Joshua Alan Berg, a 47-year-old resident of Spokane, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Amanda K. Brailsford mandated that Berg complete four years of supervised release following his incarceration.
A Montana man, Henry Phillip "Hank" Muntzer, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for his involvement in the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. The sentencing took place on October 10, 2024, following his conviction on felony and misdemeanor charges related to the incident.
A Lewiston resident has been taken into custody on charges related to methamphetamine trafficking. Muktar Abshir (Mo) Aden, 25, was apprehended at his home in downtown Lewiston following an arrest warrant issued by the court. Aden appeared for the first time in U.S. District Court in Portland today.
A Millbrook, Alabama man has been sentenced to 165 months in prison for possession of cocaine and marijuana with the intent to distribute. Derrick Andrea White, aged 44, received the sentence on October 10, 2024, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson. Following his prison term, White will also serve three years of supervised release. It is important to note that federal inmates are not eligible for parole.
A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for receiving child pornography via the internet. Christopher Goins, 47, pleaded guilty on May 13, 2024, to one count of receiving child pornography.
A jury in Sioux City convicted Lennox Vanvacter, 31, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, for illegal possession of a firearm on October 10, 2024. The conviction came after a three-day trial and approximately seven hours of jury deliberation.
A South Carolina resident, William Robert Norwood III, has admitted guilt to a felony charge related to his involvement in the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The disruption that day interrupted a joint session of Congress tasked with counting electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election.
A Los Angeles resident who operated a luxury watch consignment business in Beverly Hills has admitted to defrauding his customers out of more than $5.6 million. Anthony Farrer, 36, known as "The Timepiece Gentleman," entered a guilty plea to one count each of wire fraud and mail fraud. He has been held in federal custody since November 2023.
The average VA home loan amount in Washington during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024 was $501,178, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
A Massachusetts resident, Michael St. Pierre, has been convicted of several charges for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. The disruption on that day interrupted a joint session of Congress convened to count electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election.
A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted 23 members of a violent gang from Aguadilla on charges related to drug trafficking and firearms offenses. The indictment was announced by W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, following an investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau's Aguadilla Strike Force.
A Virginia resident has admitted guilt in a federal court for assaulting law enforcement officers during the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Lewis Wayne Snoots, aged 59 from Louisa, Virginia, entered his guilty plea on October 8, 2024. He was charged with a felony offense of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers before U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. The sentencing is scheduled for January 17, 2025.
A California resident, Jerry Daniel Braun, 70, has admitted guilt to multiple charges related to the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. The charges include assaulting law enforcement with a weapon and other felonies that disrupted a joint session of Congress tasked with certifying the electoral votes for the 2020 presidential election.
Jason Earl Wright, a 49-year-old resident of Jerome, Idaho, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit.
A Spokane man, Brady Baughman, 34, has been sentenced to federal prison following his guilty plea to charges of robbery affecting commerce and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke handed down a sentence of 120 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
Todd Eugene Haynes, a 49-year-old resident of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. The sentencing took place in Clarksburg.
A California man, Michael Fagundes, 49, from Costa Mesa, has been arrested on charges related to the events of January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. His actions allegedly disrupted a joint session of Congress convened to count electoral votes for the 2020 presidential election.
A man from Riverside County has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his involvement in a scheme that resulted in significant tax losses for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Salvador Gonzalez, a resident of Corona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jesus G. Bernal and ordered to pay $403,908 in restitution.
A Minnesota resident, Paul Orta Jr., has been sentenced to six months in prison for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Orta, aged 34 and from Blue Earth, Minnesota, had previously pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstructing law enforcement during a civil disorder. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich and includes 12 months of supervised release along with $2,000 in restitution and fines.