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DOJ: Seattle man convicted of abusive sexual contact on flight from Billings, Montana to Seattle 2026-02-11

Seattle – A 55-year-old Seattle man was convicted late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle of abusive sexual contact aboard an aircraft, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Charle...

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DOJ: Seattle man convicted of carjackings and gun crimes following four-day jury trial 2026-01-29

Seattle – A 25-year-old Seattle man was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle for multiple counts of carjacking and using a firearm in a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Charles ...

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DOJ: Seattle man arrested with twenty “ghost guns” and more than 100 Glock switches sentenced to 27 months in prison 2026-01-21

Seattle – A 26-year-old Seattle man was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 27 months in prison for possession of a machine gun, announced U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Andre ...

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DOJ: Seattle man convicted of trafficking fentanyl while armed 2025-11-20

Seattle – A jury in U.S. District Court in Seattle today convicted 34-year-old Seattle resident Leon Henderson of three counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, two cou...

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DOJ: Seattle street gang leader detained following indictment for sex trafficking a victim on Aurora Avenue North and to other states 2025-11-19

Seattle – A 34-year-old prominent member of a Seattle street gang was ordered detained today in U.S. District Court in Seattle, following his October indictment on three federal felonies, announced U....

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DOJ: Seattle gang member with history of gun violence sentenced to prison for illegal firearm possession 2025-09-09

Seattle – A long-time member of a south Seattle street gang was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four years in prison, and three years of supervised release, announced Acting U.S. ...

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DOJ: Seattle resident convicted at trial of directing sexual abuse of young child in Vietnam 2025-08-08

Seattle – A 38-year-old Seattle man was convicted late yesterday of producing child sexual abuse imagery for his scheme to obtain images of sexually abused children from a coconspirator in Vietnam, an...

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DOJ: Seattle felon who threatened probation officer and then tried to purchase a firearm sentenced to 18 months in prison 2025-08-05

Seattle – A 40 -year-old Seattle resident with a history of making death threats and violently attacking a neighbor, was sentenced late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 18 months in pris...

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DOJ: Seattle man who carjacked a luxury sedan in Pioneer Square sentenced to six years in prison 2025-08-04

Seattle – A 32-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison for carjacking and using a firearm during a crime of violence, announced Acting U.S. At...

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DOJ: Seattle real estate owner convicted at trial for tax fraud scheme 2025-07-14

Seattle – A 69-year-old Seattle real estate owner was convicted late last week in U.S. District Court in Seattle of six counts of tax evasion and six counts of making false tax returns, announced Acti...

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DOJ: Seattle man indicted for sex trafficking through force, fraud and coercion and transporting woman for prostitution 2025-05-15

Seattle – A 37-year-old Seattle man appeared for arraignment this morning on an indictment charging him with sex trafficking through force, fraud, and coercion and transporting an adult to engage in p...

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DOJ: Seattle man who carjacked a BMW near Lumen Field pleads guilty in federal court 2025-04-24

Seattle – A 32-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to carjacking and using a firearm during a crime of violence, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Mille...

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DOJ: Former Seattle tech worker sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding employer, government programs, and former significant other 2025-03-21

Seattle – A 31-year-old Seattle resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for two counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft related ...

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DOJ: Seattle man who trafficked drugs and fired gun in International District Drive-by sentenced to prison 2025-03-10

Seattle – A 50-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 90 months in prison for drug trafficking and carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, announc...

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DOJ: Seattle man pleads guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for schemes to steal from employer, disaster relief program, and former signific 2024-12-13

Seattle – A 31-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for three different fraud schemes betw...

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DOJ: Seattle man sentenced for string of marijuana dispensary robberies 2024-10-21

Seattle – A 19-year-old Seattle-area man, was sentenced October 18, 2024, to 90 months in prison for a series of seven armed robberies of marijuana dispensaries, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorma...

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DOJ: Former Seattle tech worker, who created and promoted website urging incest and child sexual abuse, sentenced to 30 years in prison 2024-10-02

Seattle – A 40-year-old Seattle woman was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for five federal felonies related to the sexual abuse of children, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Shabnam Dawn...

