$0 (10-10-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Rajesh Mathew </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bikini barista coffee stand owner, who underreported income to commit tax fraud, sentenced to prison, fine, and community service</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The owner ... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Nathan Michael Triano </h1></center>
<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><center> United States of America v. Marisa Beck </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining More than $360,000 in COVID- 19 Relief Funding </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Resident Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining More than $360,000 in COVID- 19 Relief Funding</h2></center></b></b> </h2></... More...
$0 (08-28-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Cuong Quoc Cao </h1></center>
<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></... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Cuong Quoc Cao </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing drugs in downtown Seattle while armed with a handgun </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...
$0 (08-13-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. David Alexander Maybee </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Arson Over a Drug Debt </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Moses Lake Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Arson Over a Drug Debt</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Easte... More...
$0 (07-18-2024 - WA)<h2><center> United States of America v. Cody Benson </h2></center>
<h2><br> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> </h2><br> <br> Wire Fraud - 18:1343, provides:<br> <br> Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means ... More...
$0 (07-17-2024 - WA)<h2><center> United States of America v. James Benecke </h2></center>
H2><br> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with abusive sexual contact with a minor.<br> </h2><br> <br> Abusive Sexual Contact:<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. 2244(b)<br> <br> (a) Sexual Conduct in Circumstances Where Sexual Acts Are Punished by This Chapter.—Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal pri... More...
$0 (07-17-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jordy Scott Deboer </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Seizure of Large Quantity of Fentanyl-Laced Pills in Spokane Valley, Washington </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Man Sentenced to More Than 22 Years in Prison Following Seizure of Large Quantity of Fentanyl-Laced Pills in Spokane V... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - WA)<h2><center> Docas Githinji, et al. v. Olympia Police Department, et al. </h2></center>
<h2><br> Tacoma, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on constitutional rights violations theories. <br> </h2><br> <br> This case was filed in the : Thurston County Superior Court, 22-00002-00356-34, and was removed to federal court by the Olympia Police Department.<br> <br> On the evening of January 26, 2020, Plaintiff Jake Shriver called 911 and reported he was h... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Ashton Connor Garcia </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with extensive illegal harassing activity </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bremerton Washington, man sentenced to 3 years in prison for extensive swatting campaign targeting victims in US and Canada</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (06-05-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Rex Michael Kern, Jr. </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Richland, Washington criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Mitchell&l=Crook&i=146851&z=99351" target="_new">Mitchell Kyle Crook</a> represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking and Illegally Possessing Firearms </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> College Place Man Sentence... More...
$0 (05-31-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Debbie Rawle </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzling federal funds </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Repeatedly used organization debit card for personal purchases such as electronics, pool, home improvements and more</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Debbie R... More...
$0 (05-31-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Sean James Edwards </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Fentanyl Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Armed Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Was... More...
$0 (05-24-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Volodimyr Pigida </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Gilbert&l=Levy&i=99265&z=98121" target="_new">Gilbert H. Levy</a> represented the Defendant charged with $11 million fraud and absconding before sentencing </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> <b> Convicted Ponzi schemer sentenced ... More...
$0 (05-18-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jason Carnell O’Daffer </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Using COVID-19 Relief Funds to Purchase a Personal RV </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Man Who Used COVID-19 Relief Funds to Purchase a Personal RV Sentenced to Prison </h2></center><br> <br> Jason Carnell O’Daffer, forme... More...
$0 (05-08-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Terrance Jamal Moore; Darnell Moore; Ellis Hull </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Peter&l=VanGelderen&i=142892&z=49503" target="_new">Peter Alan VanGerderen</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Cirilo&l=Martinez&i=102407&z=49001" target="_new">Cirilo Martinez</a>, and <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Daniel&l=F... More...
$0 (05-15-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jaycob Tyler Gonzales </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl Pills </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Nampa Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills Linked to an Overdose Death </h2></center><br> <br> Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern Distric... More...
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