5/29/09 KAPANJIE
OSTEOPATH PLEADS GUILTY TO FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RECORDS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
5/29/09 FULLER
LEADER OF BANK FRAUD RING SENTENCED TO 6+ YEARS IN PRISON
Recruited Naive Bank Customers to Allow Fraudulent Transactions in Their Accounts
5/28/09 GIBSON
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO PRODUCT TAMPERING
Demerol Diverted at Bellevue, WA Surgery Clinic
5/26/09 ARMSTEAD
LEADER OF ID THEFT RING RE-SENTENCED – GETS 14+ YEAR PRISON TERM
Circuit Court Ruling Reduces Prison term by Three Years
5/26/09 BARRAZA-VIDAL
LEADER OF MEXICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON
Judge Calls Size of Drug Shipments “Staggering”
5/22/09 EDWARDS
TRIBAL MEMBER SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE
Man Raped Girl Under the Age of Twelve
5/19/09 SHELL
ADMITTED GANG MEMBER FACES FEDERAL CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH CENTRAL AREA SHOOTING
5/18/09 KNOX
REPEAT BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON AS CAREER OFFENDER
Defendant Robbed his 6th Bank, Ten days after Release From Prison
5/15/09 JAMES
THREE GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY MEN ORDERED TO PAY NEARLY $340,000 IN RESTITUTION FOR ILLEGALLY CUTTING OLD GROWTH TIMBER
Old Growth Western Cedars Taken from Olympic National Forest
5/15/09 LANDAU
BELLEVUE LAWYER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR TAX EVASION, MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS AND OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE IN TAX AUDIT
Lawyer Lied to IRS Agent About Bank Account and Unreported Income
5/15/09 BINNING
CANADIAN COUPLE SENTENCED FOR HUMAN SMUGGLING SCHEME
Defendants Took Money From Undercover Mounties for Smuggle Through Border Park
5/15/09 NEZAT
SWEDISH HOSPITAL NURSE PLEADS GUILTY TO UNLAWFUL THEFT AND DIVERSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Dilaudid and Oxycodone Abused By Medical Professional
5/12/09 BARQUET/BAUTISTA
TWO CONVICTED OF COCAINE TRAFFICKING IN INTERSECTING CONSPIRACIES
Men at Opposite Ends of Distribution Chain in “Operation Clean Ride”
5/11/09 MAGNUSSON
RENTON ATTORNEY ORDERED TO REMOVE DOCK AND BOAT LIFT ON LAKE WASHINGTON FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL RIVERS AND HARBORS ACT
5/8/09 HARDY, et. al.
FOUR SEATTLE AREA WOMEN PLEAD GUILTY TO BANK FRAUD SCHEME IN “OPERATION HONOR ROLE”
Defendants Stole Identities to Apply for More than $2 Million in Student Loans
5/8/09 GASPARD
FORMER ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR MAIL FRAUD Defendant Operated Elaborate Scheme to Defraud South King Fire and Rescue
5/8/09 DYE
SPANAWAY WOMAN SENTENCED TO 20 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR WIRE FRAUD
Embezzled More than $275,000 from Freight Forwarding Company to Support Drug Habit
5/8/09 PARSONS
AUBURN MAN GETS 4+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Defendant Sent Pornography to Two Different Agents Posing On-Line as Young Girls
5/8/09 STURGIS
LOS ANGELES MAN WHO TRAVELED TO NORTHWEST FOR BANK FRAUD SENTENCED TO PRISON
Defendant and Co-Conspirator Arrested at Sea-Tac with Cache of Fake ID’s
5/8/09 MA
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PROBATION FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS
Defendant Falsified Audit Submitted to National Institute of Health
5/7/09 DOUGLAS
SEATTLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PHARMACY ROBBERY
Multiple Pharmacies Targeted
5/6/09 ALEXANDER
TACOMA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO GUN AND DRUG CHARGES
Repeat Offender Arrested for Selling Crack Cocaine
5/6/09 LIU-ZHANG
BELLEVUE MAN AND CHINESE NATIONAL CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD UNITED STATES OVER HONEY IMPORTS
Allegedly Submitted False Paperwork to Hide Chinese Origin of Honey
5/4/09 GUTIERREZ-OROZCO
LEAD DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY IN SKAGIT COUNTY DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY
Ring Distributed Kilo Quantities of Cocaine and Heroin
5/4/09 PRESLEY
VANCOUVER MAN SENTENCED FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORN AND FLEEING AHEAD OF SENTENCING
Defendant Sentenced to Extra 18 Months for Absconding
5/4/09 MENDOZA
ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKER EXTRADITED FROM SPAIN FOR FLYING MULTIPLE LOADS OF BC BUD INTO U.S.
Long-Time Seattle Area Resident with two Prior Drug Convictions Captured after Years on the Run
5/1/09 MOSES
TULALIP TRIBAL MEMBER CHARGED WITH THEFT FOR RAIDING CUSTOMER’S “POINTS” ACCOUNTS
Former Casino Employee Used his Position to Steal Nearly $20,000
5/1/09 GREEN
LAST PHARMACY BURGLAR SENTENCED IN EXTENSIVE BURGLARY SCHEME
Conspirators Broke into Pharmacies In Northwest and West Coast
5/1/09 BURRAGE
ID THEFT RING INDICTED FOR USING STOLEN IDENTITIES TO RUN UP MORE THAN $125,000 IN “INSTANT CREDIT” CHARGES
Last of Five Defendants to Make First Appearance at 1:30 Today
5/1/09 OBEE
MUKILTEO SENIOR CITIZEN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Even after a Warning Visit From Law Enforcement Man Continued to Download and Send Child Porn