Spokane man gets 20 years in prison for 2 million fentanyl-laced pill press operation
SPOKANE — A federal judge sentenced a 37-year-old Spokane man to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for operating a commercial pill press that produced fentanyl-laced drugs from his home basement. U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice imposed the sentence on Nicholas Adams on Friday for his role in the […]
Washington man pleads guilty to $97M oil investment laundering scam
SEATTLE — A 47-year-old Washington state man pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit money laundering in a scheme that funneled nearly $100 million in fraud proceeds from phony oil and gas investments to overseas cryptocurrency wallets, federal prosecutors said. Geoffrey K. Auyeung, of Newcastle, admitted setting up nine business entities to receive funds from […]
Four arrested in ICE and Border Patrol drug bust in Marysville, cache of weapons seized
MARYSVILLE—Border Patrol agents, with assistance with Homeland Security Investigations (HIS), took down a massive drug and firearms trafficking ring in Marysville, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks announced to X on Wednesday. The investigation, which began in the summer of 2025, was spearheaded by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs […]
