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December 2005
December 22, 2005
LUCO: Former Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud - Puyallup Woman Transferred More Than $100,000 From Bank and Customer Accounts For Her Own Use
December 19, 2005
SOUKAS: Fomer Monroe Resident Sentenced to 92 Months in Prison for 39 Counts of Conspiracy, ID Theft and False Claims
December 16, 2005
HERNANDEZ: Federal Way Resident Sentenced to Prison for Human Smuggling - Woman was Informant Who Smuggled Loads of Korean Nationals Without Permission
MCINTOSH: New Jersey Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for McDonald's Arson - Claimed Fire Was on Behalf of ELF and ALF
MATA: Clark County Man Gets 34 Month Sentence for Methamphetamine Distribution - Mexican National Faces Deportation Following Prison Term
ENNASSIME: Lakewood Couple Indicted for Forced Labor and Harboring Alien - Couple Allegedly Forced Moroccan Niece to Work Long Hours for No Pay
COX/FLEISCHMAN: Southwest Washington Methamphetamine Distributors Sentenced to Prison - Camas men Distributed Meth for Large Portland, Oregon Based Organization
TYLER: Former Bank Assistant Manager Sentenced to Prison for $600,000 Embezzlement - Manager Falsified Bank Records and Forged Documents For Over Two Years
December 9, 2005
RUIZ-MALDONADO: Everett Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine & Meth - Sixteen Other Defendants Already Entered Guilty Pleas in Extensive Wire-Tap Case
KESLING: Drug Shipment Organizer Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison - Eastside Man at Center of Drug Probe that led to Prison Terms for Two Lawyers
December 8, 2005
ECO-TERROR ATTACKS: Six Arrested in Connection with Northwest Eco-Terror Attacks - Defendants Allegedly Tied to Fires in Washington and Oregon Dating Back to 1998
December 6, 2005
HSY: Bellevue Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Arms Export Act - Illegally Exported Night Vision Goggles to Taiwan - Co-Conspirator Sent them to China
December 2, 2005
DAY: Kirkland Computer Game Company Executive Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud - CEO Claimed Disney was Purchasing Her Company to Try to Buy "Dream Home" on Mercer Island
COOK: Asset Protection Guru Charged with Tax Fraud - Prominent Fall City Couple Concealed More Than $8 Million to Avoid Taxes
WHITE: Lawyers Sentenced to Prison for Financial Crimes - Men Secretly Accepted Money From Drug Organization
December 1, 2005
MADDEN: Tukwila Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base
November 2005
November 30, 2005
WITTER: Marysville Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Anabolic Steroids and Prescription Pain Medication - Drugs Distributed at Health Clubs Throughout Western Washington
November 29, 2005
MU'MIN: Puyallup Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
BEAUCHMAN: Auburn Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Production - Operated Meth Lab That Contaminated Rental Property and Endangered Children
November 18, 2005
IVANCHUK: Auto Title Washing Conspiracy Nets 18 Month Prison Term - Consumers Will Get Restitution for Purchase of "Rebuilt Wrecks"
NGUYEN: Seattle Man Who Posed as Immigration Official Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison - Money to be Returned to Dozens of Vietnamese Victims
STAR: Tacoma Physical Therapy Firm Required to Pay More Than $655,000 for Health Care Fraud - STAR Physical Therapy Billed State and Private Health Plans for Bogus Private Therapy Sessions
HENDERSON: Repeat Offender Gets 50 Months for Credit Card Fraud Scheme - Woman Posed as Credit Card Representative Authorizing Large Cash Withdrawals on Phony Credit Cards
CASSINI: Bellevue Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Bank and Wire Fraud - Masqueraded as Microsoft Millionaire to Commit Bank Fraud
NIEBOER: Canadian Trucker Gets One Year Prison Term for Smuggling Cash - Judge Calls Bulk Cash Smuggling "Essential Ingredient" of the Drug Trade
CONTINI: Former Microsoft Employee Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Illegally Selling Company Software Worth $7.1 Million - Sold Software on the Gray Market for More Than $2 Million
November 17, 2005
WILSON: Cowlitz County Man Sentenced to Prison
74 HOOVER CRIPS: Feds Indict Cocaine and Oxycodone Distribution Ring - Nineteen People Arrested in Criminal OrganizationTied to 74 Hoover Crips Street Gang
November 4, 2005
MATTHEWS: Oregon Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Vancouver, Washington Kidnap Attempt