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DOJ: Seattle man indicted for armed carjacking near Lumen Field 2024-09-17

Seattle – A 32-year-old Seattle resident will appear today in U.S. District Court in Seattle indicted for carjacking and using a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Go...

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DOJ: Seattle area resident indicted for laundering millions of dollars – alleged proceeds of wire fraud scheme 2024-08-28

Seattle – A 46-year-old resident of Newcastle, Washington was indicted today by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to commit money laundering, and nine counts of money laundering either by concealmen...

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DOJ: Seattle man who groped teen on flight from Paris to Seattle sentenced to 8 months in prison 2024-06-11

Seattle – A 36-year 0ld Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 8 months in prison for abusive sexual contact on a flight from Paris to Seattle, announced U.S. Attorney Te...

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DOJ: Former Seattle man who used fraud to obtain more than $500,000 in COVID benefits sentenced to 3+ years in prison 2024-05-29

Seattle – A 30-year-old New York City man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 42 months in prison for three counts of wire fraud and two counts of bank fraud related to his abuse ...

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DOJ: Seattle real estate owner indicted for $4.8 million tax evasion scheme 2024-04-25

Seattle – A 68-year-old Seattle real estate owner was indicted this week for tax evasion and making false tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Steven T. Loo is schedule for arraignmen...

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DOJ: Seattle woman sentenced to one year of home confinement for defrauding COVID assistance program 2024-03-13

The sentence in this case was updated on April 3, 2024 Seattle – A 62-year-old Seattle woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to home confinement with location monitoring as a con...

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DOJ: Seattle man making drug sales in car stolen from Childrens’ Hospital sentenced to eight years in prison 2024-01-11

Seattle – A Seattle man arrested in a car that had been stolen from a Children’s Hospital garage, was sentenced on Tuesday January 9, 2024, to eight years in prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tes...

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DOJ: Former Seattle resident convicted of bank fraud for false COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program filings 2024-01-11

Seattle – A 30-year-old New York City man was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of three counts of wire fraud and two counts of bank fraud related to his abuse of the COVID-19 Pandemic...

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DOJ: Seattle man who distributed thousands of fentanyl pills in Whatcom County sentenced to six years in prison 2024-01-05

Seattle – A 33-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison for distributing fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms, announced Acting U.S. Atto...

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DOJ: Seattle man convicted at trial of abusive sexual contact on Air France flight from Paris to Seattle 2023-12-12

Seattle – A 35-year 0ld Seattle man was convicted late Friday December 8, 2023, of abusive sexual contact on a flight from Paris to Seattle, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Milan Edwar...

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DOJ: Seattle woman with prior murder conviction, sentenced to seven years in prison for armed drug dealing 2023-08-16

Seattle – A Seattle-area woman, whose life has been marked by abuse and addiction, was sentenced August 15, 2023, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to seven years in federal prison, announced Acting U...

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DOJ: Seattle man who defrauded relief programs of more than $1 million sentenced to 8+ years in prison 2023-05-23

Seattle – A former Seattle resident who defrauded federal COVID-19 benefit programs of more than $1 million was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, an...

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DOJ: Seattle man sentenced to ten years in prison for possession of drugs and a “ghost” machinegun 2023-05-16

Seattle –A 32-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today to ten years in prison for his possession of a so-called “ghost gun” and drugs in a stolen vehicle, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Jade B. I...

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DOJ: Seattle man sentenced to four years in prison for dealing fentanyl in downtown Seattle while armed with a handgun 2023-05-05

Seattle – A 37-year-old Seattle man was sentenced this week to four years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for Possession of Controlled Substances with Intent to Distribute, ann...

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DOJ: Seattle woman convicted of multiple child sexual abuse offenses 2023-03-03

Seattle – A 39-year-old woman from Seattle was convicted late yesterday of five federal felonies related to the sexual abuse of children, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Shabnam Dawn Pilisuk was c...

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DOJ: Seattle man who used stolen identities to seek nearly $2 million in COVID-19 benefits pleads guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft 2023-01-20

Seattle – A former Seattle resident who defrauded federal COVID-19 benefit programs of more than $1 million pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. ...

