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9/30/09 SUDDERTH
CHEHALIS WOMAN, ON RUN FOR 13 YEARS, RETURNS TO FACE PARENTAL KIDNAPING CHARGE
Lewis County Mother to Appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma

9/29/09 GARCIA
THREE MEXICAN NATIONALS SENTENCED TO LENGTHY PRISON TERMS FOR METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING
Defendants Conspired to Sell a Pound of Meth to Confidential Informant

9/29/09 BEARD
FORMER CFO OF ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATION PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD AS PART OF EMBEZZLEMENT SCHEME
Used Corporation Funds to Pay for Personal Luxuries

9/29/09 WHITTECAR
KENT MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR BANK FRAUD AND WEAPONS CHARGES
Defendant and Cohorts Cloned Credit Cards used at Car Wash, Fast Food Chain

9/25/09 POLEE
FORMER WHIDBEY ISLAND RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 36 MONTHS FOR TRAFFICKING IN COUNTERFEIT GOODS
Defendant Continued Illegal Imports and Sales of Counterfeit Goods After Pleading Guilty

9/25/09 BIELASKI
BELLEVUE WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FAILURE TO PAY WITHHELD TAX
Admits Failing to Send Tax Withheld from Construction Company Employees’ Wages to IRS

9/25/09 MIRACLE
SEATTLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD AND TAX EVASION
Admits Using False Statements Concerning Oil Production to Fleece Investors

9/25/09 PETERSON
CANADIAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MARIJUANA SMUGGLING
Defendant Arrested for 2006 Smuggle after Boat Breaks Down During 2009 Smuggling Activity

9/23/09 LYNCH
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY RECOGNIZED FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE
Tacoma Attorney Served as Senior Department of Justice Official in Iraq

9/22/09 TRIGG
LONGVIEW FELON RETURNED TO PRISON FOR POSSESSING FIREARM MONTHS AFTER RELEASE
Defendant Possessed Three Firearms Shortly After Release from Prison for 2006 Conviction

9/21/09 YAMATO
BELLINGHAM ENGINE COMPANY, TWO OFFICERS SENTENCED FOR FELONY IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS
Company Submitted False Immigration Forms on Employees

9/21/09 HAWKINS
DISBARRED LAWYER INDICTED FOR CREDIT CARD DEBT ELIMINATION SCHEME
Gig Harbor Man Defrauded Struggling Consumers Providing False “Credit Help”

9/18/09 HILL
FORMER YOUTH COACH SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Kelso Man had one of Largest Collections of Child Pornography Prosecuted in Western Washington

9/17/09 FAIR, et al
SEVEN RESIDENTS OF SPECIAL COMMITMENT CENTER INDICTED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Prior Convictions Mean Sex Predators Face Mandatory Minimum Ten Year Prison Terms

9/15/09 SCHULTZ
THREE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON MEN SENTENCED FOR FISHING VIOLATIONS
Two Fishermen and Fish Company Manager Face Thousands in Fines

9/11/09 BAUTISTA
COCAINE TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 11+ YEARS IN PRISON
Distributed Kilo Quantities of Cocaine in Case Dubbed “Operation Clean Ride”

9/11/09 GOLDFINCH
MEMBER OF VIOLENT VANCOUVER STREET GANG ARRESTED FOR DRUG SALES
Defendant Sold Cocaine and Crack to Informant

9/11/09 LOPEZ-TIZNADO/PEREZ-ZAMBRANO
TWO MEXICAN NATIONALS PLEAD GUILTY IN FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS SCHEME
Men Admit Purchasing Fraudulent Documents to Obtain Employment

9/9/09 HERNANDEZ
VANCOUVER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTING METHAMPHETAMINE
“Surenos” Gang Member Sold Meth to Confidential Informant

9/9/09 SILVERMAN
CIGARETTE WHOLESALERS FACE CHARGES FOR TRAFFICKING IN UNTAXED CIGARETTES
Indictments Allege Various Suppliers Conspired to Traffic in Contraband Cigarettes

9/4/09 HERNANDEZ-VARGAS
MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON FOR METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING
Defendant had Four Prior Drug Convictions; Was Arrested with Load of Methamphetamine

9/3/09 LOPEZ-TIZNADO/PEREZ-ZAMBRANO
TWO MEXICAN NATIONALS CHARGED IN FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS SCHEME
Men Allegedly Recruited, Housed and Secured Employment for Other Illegal Aliens

9/3/09 SMITH
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON DEVELOPER INDICTED FOR FILLING WETLANDS
Defendant Filled Critical Wetlands in Effort to Ink Deal for Equestrian Center