GARCIA: Lynnwood Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Selling Heroin
ZACARIAS-MORALES: Skagit County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison - Trafficked Cocaine and Heroin from California
November 3, 2005
BROWN: Wyoming Man Indicted for Tax Fraud - Scheme Allegedly Hid Income from IRS in Offshore Bank Accounts
BASSI: Canadian Sentenced to Four Years in Prison in Ecstasy and Ephedrine Smuggling Case
October 2005
October 28, 2005
ZIESKE: Renton Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Mail, Wire and Securities Fraud
CREEDON: Vashon Island Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Marijuana Grow Operation
NELSON: Anacortes Man Gets Five Years For Aggravated Identity Theft, Bank and Wire Fraud; Couple Victimized More Than 250 People
October 21, 2005
ANDERSON ARK: CPA Sentenced in $120 Million International Tax Shelter Case
ANDREWS: Vancouver Identity Thief Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
October 14, 2005
GARCIA-VILLALBA: Skagit County Crime Family Members Sentenced to Significant Prison Terms; Mexican Drug Ring Laundered Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
WEATHERS: Vancouver, Washington, Hotel and Rental Property Owner Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Tax Evasion
REYES-PONCE: Armed Drug Dealer Gets 15 Years in Prison
October 7, 2005
PHILIPS: Former Microsoft Employee Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud and Use of False Social Security Number
KARAWI: Seattle Convenience Store Owner Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Illegal Sales of Pseudoephedrine
KENDRIX: Former Department of Licensing Employee Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Selling Drivers Licenses and ID Cards
October 5, 2005
SMITH: Pierce County Man Convicted for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
September 2005
September 30, 2005
MEDINA: Bellingham Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Drugs, Assault and Witness Tampering
LETOTO: Marysville Man Gets Four Years for Possession of Child Porn
September 28, 2005
ELLIS: Seattle Woman Sentenced to Four Year Prison Term - Was Leader of Bank Fraud and ID Theft Ring
MCINTOSH: New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to 2003 Eco-Terror Arson at Seattle McDonald's Restaurant - Faces 8-10 Years in Prison
MIRABACK: Feds Seize Nearly One-Thousand Pounds of Marijuana at Puyallup Residence - Two Canadian Men Charged
September 23, 2005
LYONS: Three Former TSA Maintenance Workers Plead Guilty to Theft of Government Property; Sea-Tac Workers Stole Items Confiscated From Travelers
September 21, 2005
CREIGHTON: Milton Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Being a Felon in Possession of Three Firearms
September 19, 2005
MCDOWELL: Tacoma Man Sentenced to Over 14 Years for Being a Felon in Possession of Three Firearms, Plus Drug and Witness Tampering Charges
September 16, 2005
CHAVARRIO-ROMO: Lead Methamphetamine Distributor From SW Washington Drug Ring Sentenced
September 14, 2005
SMITH: Former Bellevue Real Estate Salesman Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Income Tax Returns
SHIN: Two Federal Way Residents Plead Guilty in Connection to Human Smuggling Ring
September 9, 2005
KESLING: Drug Shipment Organizer Pleads Guilty
HYUN: Former Bellevue Insurance Salesman Sentenced to Prison Term for Securities Fraud
September 2, 2005
CAMPBELL/BROWN: Battle Ground Men Sentenced to Home Confinement and Probation for Making Illegal Pipe Bombs
DANCY: Tacoma Man Sentenced to Probation for "Straw Man" Purchase of Gun Linked to D.C. Sniper
September 1, 2005
PATTERSON: Sequim Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
August 2005
August 31, 2005
DREBLOW: Spanaway Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography
August 26, 2005
RESSAM APPEAL: Department of Justice Appeals Sentence of "Millennium Bomber" Ahmed Ressam
August 19, 2005
KILLINGSWORTH: Fifth Defendant Sentenced to Prison in Holmes Harbor Bond Fraud Case
August 12, 2005
KOCH: Olympic Peninsula Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison For Murder
CHAGGER: Canadian Lawyer Sentenced to Prison For Two Counts of Witness Tampering
August 11, 2005
JOHNSON: Vancouver Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Weapons Charges; Faces at Least Ten Years in Prison
FLORES-LOPEZ: Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison in Connection With Kidnapping; Foiled by Amber Alert
