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Robert Curry

Category: Person
Description: A Public Affairs Specialist for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington.
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Article Index

DateArticleDetails
22 February 2024Spangle, Washington Man Indicted by Grand Jury for Multi-Million Dollar Car Import Fraud Scheme
The Indictment alleges that in order to qualify the imported vehicles as collateral for millions of dollars in advance loans from NextGear, Christopher Lee Terry Sr. and his company used fraudulent documents purporting to show that the imported vehicles were owned, or were in the process of being purchased, by Allwest, when in fact they were not.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington
Byline: Robert Curry
Dateline: Spokane, Washington
Topics: Christopher Lee Terry Sr.,
Allwest Auto Remarketing
21 February 2024California Man Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Prison on Drug Trafficking Charges
The drugs were hidden in a sophisticated trap car, wrapped in 20 individual packages, each containing approximately one-pound quantities of crystal methamphetamine.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington
Byline: Robert Curry
Dateline: Richland, Washington
8 March 2024Richland Drug Trafficker Who Transported Drugs in Sophisticated “Trap Car” Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Angela Madrigal Chavez even had to use tools to open the trap, which contained 20 individual packages, each containing approximately one-pound quantities of crystal methamphetamine.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington
Byline: Robert Curry
Dateline: Richland, Washington
27 March 2024White Swan Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Carjacking and Violent Assault on the Yakama Nation
During the assault, the victim was pulled out of her own truck, and Sundron Larsell Miller attempted to shoot the victim with her own rifle.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington
Byline: Robert Curry
Dateline: Yakima, Washington
8 May 2024Man Who Used COVID-19 Relief Funds to Purchase a Personal RV Sentenced to Prison
When Jason Carnell O’Daffer submitted his EIDL application, he was not licensed as an appraiser, and his business was no longer engaging in home appraisals.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington
Byline: Robert Curry
Dateline: Spokane, Washington
16 May 2024Two Men Indicted for Scheme to Tamper with Pollution Control Systems in Violation of the Clean Air Act
The indictment alleges that between August of 2017 and November of 2023, Pavel Ivanovich Turlak and Ryan Hugh Milliken tampered with emission control monitoring devices and methods on diesel pickup trucks, including both software and hardware modifications.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington
Byline: Robert Curry
Dateline: Spokane, Washington
7 August 2024Fraud Ringleader and Former Fugitive William Mize Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
These schemes greatly increase insurance premiums and costs for everyone, making it more expensive for ordinary Americans to own a car and to have reliable transportation for themselves and their families.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington
Byline: Robert Curry
Dateline: Spokane, Washington
15 August 2024Drug Trafficker Involved in High-Speed Chase with Spokane Police Sentenced to Federal Prison
An SPD unit responded and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. Instead of stopping, Carrillo-Nava sped off into a residential neighborhood, disregarding stop signs, and at times reaching speeds of 75 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone.
Press Release (text & photos)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington
Byline: Robert Curry
Dateline: Spokane, Washington
6 September 2024Wapato Man Indicted for Second-Degree Murder
The indictment alleges that on September 9, 2023, Logie killed his victim on the Yakama Nation. The allegations stem from a car crash that occurred on that afternoon.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington
Byline: Robert Curry
Dateline: Yakima, Washington
9 September 2024Othello Man Indicted for Rolling Back and Replacing Odometers
The indictment alleges that beginning in May of 2023, Garza carried out a scheme to acquire used cars with high mileage, tamper with or replace the odometers in the vehicles to make the cars mileage appear much lower, then advertise and sell the vehicles to unsuspecting buyers for an inflated price.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Washington
Byline: Robert Curry
Dateline: Spokane, Washington




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