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8/31/09 SIM
FEDERAL WAY WOMAN SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY, VISA FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING AND CONCEALING AN ILLEGAL ALIEN
Recruited and Paid U.S. Citizens to Enter into Fake Marriages with Cambodian Nationals

8/28/09 MILLER
SEATTLE STREET GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO 5+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF DRUGS AND STOLEN FIREARM
Defendant Dealt Drugs in Area Plagued by Gang Violence

8/28/09 BROMLEY
WASHOUGAL BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON
Defendant Wore Soda Can “Bomb” Around his Neck; Lead Police on High-Speed Chase

8/25/09 GILBERT
VANCOUVER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PRODUCTION AND RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Defendant Admits Making Pornographic Videos of Young Relatives

8/25/09 HOKE
SEATTLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Defendant is Former Employee in Information Technology at Seattle Children’s Theatre

8/25/09 HE-HO-LE
THREE INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH UNLICENCED COSMETIC TREATMENTS
Bellevue Woman Offered Bad Botox; Burien Couple Tried to Bribe FDA Officer

8/20/09 WHITE
BELLINGHAM MAN SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY CLAIMING BENEFITS BELONGING TO HIS SON
Defendant Claimed Custody of Son After Boy had been Removed from Home Due to Neglect

8/20/09 WHITESIDE
REPEAT OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 9+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR GUN CRIME
Auburn Gang Member Has Long History of Drug and Gun Crime

8/20/09 SANFORD
AVOWED GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO NEARLY FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
Defendant Appears in Internet Video Holding Gun and Making Threats Against Rival Gang Members

8/20/09 HARDY-GORDON
THREE SEATTLE AREA WOMEN SENTENCED FOR BANK FRAUD SCHEME IN “OPERATION HONOR ROLE”
Defendants Stole Identities to Apply for More than $2 Million in Student Loans

8/19/09 ZHANG
CHINESE NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY IN SCHEME TO DEFRAUD UNITED STATES OVER HONEY IMPORTS
False Paperwork used to Hide Chinese Origin of Honey; One Shipment Tainted with Banned Chemical

8/18/09 DHANANI
OFFICERS OF BELLINGHAM ENGINE COMPANY PLEAD GUILTY TO FELONY IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS
Pair Admits they Allowed Company to Submit False Immigration Forms on Employees

8/17/09 BURLESON
SNOHOMISH COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG AND GUN CRIMES
Defendant Arrested with Meth and Loaded Gun with Hollow-Point Bullets

8/14/09 GETTE
WOODLAND MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MANUFACTURING EXPLOSIVE DEVICES (FIREWORKS)
Agrees to Forfeit $150,000 to Government

8/14/09 TORRELLA
THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED FOR PRETEXTING IN “OPERATION DIALING FOR DOLLARS”
Belfair Couple Who Owned Pretexing Company and Biggest Client Sentenced to Prison Time

8/14/09 SHEARS
REPEAT DRUG OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 15+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR EXTENSIVE COCAINE DISTRIBUTION
Renton Man Arrested in Connection with more than $500,000 cash,15 kilos of Cocaine

8/14/09 STRUVE
SPOKANE MAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGAL WEAPONS POSSESSION
Kept Grenades, Machine Guns, Explosives and Rocket Launchers in Bellevue Storage Locker

8/14/09 GUTIERREZ-OROZCO
MEMBERS OF SKAGIT COUNTY DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERMS
Ring Distributed Kilo Quantities of Cocaine and Heroin

8/11/09 WOOD
SEATTLE MAN WHO USED PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING SOFTWARE TO STEAL PERSONAL INFO SENTENCED TO PRISON
Defendant Stole Information from Computers Across the US to Commit Wire Fraud and ID Theft

8/11/09 SOARES DE ALMEIDA
BRAZILIAN SENTENCED FOR BRINGING ALIENS INTO THE UNITED STATES
Man was Arrested as He Brought Three Brazilian Citizens Across Border from Canada

8/7/09 KAMERLING
BELLEVUE WOMAN SENTENCED TO 7+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR “PUMP AND DUMP” SECURITIES SCHEME INVOLVING MORE THAN 3,000 VICTIMS
Defendant Has History of Securities Fraud in US and Canada

8/7/09 FLEMINGS
REPEAT OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 8+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR DEALING OXYCONTIN
Defendant has Prior Convictions for Murder and Assault

8/3/09 HICKMAN
PRIOR SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED TO OVER ELEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Defendant Collected Child Pornography Less Than Five Years After Being Released from Prison