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Money Laundering Press Releases

10/23/09 CHILL
FORMER LONGVIEW CONTRACTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD, BANK FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING
Owner of Damage Restoration Company Submitted $3.2 Million in Inflated Claims to Insurance Companies and Defrauded SBA of additional $2 million

7/30/09 QUAST
CANADIAN CAR DEALER SENTENCED TO 75 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR DRUG CONSPIRACY AND MONEY LAUNDERING
Admits Leadership Role in Smuggling Hundreds of Pounds of Cocaine and More than 60,000 pounds of BC Bud Marijuana

6/30/09 COLACURCIO
STRIP CLUB MOGUL AND ASSOCIATES INDICTED FOR RICO CONSPIRACY, MONEY LAUNDERING AND MAIL FRAUD
Colacurcio Organization Promoted Prostitution, Laundered Illegal Proceeds and Cheated on Tax Payments

2/18/09 STUBER
ARIZONA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO TRAFFIC IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES
Cowlitz County Distributor Conspired with Smoke Shop Owner to Avoid $20 Million in State Taxes

10/16/08 FALCO
DRUG DEFENDANT, ON THE RUN FOR 15 YEARS, PLEADS GUILTY TO MONEY LAUNDERING
Defendant Admits Laundering More than $8,000,000 in Proceeds from Hashish Shipment

6/2/08 SULLIVAN
RESTRAINING ORDER FILED AGAINST COLACURCIO OWNED PROPERTIES - First Step Toward Potential Forfeiture in RICO Prosecution

11/16/07 LANMON
FORT LEWIS CAPTAIN CHARGED WITH TAKING BRIBES, REMOVING ARTIFACT FROM IRAQ - Contracting Officer Allegedly Took Thousands in Bribes for Steering Work in Iraq

8/28/07 LOVE
WEST SEATTLE MORTGAGE BROKER SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MONEY LAUNDERING - Helped Dealers Invest Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Real Estate

7/13/07 MACKE
BELLEVUE MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING - Drug Ring Used Lawyer, Real Estate Agent, and Businessman to Launder Drug Money

6/29/07 VU
KENT WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR LAUNDERING DRUG MONEY - Deposited More than $150,000 in Cash: Proceeds of Marijuana Distribution

5/24/07 CASINOS
DOZENS INDICTED IN CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT RACKETEERING, ILLEGAL GAMBLING, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND RELATED OFFENSES - Nationwide Conspiracy to Cheat Casinos by Bribing Employees

3/16/07 VU
KENT WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LAUNDERING DRUG MONEY - Deposited More than $150,000 in Cash: Proceeds of Marijuana Distribution

1/26/07 PLOWMAN
LAWYER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING CRIME - Used Cash from Drug Dealer to Purchase Laundromat to Launder Drug Money

11/30/06 LANEY
FORMER VANCOUVER AREA MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY INVOLVING COUNTERFEIT SOFTWARE AND MONEY LAUNDERING - Web of Companies Sold up to $20 million of Microsoft Software with Altered Licenses

11/3/06 MANALANG
LAWYER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MONEY LAUNDERING - Took Drug Money from Cocaine Traffickers to Invest in Real Estate

10/16/06 PLOWMAN
LAWYER PLEADS GUILTY TO FINANCIAL REPORTING CRIME IN CONNECTION WITH LAUNDERING OF DRUG MONEY THROUGH LAUNDROMAT - Admits He Failed to Report Large Cash Transactions Linked to Drug Dealer

10/6/06 TRAN
SEATTLE ACCOUNTANT SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MONEY LAUNDERING - Sting Operation Nets Accountant Setting up Sham Companies to Hide Illegal Proceeds of Crime

8/11/06 LOVE
MORTGAGE BROKER PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER CASH FOR DRUG DEALERS - Assisted Drug Ring by Hiding Cash Transactions and Submitting Fake Documents for Property Purchases

8/1/06 MANALANG
LAWYER PLEADS GUILTY TO MONEY LAUNDERING

12/2/05 WHITE
Lawyers Sentenced to Prison for Financial Crimes - Men secretly accepted money from drug organization

10/14/05 GARCIA-VILLALBA
Skagit County Crime Family Members Sentenced to Significant Prison Terms; Mexican Drug Ring Laundered Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

7/28/05 NGUYEN
Woodinville Couple and Company Indicted for Sales of Stolen and Mislabeled Medical Devices

7/22/05 WHITE/VANDERVEEN
Lawyers Plead Guilty to Financial Crimes

5/27/05 OPERATION PIT BOSS
New Charges and Arrest in Sham Marriage Scheme

4/11/05 PAUL
Eight Indicted for Smuggling and Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes and Money Laundering