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7/31/08 LEVITT/KERST
SEATTLE PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST PLEAD GUILTY TO UNLAWFUL DIVERSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Hydrocodone Repeatedly Abused By Medical Professionals

7/28/08 IISHIBA
ARMY CAPTAIN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO ILLEGALLY SMUGGLE FIREARMS PARTS TO JAPAN - Military Intelligence Officer Knew He Needed Permit to Send Firearms Parts to Japan

7/24/08 KEY
RENTON MAN SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF STOLEN AMMUNITION - Repeat Offender Amassed Lengthy Criminal History in Just Five Years

7/23/08 RANGELOFF
BUSINESSMAN CONVICTED OF STEALING ROLLS ROYCE FROM CUSTOMS WAREHOUSE - Owner of trucking company stole car from Customs warehouse at Port of Seattle

7/22/08 SOLOWAY
SEATTLE SPAMMER SENTENCED TO FORTY-SEVEN MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MAIL FRAUD, SPAM AND TAX CHARGES - Man Sold Spamming Software and Spamming Services Impacting Millions of Computers

7/18/08 WHITE
FAKE ID PRINTER FOR GROUP THAT USED INSIDERS AT A MORTGAGE COMPANY AND ESCROW FIRM SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERM

7/18/08 SMITH
WASHINGTON NATIVE WHO TRANSPORTED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY FROM ASIA SENTENCED TO 32 MONTHS IN CUSTODY
Defendant Copied and Transported Child Pornography from Disks Sold on Thailand Streets

7/18/08 GUDMUNDSON
FORMER MICROSOFT EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO 22 MONTHS FOR FRAUDULENT BILLING SCHEME - Program Manager Submitted Fraudulent Expense Reports and Invoices to Microsoft and Expedia

7/18/08 KOLAR
SEATTLE WOMAN SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH UW ARSON - Defendant was Active Participant in Four Arsons Including UW

7/18/08 GODWIN
REPEAT IDENTITY THIEF SENTENCED TO 44 MONTHS IN PRISON - Defendant Committed Burglaries to Obtain Personal Info for ID Theft and Fraud

7/11/08 EZELL
VIOLENT REPEAT OFFENDER SENTENCED TO NEARLY 22 YEARS IN PRISON - After More Than a Decade in State Prison, Defendant Tried to Claim “Sleepwalking Defense”

7/11/08 MOORE
FINAL DEFENDANT IN “OPERATION JOY RIDE” GETS FOUR YEAR PRISON TERM - Ring Purchased High-end Cars Using Other People’s Identities and Credit

7/11/08 WIRSZ
CANADIAN TRUCKER SENTENCED TO 6+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA - Big Rig Owner had $1.2 Million in BC Bud Stashed in Hidden Compartment Under Trailer Floor

7/11/08 BERGER
SPANAWAY MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO MANUFACTURE MARIJUANA - Defendant Convicted Twice in State Court Now Faces Federal Prison Time

7/11/08 MENDEZ-MAYA
TACOMA MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY - Defendant’s Home Contained Large Quantities of Heroin and Cocaine

7/11/08 BROOKS/MOSS
BELLEVUE COUPLE INDICTED FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME - Couple Obtained More than $27 Million in Fraudulent Loans on 54 Home Sales

7/2/08 HAYMOND
PIERCE COUNTY DEVELOPER SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS - Federal Judge Blasts Defendant’s “Nefarious Activity”

7/1/08 WHALE SENTENCING
MAKAH TRIBAL MEMBERS SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT - Two Who Took Most Active Role, Leading Hunt, Sentenced to Jail Time