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11/26/08 POPESCU
HITLER 18 CT GOLD BOOKMARK RECOVERED IN STOLEN ARTIFACT STING
Seattle Area Resident Arrested After Seeking Buyer for Bookmark Stolen in Spain in 2002

11/26/08 PRESLEY
FORMER VANCOUVER MAN CAPTURED AFTER FLEEING AHEAD OF CHILD PORN SENTENCING
Defendant Faces Additional Prison Time for Failing to Appear for Sentencing

11/25/08 RUSHING
FINAL DRUG DEFENDANT, ON THE RUN FOR 15 YEARS, ARRESTED IN AMSTERDAM
Arrest Marks Last of Four Drug Fugitives Now in Custody for Massive Hashish Smuggling Conspiracy

11/25/08 POTTER
BREMERTON MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG AND GUN CRIMES
Defendant had Meth, Loaded Guns and $40,000 in his Garage

11/21/08 STEELE
BELLEVUE FISH BROKER PLEADS GUILTY TO FALSELY LABELING FISH PRODUCT
Defendant will have to Publish Nationwide Apology as Part of Plea Agreement

11/21/08 MERCULIEF
TRIBAL MEMBER SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON AND LIFETIME SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR SEX ASSAULT ON TODDLER
Defendant Must Undergo Treatment and Register as a Sex Offender

11/21/08 KILCUP
LEADERS OF COCAINE DISTRIBUTION RING SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERMS
Family Members Each Get More than a Dozen Years in Prison

11/21/08 POINTS
REPEAT OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 7+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR WEAPONS POSSESSION
Defendant Had Multiple Firearms Including a Loaded Semi-Automatic Rifle

11/21/08 SHAIN
SEATTLE “MYSTERY MAN” SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS FOR GUN POSSESSION AND AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT
Defendant Stole Identities of Deceased Individuals to Hide from Justice System and Society

11/21/08 JANG-BRITT
TWO KING COUNTY MEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ON-LINE FENCING OF STOLEN ELECTRONICS
Thieves Stole Credit Cards From Gym Lockers, Quickly Purchased High-end Goods Later Sold Online for Millions of Dollars

11/20/08 GOODRIDGE
OWNERS OF “BLUE STILLY” SMOKE SHOP PLEAD GUILTY TO TRAFFICKING IN MILLIONS OF CONTRABAND CIGARETTES
Defendants Knowingly Failed to Pay More than $25 Million in State Taxes

11/20/08 QUAST
CANADIAN CAR DEALER PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG CONSPIRACY AND MONEY LAUNDERING
Admits Involvement in Smuggling More than 30,000 kilos of BC Bud Marijuana

11/19/08 BUNKER
GOVERNMENT INFORMANT SENTENCED TO FOUR + YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUGTRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES
Defendant Sold Meth Chemicals to Undercover Officer while Assisting on a Different Case

11/18/08 FREY-NGUYEN
KING COUNTY SALON OPERATORS CHARGED WITH SEX OFFENSES
California and Washington Residents Allegedly Conspired to Transport Sex Workers From Cities Around the U.S.

11/17/08 PRESLEY
FORMER VANCOUVER MAN CUTS GPS BRACELET, FLEES AHEAD OF CHILD PORN SENTENCING
Defendant Described as “Sexually Fixated on Children”

11/14/08 GORE
TACOMA FELON SENTENCED TO SEVEN+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR GUN POSSESSION
Judge to Defendant: “No More Second Chances”

11/14/08 KNOX
ARIZONA MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR OXYCODONE DISTRIBUTION
Defendant Trafficked Huge Amounts of Prescription Narcotics from LA to Seattle

11/14/08 RANGELOFF
BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED FOR STEALING ROLLS ROYCE FROM CUSTOMS WAREHOUSE
Owner of trucking company stole car from Customs Warehouse at Port of Seattle

11/14/08 SAIZ
GANG MEMBER GETS SEVEN + YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF METH WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE
Defendant with Long Criminal History Led Police on High Speed Chase

11/14/08 NELSON
TENINO MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING METHAMPHETAMINE CHEMICAL
Joint Investigation Leads to Seizure of More Than 30 Million Pseudoephedrine Tablets, Charges Against Three South Korean Nationals, And Closure of Internet Pharmacy Business in South Korea

11/13/08 PERKINS
KENT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE MILITARY CLAIMS IN EFFORT TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION Claimed Combat Service in Iraq and To Have Been Awarded The Purple Heart

11/13/08 BUSH
KITSAP COUNTY MAN CONVICTED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD SCHEME
Defendant Defrauded Hundreds of People with Phony Investment Scheme

11/13/08 COMBAT ONLINE EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNVEILS NEW PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COMBAT ONLINE EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN
Campaign Educates Parents, Targets Potential Online Predators

11/10/08 TIDMORE
COMPTON CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Drugs Sent By Mail

11/7/08 GASPARD
FORMER ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD Defendant Operated Elaborate Scheme to Defraud South King Fire and Rescue

11/7/08 HOUSE
BURIEN MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR ROLE IN DRUG CONSPIRACY
Crack and Powder Cocaine and Firearm Seized at Defendant’s House

11/7/08 IISHIBA
ARMY CAPTAIN SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY TO ILLEGALLY SMUGGLE FIREARMS PARTS TO JAPAN
Military Intelligence Officer Knew He Needed Permit to Send Firearms Parts to Japan

11/7/08 WASHINGTON
TACOMA FELON SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR GUN POSSESSION
Federal Way Police Officer Makes Traffic Stop, Finds Handgun in Car

11/5/08 BURGE
LONGVIEW MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ARSON
Joined with Others to Torch Duplex After Obtaining Renter’s Insurance

11/3/08 OPERATION PINK TIGER
FINAL DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN FIRST PHASE OF “OPERATION PINK TIGER”Lengthy Prison Term for Leader of Cocaine, Heroin, and Methamphetamine Distribution Ring