Washington Internet Law
<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)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)<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. 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)<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. 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. Daniel John Kraft </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Receipt of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child PornographyReceiving and Possessing Sexually Explicit Material from Minors </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tonasket Man Charged with Receiving and Possessing ... More...
$0 (03-17-2025 - 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)<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. 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)<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. Ashton Connor Garcia </h1>
<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> United States of America v. Dirk Tichgelaar </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i>Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child sexual abuse crimes.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Traveled from Portland, Oregon to Whatcom County, Washington, believing he would rape a 5-year-old </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> A 49-year-old Portland, Oregon man w... More...
$0 (03-18-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Dirk Walter Tichgelaar </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child sexual abuse crimes .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center><i></b>Traveled from Portland, Oregon to Whatcom County, Washington, believing he would rape a 5-year-old </h2></center></i><br> <br> A 49-year-old Portland, Oregon man was sentenced to 2... More...
$0 (03-18-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Larry Jay Halls </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red">Richland, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Traffickimg. </font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center><i></b> Kennewick Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Prison for Possessing More Than a Dozen Weapons </h2></center></i><br> <br> Larry Jay Halls, age 54, of the Tri-Cities, was sentenced after pleading g... More...
$0 (03-14-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Sakiru Olanrewaju Ambali </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud on COVID relief programs. </font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center><i></b> Canadian resident sentenced to 3+ years in prison for more than $1 million fraud on COVID relief programs </h2></center></i><br> <br> A 45-year-old Nigerian citizen who defraud... More...
$0 (03-14-2024 - WA)United States of America v. Changpeng Zhao
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program under 31 U.S.C. 5318(h), 5322(b), 5322(c), and 5322(e), 18:2, and 31:1022.210 .<br> <br> Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), the entity that operates the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay o... More...
$0 (11-22-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Lamar Allen Thompson
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing and possessing images of child sexual abuse.<br> <br> A 2018 investigation revealed that Lamar Allen Thompson, who was on state supervision as a sex offender for a 2016 conviction for molesting two minor children, filmed his molestation of two different minor children. Washington State Department of Correc... More...
$0 (09-11-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Allen Richard Smith
Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing images of child pornography depicting minor boys in the Philippines. <br> <br> Allen Richard Smith, 66, of Richland, Washington, first came to the attention of law enforcement because Facebook reported that he was distributing images of child pornography on Facebook from April 2019 through May 2020. Special A... More...
$0 (08-14-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Jaiden Gyvan Petersen
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with production of child pornography.<br> <br> This case stemmed from a CyberTip or a notice to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) reporting the online exploitation of children. The FBI received the CyberTip, which originated from Snapchat, indicating child pornography had traveled across Snapcha... More...
$0 (06-08-2023 - WA)Bob Dawson, et al. v. Porch.com, Inc., et al.
Seattle, Washington consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theories.<br> <br> Defendants claimed to have identified "a real question†regarding the viability of plaintiffs' autodialer claims, and plaintiffs have not shown that they will be prejudiced if a stay is ordered. Wood v. McEwen, 644 F.2d 797, 802 (9th Cir. 1981)... More...
$0 (03-28-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Miguel Antonio Mondaca
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Child Sex Trafficking, Online Enticement, and Child Pornography Production and Receipt.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Spokane_WA_FED.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Spokane, Washington"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Spokane, Was... More...
$0 (02-21-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Paul Von Nahme
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> Paul Von Nahme was arrested in April 2021, after an overseas law enforcement agency reported that Von Nahme was using the 'Kik' social media platform to send images of child sexual abuse to a person overseas. The agency also reported Von Nahme was making claims online that he r... More...
$0 (07-08-2022 - WA)United States of America v. Lorenzo Jimenez Alanis
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine, along with downloading and possessing a large collection of child pornography. <br> <br> Lorenzo Jimenez Alanis, 47, of Mabton, Washington, was a source of supply for pound level quantities of methamphetamine associated with a drug trafficking organization operating directly out of Mexico. ... More...
