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2/26/07 COSTELLO
VANCOUVER WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING SOCIAL SECURITY - Woman had Children Fake Mental Retardation to Collect Disability Payments

2/23/07 MAXFIELD
MONTANA MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRAVELING TO SEATTLE TO HAVE SEX WITH A MINOR - Defendant Thought he was Chatting with "Mom and Daughter," Not Undercover Cop

2/23/07 PEREZ PEREZ
ARMED DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO TWELVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR ROLE IN SELLING FIVE POUNDS OF METH

2/23/07 KANG
LEADERS OF CONSPIRACY TO TRANSPORT WOMEN FOR PROSTITUTION SENTENCED TO PRISON - Seattle Area Residents Ran Brothels or Escort Services Using Undocumented Asian Women

2/23/07 PATEL
SPOKANE AREA WOMAN WHO PURCHASED HOUSE AS PART OF DRUG TUNNEL SCHEME SENTENCED TO PRISON - Defendant Deposited Money in Smaller Amounts in an Attempt to Conceal Source of Funds

2/21/07 AKRAM
EVERETT MAN CONVICTED OF ARSON CONSPIRACY - Grocery Owner Faked Hate Crime

2/21/07 PALFREY
SIXTH PHARMACY BURGLAR PLEADS GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH PHARMACY BURGLARY AND DRUG DISTRIBUTION SCHEME - Conspirators Broke into Pharmacies Throughout the Northwest and West Coast

2/21/07 COOK
WADE COOK CONVICTED OF TAX EVASION, FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS AND OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE - Financial Guru failed to Report Millions in Income and Falsified Documents to Derail Governments Investigation

2/16/07 GRAHAM
FIFTH PHARMACY BURGLAR PLEADS GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH PHARMACY BURGLARY AND DRUG DISTRIBUTION SCHEME - Conspirators Broke into Pharmacies Throughout the Northwest and West Coast

2/9/07 HENDERSON
BRAZEN IDENTITY THIEF SENTENCED TO 6+ YEARS IN PRISON - Repeat Offender Used ID's from Medical Clinic

2/9/07 WOOLLEY
EVERETT MAN SENTENCED TO 29 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $300,000 FROM BANK - Former Bank of America Employee used Elaborate Scheme to raid Dormant Account

2/9/07 WILSON
STEVENSON MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG AND GUN CRIMES - Felon had Twenty Firearms and Marijuana Grow in Skamania County Home

2/9/07 COSTELLO
VANCOUVER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING SOCIAL SECURITY - Man Faked Mental Retardation to Collect Disability Payments

2/8/07 EDWARDS
REPEAT IDENTITY THIEF SENTENCED TO THREE AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON - Defendant Used Stolen Mail from More than 50 Victims to Commit Bank Fraud

2/7/07 PHILLIPS
FOURTH PHARMACY BURGLAR PLEADS GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH PHARMACY BURGLARY AND DRUG DISTRIBUTION SCHEME - Conspirators Broke into Pharmacies Throughout the Northwest and West Coast

2/7/07 GRIFFIN
GRAND JURY INDICTS ID THEFT RING THAT USED INSIDERS AT A MORTGAGE COMPANY AND ESCROW FIRM TO STEAL PERSONAL INFORMATION - Conspirators Responsible for More than $335,000 in Fraud

2/1/07 CRUZ
FORMER MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYEE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH BRIBERY AND FALSE BILLING SCHEME - Civilian Employee Conspired with Upholstery Shop Owner, Splitting More than $50,000 from Fake Billings

2/1/07 NORTENO
GRAND JURY INDICTS DRUG DEALING MEMBERS OF VIOLENT STREET GANG - Latest Success of ATF Sponsored Violent Gang Task Force