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4/28/06 SIMS
BREMERTON FELON SENTENCED TO LENGTHY PRISON TERM FOR WEAPON AND DRUG CRIMES - Traffic Stop Leads to Eight Years in Prison for Repeat Offender

4/28/06 BELL
TACOMA MAN SENTENCED TO 60 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION - Repeat Offender Had Stolen Gun at Time of Arrest

4/28/06 LUKE
FORMER TACOMA EXECUTIVE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR BANK FRAUD - Executive Set up Fraudulent Deals to Make Payroll Using Line of Credit

4/28/06 VAN DYKE
BOTHELL SENIOR SENTENCED FOR CLAIMING MORE THAN $200,000 IN PENSION BENEFITS FOR DECEASED MOTHER - Woman Continued to Cash Pension Checks for nearly Twenty Years after Mother's Death

4/27/06 WITTER
MARYSVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE ANABOLIC STEROIDS AND PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION - Drugs Distributed at Health Clubs Throughout Western Washington

4/21/06 CABRERA
BURIEN MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR METH DEALING - Drug Group Dealt Pound Quantities of Very Pure Methamphetamine

4/7/06 ELMS
LONGVIEW MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DRUG AND AMMUNITION CHARGES - Defendant Dealt Meth and Was Caught with Ammunition While on State Supervision

4/7/06 NGUYEN
LEADERS OF SHAM MARRIAGE CONSPIRACY PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT - "Operation Pit Boss" Uncovered Sham Marriage Scheme that Recruited at Casinos

4/7/06 LIN
LYNNWOOD MAN SENTENCED IN CROSS BURNING INCIDENT - Lied to a Federal Grand Jury about July 2004 Cross Burning in Edmonds

4/7/06 NGUYEN
TWO CONVICTED IN CONNECTION WITH SALE OF STOLEN MEDICAL DEVICES - Former Employees made more than $1,000,000 Selling Stolen Ultrasound Probes