Category: Oregon District
Baker City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Covid-Relief Funds | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Baker City, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for fraudulently converting to his own personal use federal money intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19…
Oregon Tribes Among 12 Selected for Participation in Program Enhancing Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases | USAO-OR
WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice has selected an additional 12 federally recognized tribes to participate in the expansion of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP), a program that…
Local Man Pleads Guilty for Bank Fraud Scheme | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a bank fraud scheme whereby he used a residential property he did not own as collateral for obtaining a bank loan…
Colorado Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Unprovoked Stabbing of Black Man | USAO-OR
EUGENE, Ore.— A Colorado man was sentenced to federal prison today for stabbing a Black man from Ontario, Oregon, while the man was sitting in a fast-food restaurant. Nolan Levi…
Leader of International Firearm Trafficking Conspiracy Pleads Guilty in Federal Court | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Mexican national residing in Portland pleaded guilty today for his leadership role in a conspiracy to illegally obtain high-powered semi-automatic rifles and high-grade firearms in and around the…
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Deputy U.S. Marshal with Hammer During Portland Protest | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Texas man pleaded guilty today for assaulting a Deputy U.S. Marshal with a construction hammer during a July 2020 protest in Downtown Portland. Jacob Michael Gaines, 24, pleaded…
California Man Sentenced for Role in Scheme to Smuggle Endangered and Vulnerable Turtles from the U.S. To China | USAO-OR
EUGENE, Ore.— A Chinese national residing in Los Angeles was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a scheme to purchase hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles in…
Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Arson During Protest at Multnomah County Justice Center | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison today for committing arson at the Multnomah County Justice Center during a protest in May 2020. Edward Thomas Schinzing, 33, was…
Former Chiropractor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distribution of Oxycodone | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Clackamas, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for distributing oxycodone pills acquired from dozens of fraudulent prescriptions, one of which led to the overdose death of…
West Linn Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Real Estate, Agriculture, and Mining Investment Schemes | USAO-OR
PORTLAND, Ore.—A West Linn, Oregon man pleaded guilty today for posing as a successful real estate developer, hemp seed cultivator, and owner of a precious metals mining venture to fraudulently…
