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11/30/06 LANEY
FORMER VANCOUVER AREA MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY INVOLVING COUNTERFEIT SOFTWARE AND MONEY LAUNDERING - Web of Companies Sold up to $20 million of Microsoft Software with Altered Licenses

11/17/06 ROBERTS
FORMER WHATCOM COUNTY COUPLE INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH CONSPIRACY, TAX FRAUD, BANK FRAUD, WIRE FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT - Allegedly Stole the Identities of family members and Tax Return Prep Customers to Commit Fraud

11/17/06 MERRITT
PRESIDENT OF BELLINGHAM BANDIDOS SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON - Dealt Meth, Marijuana, Guns, Stolen Vehicles and Motorcycle Parts

11/17/06 STUCKEY
REPEAT OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 42 MONTHS FOR AGGRAVATED ID THEFT - Used Stolen and Counterfeit Checks to Inflate Bank Accounts then Stole Money

11/17/06 PORTER
RAYMOND MAN SENTENCED IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNET PIRACY SCHEME - Downloaded pirated copies of movies, video games and software

11/16/06 SONG
EDMONDS BROTHERS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT ON COMPUTER EQUIPMENT CONTRACTS - Pair Falsely Represented That Equipment and Software Was from Cisco and Sun Microsystems

11/16/06 ROUSE
CANADIAN WOMAN CONVICTED OF SMUGGLING MARIJUANA INTO U.S. BY BOAT - Woman Is One of Four Defendants Charged in the Case - Three Remain Fugitives in Canada

11/15/06 HINKLE
MARYSVILLE HUSBAND AND WIFE PLEAD GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH PHARMACY BURGLARY AND DRUG DISTRIBUTION SCHEME - Pair Are Part of Larger Criminal Ring Believed Responsible for Numerous Pharmacy Burglaries In the Northwest

11/9/06 LEE
KENT MAN CONVICTED OF BEING FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE - Repeat Offender Led Police on High-speed Chase Through Kent Area

11/9/06 STONE
LEADER OF VASHON ISLAND MARIJUANA MANUFACTURING OPERATION SENTENCED TO FIVE YEAR PRISON TERM - Leader of criminal organization with grow-ops in King & Kitsap Counties

11/3/06 STOKER
FORMER SILVERDALE RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FIVE YEAR PRISON TERM FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORN - Used Internet to entice 11-year-old Girl to send Nude Photos

11/3/06 MANALANG
LAWYER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MONEY LAUNDERING - Took Drug Money from Cocaine Traffickers to Invest in Real Estate

11/1/06 PARK
SOUTH KOREA DEPORTS PASTOR WHO FLED U.S. TO ESCAPE SENTENCING ON VISA FRAUD CHARGES - Tacoma Church Leader's Deportation Is First of its Kind by South Korea

11/1/06 ELECTION DAY
FEDERAL OFFICERS ON DUTY FOR ELECTION DAY - Citizens Urged to Report Evidence of Fraud or Voting Rights Violations