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DOJ: Seattle man now charged federally for carjackings and assaults that spanned King County 2023-01-12

Seattle – A 22-year-old Seattle man will appear today in U.S. District Court in Seattle on a seven-count indictment for multiple crimes on November 7, 2022, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Maar Te...

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DOJ: Seattle man sentenced to ten years in prison for third sex offense involving children 2022-12-15

Seattle – A 44-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for possession of images of child rape and abuse, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. J...

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DOJ: Seattle man who trafficked young juveniles sentenced to ten years in prison 2022-12-14

Seattle – A 23-year-old Seattle man, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Issac Sh...

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DOJ: Seattle woman who embezzled more than $2.1 million from health club chain sentenced to prison 2022-12-01

Seattle – A 57-year-old Seattle woman who embezzled more than $2.1 million from her long-time employer was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to a year and a day in prison, announced U....

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DOJ: Former Seattle area resident convicted of conspiracy and multiple counts of mail and wire fraud plus various bankruptcy fraud counts 2022-12-01

Seattle – A former Bellevue, Washington, resident who relocated to Miami, was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of 26 counts related to his multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, announced ...

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DOJ: Seattle man sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to travel to the Middle East to join a foreign terrorist organization 2022-11-29

Seattle – A 22-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four years in prison with 15 years of supervised release to follow, for Providing Material Support to a Des...

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DOJ: Seattle man, who worked as a babysitter, charged with production and possession of child pornography 2022-10-20

Seattle – A 23-year-old Seattle resident is charged federally with production and possession of child pornography following an investigation by the Seattle Police Internet Crimes against Children task...

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DOJ: Seattle man charged federally for possessing a ghost gun and drugs in stolen vehicle 2022-08-24

Seattle – A resident of Seattle was charged federally today with four federal felonies connected to his possession of a so-called “ghost gun” and drugs in a stolen vehicle, announced U.S. Attorney Nic...

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DOJ: Seattle man convicted of distributing fentanyl in downtown Seattle while armed with a firearm 2022-08-11

Seattle – A 31-year-old Seattle man was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of three federal crimes related to his distribution of fentanyl pills in downtown Seattle, announced U.S. Atto...

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DOJ: Seattle man sentenced to 11 years in prison for distribution of drugs and possession of firearms 2022-08-05

Seattle – A West Seattle-man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 11 years in prison and 4 years of supervised release for four federal felonies involving drug distribution, firearms, and obs...

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DOJ: Former Seattle tech worker convicted of wire fraud and computer intrusions 2022-06-17

Seattle – A 36-year-old former Seattle tech worker was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of seven federal crimes connected to her scheme to hack into cloud computer data storage accoun...

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DOJ: Former Seattle resident indicted for bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from Paycheck Protection Program 2022-05-20

Seattle – A 28-year-old New York City man was indicted this week in the Western District of Washington for three counts of bank fraud related to his abuse of the COVID-19 Pandemic Paycheck Protection ...

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DOJ: Seattle man who sold large quantities of fentanyl while out on bail for state drug charge sentenced to prison 2022-04-28

Seattle – A 38-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 84-months in prison for distributing fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Ricky Chavez Hernandez was out on b...

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DOJ: Seattle man pleads guilty to attempting to travel to the Middle East to join a foreign terrorist organization 2022-03-14

Seattle – A 21-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to Providing Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams was...

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DOJ: Former Seattle doctor sentenced to 4 years in prison for defrauding pandemic relief programs 2022-03-08

Seattle – A former Seattle doctor was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 4 years in prison for fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economi...

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DOJ: Seattle man who recruited ‘teen’ for prostitution arrested on federal charges 2022-02-04

Seattle – A 23-year-old Seattle man, appeared in federal court this week charged with two felonies related to human trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Issac Shorack, was arrested at Sea-...

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DOJ: Seattle drug dealer who preyed on young runaway sentenced to prison 2022-01-26

Seattle – A 29-year-old Seattle-area resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for four federal felonies, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Steve Godina Oc...

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DOJ: Seattle barrel reconditioning company and owner convicted of 10-year water pollution scheme 2021-12-23

Seattle – A barrel cleaning and reconditioning operation, Seattle Barrel and Cooperage Company, and its owner, Louie Sanft, 55, were convicted late yesterday of conspiracy, making false statements, an...