$0 (06-07-2022 - WA)United States of America v. Fainyan Kain James Kimmerly
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with persuading a 13-year-old to produce sexual images of the 13-year-old and send the images to the Defendant.<br> <br> In the summer of 2019, Fainyan Kain James Kimmerly, age 22, of Spoken, used Facebook to communicate with a 13-year-old whom he knew to be a minor. In a series of Facebook Messenger communications, Kimmerly... More...
$0 (05-19-2022 - WA)United States of America v. Richard Dale Wright, Jr.
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with downloading images of child pornography.<br> <br> An undercover FBI Special Agent went online in the Spring of 2019 to identify people in the Spokane community who were sharing large volumes of known or suspected child pornography. The agent downloaded a number of child pornography files from Richard Dale Wright's comp... More...
$0 (05-19-2022 - WA)United States of America v. Monica Linker
Spokane, Washington criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with receipt of child pornography.<br> <br> Monica Linker, age 32, of Walla Walla, Washington, was indicted for Receipt of Child Pornography. <br> <br> According to court documents, an FBI Special Agent went online in an undercover role to locate people in the community who were trading child pornography. The agent downloa... More...
$0 (11-18-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Gary Stensland
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography.<br> <br> In September 2018, Gary Stensland, age 33, traveled to Portland to meet a 13-year-old whom he had contacted via an internet app. Stensland returned to Seattle with the minor and paid the minor for sex. Stensland then drove the youth back to Portland. The youth disclosed the... More...
$0 (11-07-2021 - WA)Bob Dawson, et al. v. Porch.com, Inc., et al.
Seattle, WA: Consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. 227) violations.<br> <br> See: 47 U.S.C §227. Restrictions on use of telephone equipment<br> (a) Definitions<br> <br> As used in this section—<br> <br> (1) The term "automatic telephone dialing system†means equipment which has the capacity—<br> <br> (... More...
$0 (08-17-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Cova Campbell
Tacoma, WA: Wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Cova Campbell, a former Pierce County Housing Authority executive, who was indicted for sealing nearly $7 million from her employer.<br> <br> Campbell pleaded guilty in January 2021, admitting that between March 2016 and July 2019, she used a variety of schemes to divert $6.9 million in public money to her own bank accounts. A... More...
$0 (08-27-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Brandon Culp
Tacoma, Washington Brandon Culp was charged and convicted for a second time for child exploitation. <br> <br> Culp was living in Tacoma as a registered sex offender in 2019, when a social media company alerted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an account associated with Culp had shared images of child sexual abuse. In January 2020, law enforcement executed a court-autho... More...
$0 (06-22-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Gail Lynn Burnworth and Michael Kellar
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with distribution of child porn.<br> <br> Gail Lynn Burnworth, 53, and her boyfriend Michael Kellar, 59, were arrested in August 2017, after an alert passenger on a July 31, 2017, flight to San Jose, California, noticed disturbing texts between Kellar, who was on the plane, and Burnworth, who was in Tacoma. The investigati... More...
$0 (05-19-2021 - WA)United States of America v. James Lee Crooker
Spokane, Washington attempted child porn production charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, James Lee Crooker, age 36, who was charged with three counts of attempted production of child pornography, each involving a different victim, on June 17, 2020. <br> <br> Crooker had previously entered a guilty plea to one count of production of child pornography pertaining to one minor aged v... More...
$0 (04-19-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Kelly Thomas Jackson
Seattle, Washington "Molotov Cocktail" possession charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Kelly Thomas Jackson, age 21, who was charged with unlawful possession of a destructive device in violation of 26 U.S.C. 2561 and 5845.<br> <br> Jackson was arrested in September 2020 when he was identified as the person who used Molotov cocktails to burn two Seattle Police vehicles in downtown ... More...
$0 (04-01-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Mukund Mohan
Seattle, Washington wire fraud and money laundering charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Mukund Mohan, 48, of Clyde Hill, who was charged in July 2020 fraudulently making loan applications, making numerous false and misleading statements about the companies' respective business operations and payroll expenses. <br> <br> Mohan submitted fake and altered documents, including fake fe... More...
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