Washington False Imprisonment Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tasha Hoggatt </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.c. 666(a)(1). Digested 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> Between October 1, 2021, and October 31, 2022, Tasha Hoggatt, age 51, of Valencia, Californ... More...
$ (07-31-2026 - WA)<H2> <CENTER> United States of America v. Akeatha Diane Akintola </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing the Social Security benefits intended for a disabled minor. 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> Akeatha Diane Akintola became a social worker for the Snoqualmie Tribe in January 2023. In September 2023, A... More...
$ (06-19-2026 - wa)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Reza Dindar, aka Renda Dindar </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with exporting to an embargoed country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1702, smuggling goods from the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 554, money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 195,, and filing false export record in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.as... More...
$ (06-10-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brandon Denzel Washington </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion for prostitution. Brandon Denzel Washington, age 33, was charged with trafficking four different women. Multiple victims testified about Washington trafficking and transporting them to Washington, Nevada, California, Oregon, and Hawaii between 2014 and 2021. Wash... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - WA)<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 recall was classified as a Class I recall... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - 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. Talisa Manuella Munoz
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international kidnapping. Talisa Manuella Munoz, failed to return the boy to his father as required by the final parenting plan. She secretly flew to Panama after using false documents to get the child a passport. Munoz, was supposed to return the child to his father on September 8, 2025, following a weeke... More...
$ (01-18-2026 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Tamara King, aka Tamara Waln
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. Between August 2009 and December 2013, Tamara Kind, aka Tamara Waln, 56, of Toledo, Ohio, previously resided in Bellevue and Kirkland, Washington, solicited investments in a real estate fund called Halcyon. Twenty-two victims, most of... More...
$ (12-24-2025 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger
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> 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. 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. Steven T. Loo </h1></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)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. Paul Joseph Welch </h1></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)<h1> United States of America v. Luis Esquivel-Bolanos (a/k/a “Coloradoâ€) </h1></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)<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. Paige A. Thompson
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 sentencing... More...
$0 (03-17-2025 - 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)United States of America v. Jackson Daniel Bowers
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> 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. Geordell Devon Arthur </h1>
<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> United States of America v. Assad Baragzai </h1>
<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> United States of America v. Sajed Al-Maarej </h1>
<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> United States of America v. William Oldham Mize </h1>
<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> United States of America v. Tyler Keith Andrews </h1>
<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> 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)Leda Health Corporation v. Jay Robert Inslee
<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 medical examinatio... More...
$0 (10-21-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Brady Baughman </h1>
<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> United States of America v. Rajesh Mathew </h1>
<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> 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. Marisa Beck </h1>
<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> 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...
$0 (08-14-2024 - 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 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> <br> ... More...
$0 (08-13-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. David Alexander Maybee </h1>
<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)United States of America v. Cody Benson
<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)United States of America v. James Benecke
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> United States of America v. Jordy Scott Deboer </h1>
<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)Docas Githinji, et al. v. Olympia Police Department, et al.
<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...
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