Category: Oregon District
Salem Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Salem, Oregon area drug trafficker was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison today after being arrested with distribution quantities of methamphetamine and heroin and two…
Former Portland Attorney Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Client Funds | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Portland attorney pleaded guilty today to multiple felony charges after perpetrating a scheme to defraud her clients and use the proceeds to pay for personal expenses. Lori…
Eugene Man Sentenced for Illegally Importing and Exporting Live Scorpions | USAO-OR
MEDFORD, Ore.—A Eugene, Oregon man who formerly resided in Southern Oregon was sentenced in federal court today for violating the Lacey Act by illegally importing and exporting hundreds of live…
Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Unregistered Destructive Devices During Portland Protests | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—An Indiana man was sentenced to federal prison today for repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and encouraging others to commit violence during…
Tigard Man Faces Federal Charges for Threatening Mass Shooting at Elementary School | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an indictment charging a Tigard, Oregon man with threatening a mass shooting at a local elementary school. Brandon Richard Riess, 26,…
Vancouver Real Estate Developer Faces Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Covid-Relief Program Funds, Laundering Proceeds | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an indictment charging a real estate developer residing in Vancouver, Washington, and Lake Havasu, Arizona, with fraudulently obtaining Covid-relief program funds…
Toronto Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Operating Dozens of Illegal Asian Brothels in Three Countries | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Canadian man was sentenced to federal prison today for his leadership role in an international sex trafficking organization operating dozens of illegal Asian brothels in the United States,…
Portland Man Faces Federal Charges for Using Instagram to Sexually Exploit Children Online | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—On June 7, 2022, a federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging a Portland man for using Instagram to persuade children to produce and send him sexually…
Man Charged with Murder on the Umatilla Indian Reservation | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Umatilla, Oregon, man has been charged with murdering an adult male victim on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Kawlija Nicoah Scott, 25, has been charged by federal criminal complaint…
The Dalles Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A resident of The Dalles, Oregon was sentenced to federal prison today for transporting and possessing thousands of images depicting child sexual abuse. Nickolas K. Parsons, 27, was sentenced…
