Tag: Washington
Daniel Hammond, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Daniel Hammond, a 44-year-old Puyallup resident, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role as a significant distributor of narcotics for a Drug Trafficking Organization tied to white prison gangs in Tacoma. Hammond was convicted in February 2026 of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The investigation, which began in…
Andrey Balun, Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Property, Washington 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 59-year-old Bellevue man, Andrey Balun, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for operating a multi-million dollar fencing operation that encouraged retail theft in the area. Balun, who also resides in Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce. The operation,…
Raymond S. Sulak, Online Enticement of Minors, Washington 2024
⏱ 2 min read Raymond S. Sulak, a 65-year-old man from Port Orchard, Washington, attempted to engage in sexual acts with minor children in Wenatchee, Washington, between July 25, 2024, and July 27, 2024. He used internet-facilitated communication applications to communicate with an undercover law enforcement agent posing as the mother of two girls, aged…
Marcus Reavenell, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Marcus Reavenell, 48, of Washington, D.C., went on a road rage frenzy on May 14, 2025, in Northeast DC, tailgating a victim, driving erratically, and eventually firing a pistol at the victim’s work vehicle. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Division Avenue NE. Reavenell’s motive behind the…
David Antonio Becerril, Health Care Fraud, Washington 2018
⏱ 2 min read A 70-year-old physician from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in a nationwide telemedicine fraud scheme that bilked Medicare out of $1.25 million. Dr. David Antonio Becerril, a licensed Washington physician, participated in the scheme between February 2018 and September 2019, falsely billing…
Kasey Ann Willard, Meth Trafficking, Montana 2025
⏱ 2 min read Kasey Ann Willard, a 52-year-old woman from Washington, was busted for funneling massive amounts of meth into Montana. The meth trafficker pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after a sting operation caught her with a large haul. Willard was pulled over in Saltese, Montana, on October 18, 2025,…
Paydan Georgy Bussey, Child Sex Abuse Image Possession, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Paydan Georgy Bussey, a 27-year-old former Fall City, Washington resident, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for possessing images of child sexual abuse. The sentencing took place on July 16, 2026, in U.S. District Court in Seattle. Bussey’s troubles began when a CyberTip from the Kik platform revealed he had…
Jamil Whitley, Second-Degree Murder While Armed, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jamil Whitley, a 38-year-old Washington, D.C. man, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in prison for the June 11, 2020, shooting death of 32-year-old Kevin Redd, a father of four, at a Shell Gas Station in Northeast DC. Whitley was found guilty by a jury on May 12,…
Isai Gamboa Pacheco, Methamphetamine and Cocaine Trafficking, Washington 2024
⏱ 2 min read Isai Gamboa Pacheco and Sang Tran, two Seattle-area men, have been sentenced for their role in a large-scale drug trafficking operation that plagued Seattle’s International District and homeless encampments along I-5. The operation, which involved the distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine, fueled addiction and violence in the community. Pacheco, 56, of…
Thanjavur Manavalan, Tax Return Falsification, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 65-year-old Bellevue tax preparer, Thanjavur Manavalan, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for falsifying tax returns, cheating the system out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Manavalan, the owner of Mano Accounting Services, falsified charitable contributions, investment proceeds, business losses, and other items on clients’ tax returns. The scheme,…
