SPOKANE – In a significant development for legal and economic recovery efforts, Jason Carnell O’Daffer, a Wenatchee resident, has entered a guilty plea for unlawfully securing over $117,000 in relief funds designated for the economic fallout of COVID-19. This announcement came from Vanessa R. Waldref, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, marking a pivotal moment in the battle against pandemic-related financial fraud.