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DOJ: Seattle man sentenced to prison for creation of images of sexual molestation of young child 2021-12-20

Seattle – A 53-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison with 15 years of supervised release for three federal felonies connected to his creatio...

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DOJ: Seattle woman sentenced to prison for embezzling from high-end mountain bike company 2021-11-21

Seattle – A Seattle woman who was employed as a contract bookkeeper and accountant for a high-end mountain bike company was sentenced November 19, 2021, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 28 months ...

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DOJ: Seattle man sentenced to 8 years in prison for child sex abuse crimes 2021-11-05

Seattle – A 33-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 8 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for three federal felonies involving sexual exploitati...

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DOJ: Seattle doctor settles allegations he improperly wrote controlled substance prescriptions 2021-09-15

Seattle – Dr. Gerald Lee, a Seattle physician, has agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act and False Claims Act, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tes...

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DOJ: Former Seattle resident pleads guilty to arson at Seattle Police East Precinct 2021-06-09

Seattle – A former Seattle resident, who prior to his arrest resided in Tacoma, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to arson for setting fire to the outside of the Seattle Police Ea...

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DOJ: Seattle man charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization 2021-06-01

Seattle – A Seattle man was arrested on Friday, May 28, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on criminal charges related to his alleged efforts to join Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a d...

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DOJ: Seattle man convicted of drug and gun crimes 2021-05-24

Seattle – A 51-year-old Seattle man was convicted late Friday, May 21, in U.S. District Court in Seattle of drug and gun crimes following a five-day jury trial, announced Acting United States Attorney...

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DOJ: Seattle man pleads guilty to federal crimes for creating sexually explicit images of young children 2021-05-04

Seattle – A Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three federal felonies connected to his creation and possession of sexually explicit images of children, announced Act...

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DOJ: Seattle computer security consultant indicted for threatening cyberstalking campaign against a former roommate, her family members, boyfriend, police, 2021-03-17

Seattle – A Seattle man employed as a cyber security consultant was indicted today by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to engage in cyberstalking, three counts of cyberstalking in violation of crim...

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DOJ: Seattle contract bookkeeper and accountant indicted for Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Destruction of Records 2021-02-05

Seattle – A Seattle woman who was employed as a contract bookkeeper and accountant for a high-end mountain bike company appeared in federal court today, indicted for her embezzlement of at least $188,...

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DOJ: Seattle man with significant ties to a violent street gang sentenced to 42 months in prison for illegally possessing a machinegun 2020-10-19

Seattle – A 22-year-old member of a violent street gang was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for possession of a machinegun, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. JAYVON GRAYSON was on probati...

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DOJ: Seattle man charged with stealing police rifle, setting patrol car on fire during May 30 riot in downtown Seattle 2020-10-15

Seattle - A felon from Georgia, with a domestic violence conviction and no contact order in Washington State, was arrested yesterday charged with arson and weapons crimes for his conduct during civil ...

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DOJ: Seattle man sentenced to four years in prison for illegal possession of a dozen firearms 2020-10-14

Seattle - A two-time federal felon was sentenced to four years in prison today for illegally possessing firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. PARK QUAN, 67, was arrested July 29, 2019, aft...

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DOJ: Seattle man arrested for making bomb threat to Portland, Oregon, Police precinct 2020-09-02

(Seattle) - A 36-year-old Seattle man was arrested today and appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle for making a threat to damage or destroy a building–in this case a Portland, Oregon, police prec...

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DOJ: Seattle man charged with transporting minor for prostitution or illegal sexual activity 2020-08-06

(Seattle)—A 32-year-old Seattle man was charged August 5, 2020, by criminal complaint, with Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Prostitution or Criminal Sexual Activity, announced U.S. ...

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DOJ: Seattle man pleads guilty to illegal possession of a dozen firearms including assault rifles 2020-06-12

Seattle – A 67-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. PARK QUAN was arrested J...

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DOJ: Seattle and King County, Wash., Agree to Upgrade Combined Stormwater Systems to Protect Local Waters from Raw Sewage Overflows 2013-04-16

King County, Wash. and the city of Seattle have agreed to invest in major upgrades to local sewage and combined stormwater collection, piping and treatment under settlements with the Department of Jus...

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