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10/26/07 PRIEST
OREGON MAN WHO POSED AS FIANCE IN VISA FRAUD SCHEME SENTENCED - Nineteenth Defendant Sentenced in Scheme to Engage in Sham Marriages

10/25/07 AUSTIN/WERLINK
FORMER OWNERS OF SEATTLE COMPANY PLEAD GUILTY TO FILING FALSE INCOME TAX RETURNS - Men had Company Pay their Personal Expenses, Failed to Report as Income

10/23/07 AWARDS
TWO US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EMPLOYEES RECEIVE NATIONAL AWARDS - Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Law Enforcement

10/22/07 ROBERTS
FORMER WHATCOM COUNTY WOMAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH CONSPIRACY, TAX FRAUD, BANK FRAUD, WIRE FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT - Stole the Identities of Family Members and Tax Return Prep Customers to Commit Fraud

10/19/07 DANIELS
FEDERAL WAY MAN SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON AS LEADER OF COCAINE DISTRIBUTION RING - Convicted Felon Arrested with More than $250,000 Cash After Cocaine Deal in Downtown Tacoma

10/16/07 KLASSEN
EDMONDS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PHARMACY ROBBERY - Multiple Pharmacies Targeted

10/16/07 MCCONNELL
THREE SNOHOMISH COUNTY MEN SENTENCED FOR PARTICIPATING IN PHARMACY BURGLARY AND DRUG DISTRIBUTION SCHEME - Conspirators Broke into Pharmacies Taking Large Quantities of Pharmaceuticals

10/12/07 YATES
KITSAP COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN PRISON FOR BANK ROBBERIES - Defendant Terrorized Bank Tellers, Robbing Banks Twice

10/12/07 BALDEROS-RAMOS
FELON SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSING STOLEN FIREARM - Kent Man Came to Attention of Law Enforcement After Shooting Himself in the Hand

10/12/07 SULLIVAN
JEFFREY C. SULLIVAN SWORN IN AS U.S. ATTORNEY FOR WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON - Chief Judge Robert S. Lasnik Officiates at Ceremony

10/11/07 NIELSON
SKAGIT COUNTY WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBING PHARMACY - Arlington Rite-Aid Targeted

10/11/07 TRAN
FIRST TWO DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY IN KENT GARDEN SHOP MARIJUANA CONSPIRACY - Couple Owned Ten Houses -- Many were Marijuana Grow Houses

10/10/07 CARTER
VANCOUVER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO COCAINE TRAFFICKING - Search leads to Drugs and Cash at Defendant's Home

10/5/07 EHLIS
FORMER UNION OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO PROBATION FOR EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT OF UNION ASSETS - Defendant Will Be Barred from Holding Union Leadership Position for Thirteen Years

10/5/07 VINSON
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED FOR TAX FRAUD SCHEME - Defendant Recruited Low-Income Women to File False Tax Returns

10/4/07 BACUS
STANWOOD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PHARMACY ROBBERY - Multiple Pharmacies Targeted

10/4/07 GRAY WHALE
GRAND JURY INDICTS FIVE MAKLAH TRIBAL MEMBERS FOR KILLING GRAY WHALE - Defendants Face Misdemeanor Charges Punishable by up to One Year in Jail

10/4/07 MACALALAD
KELSO WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN SW WASHINGTON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE NETWORK - Defendant Admits She Illegally Sold Oxycodone

10/3/07 HATCH
TULALIP TRIBAL MEMBER PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING FROM TRIBAL CASINO - Defendant Worked as Pit Boss, Stole $5,400 in Chips

10/2/07 THOMAS
LONGVIEW MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN SW WASHINGTON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE NETWORK - Defendant Admits he Illegally Sold Lorazapam

10/2/07 GRAY
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER - First Use of Adam Walsh Act in Western District of Washington