US Attorneys Office joins in recognizing missing and murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, May 5

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US Attorneys Office joins in recognizing missing and murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, May 5

PORTLAND, Ore. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023, as National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to unacceptable levels of violence that have caused a crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) is a priority for the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice.

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California man sentenced to federal prison for role in Eastern Oregon meth trafficking conspiracy

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California man sentenced to federal prison for role in Eastern Oregon meth trafficking conspiracy

PORTLAND, Ore. - A Vacaville, California man was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from California for distribution in Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington.

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Leader of Klamath Falls drug trafficking ring indicted in Federal Court

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Leader of Klamath Falls drug trafficking ring indicted in Federal Court

MEDFORD, Ore. - A federal grand jury in Medford has returned an indictment charging the leader and multiple associates of a Klamath Falls, Oregon area drug trafficking ring with conspiring with one another to transport large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl from California to Oregon for distribution and sale in and around Klamath Falls.

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U.S. Attorney's Office releases first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Program report

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U.S. Attorney's Office releases first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Program report

PORTLAND, Ore.—The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) program report today, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams. The report is the first of its kind produced by a U.S. Attorney’s Office since the Justice Department launched a new national strategy to address missing and murdered Native Americans in November 2019.

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Klamath Falls man pleads guilty for sending 'white powder' to former coworkers

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Klamath Falls man pleads guilty for sending 'white powder' to former coworkers

MEDFORD, Ore.—A Klamath Falls, Oregon man pleaded guilty today for sending cards to former coworkers containing a white powdered pesticide threatened to be anthrax, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.

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Five charged for distribution of meth and heroin manufactured in Mexico then sold in Klamath Falls

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Five charged for distribution of meth and heroin manufactured in Mexico then sold in Klamath Falls

MEDFORD, Ore.—Five people have been charged for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin manufactured in Mexico and distributed in and around Klamath Falls, Oregon, announced Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.

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Lane County man pleads guilty to killing wolf near Summer Lake

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Lane County man pleads guilty to killing wolf near Summer Lake

Medford, Ore.—Colton Tony Dick, 22, of Oakridge, Oregon, pleaded guilty today to a single count of unlawfully taking an endangered species.

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Klamath Tribes receive Justice Department grant of $396k supporting crime victims

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Klamath Tribes receive Justice Department grant of $396k supporting crime victims

WASHINGTON— The Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime today awarded more than $8 million to support crime victims in Native American communities in six states: Alaska, California, Maine, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. The group of 13 awards is the third in a series of grants being made by OVC to American Indian and Alaska Native communities. OVC has now awarded more than $17 million of nearly $100 million to support tribal victim service programs.

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