August 5, 2005
BADGER: Former Znetix Salesman Sentenced to 30 Months
August 1, 2005
MATTHEWS: Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Vancouver, Washington Kidnap Attempt; Faces Up to Sixteen Years in Prison
July 2005
July 29, 2005
EMERY: Federal Grand Jury Indicts Marijuana Seed Distributor; Canadian Who Calls Himself "Prince of Pot" Arrested in Coordinated U.S.-Canada Investigation
BORGELT: Former Tacoma Gun Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Failing to File a Tax Return
OGEDENGBE: Houston Couple Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Attempted Smuggling of 16 Pounds of Heroin
July 28, 2005
CASSINI: Bellevue Man Who Masqueraded as Microsoft Millionaire Pleads Guilty to Bank and Wire Fraud
JONES: Second Leader of Major ID Theft Ring Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
NGUYEN: Woodinville Couple and Company Indicted for Sales of Stolen and Mislabeled Medical Devices
July 27, 2005
RESSAM: Ahmed Ressam, "Millennium Bomber," Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison
July 25, 2005
PRESS CONFERENCE: Press Conference Following Sentencing of Ahmed Ressam
July 22, 2005
SOUKAS: Former Monroe Resident Pleads Guilty to 39 Counts of Conspiracy, ID Theft and False Tax Claims
PATTON: Tacoma Man Sentenced to 12 1/2 Years as "Career Offender"
WHITE/VANDERVEEN: Lawyers Plead Guilty to Financial Crimes
July 21, 2005
RAJ: Tunnel Discovered Between Canada and U.S.; Coordinated Investigation Leads to Arrest of Drug Smugglers
SARGENT: Edmonds Man Pleads Guilty in Cross Burning Incident; Associates Indicted for Lying to Federal Grand Jury
July 20, 2005
HOLLISTER: Bellingham Woman Pleads Guilty in Murder-For-Hire Plot
July 19, 2005
HOLMGREN: Former Mill Creek Resident Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Income Tax Returns on Income of More Than $1 Million
July 15, 2005
CHANVONGSA: Burien Man Gets Seven Year Prison Term for Brandishing a Gun During Botched Drug Deal
ESQUIVEL-ORTEGA: California Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison as Member of Large Drug Conspiracy
July 8, 2005
CARONA-ALVAREZ: Sunnyside Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Import More than a Quarter Ton of Pseudoephedrine
GREEN: Former National Guard Payroll Clerk Gets 33 Months for Mail Fraud in Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Soldiers
GAINES: "Pillowcase Robber" Sentenced to 184 Years in Prison for Robbery Spree
KIM: Mercer Island Couple Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Forfeit $900,000 in Connection with Pseudoephedrine Sales
JONES: Cowlitz County Armed Felon Sentenced
July 1, 2005
MICKENS: Felon Gets 48 Months for Possession of a Single Bullet
MCBRIDE: IT Manager for Restaurant Chain Sentenced to Prison
PHILIPS: Former Microsoft Employee Convicted of Wire Fraud and Use of False Social Security Number
June 2005
June 29, 2005
WILSON: Cowlitz County Man Convicted of Being Armed Career Criminal
WEATHERS: Vancouver Washington Hotel and Rental Property Owners Convicted of Tax Evasion
June 24, 2005
DAWSON: Washington Mutual Branch Vice President Sentenced for Embezzling Nearly $400,000 From Bank
June 20, 2005
HOLMES HARBOR: Four Defendants Sentenced to Prison in Holmes Harbor Bond Fraud Case
June 10, 2005
BANDIDOS: Twenty-six Indicted Following 2 Year Investigation of "Bandidos" Motorcycle Gang
NELIGAN: Veterans Administration Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion
June 9, 2005
PRESS CONFERENCE BANDIDOS: Press Conference to Discuss Arrests and Indictments of Bandidos Motorcycle Gang Members
June 6, 2005
KHALEGHI: Quick Action by Feds Foils International Parental Kidnapping; Bellevue Man Makes First Court Appearance Today
GRANT: Clark County Man Sentenced to 15 Years as "Armed Career Criminal"
June 3, 2005
JONES: Former Tulalip Tribal Housing Chairman Sentenced for Embezzling Tribal Funds
May 2005
May 27, 2005
OPERATION PIT BOSS: New Charges and Arrest in Sham Marriage Scheme
May 26, 2005
CAMPBELL-BROWN: Battle Ground Teens Plead Guilty to Making Illegal Pipe Bombs
May 24, 2005
BROOKS: Kent Area Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Leadership of an International Narcotics Trafficking Organization
May 20, 2005
SPOKANE MAYOR: U.S. Attorney's Office for Western District of Washington to Handle Spokane Mayor Preliminary Investigation
May 19, 2005
TEMPLETON: Bellingham Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine - Left Children and Houses Contaminated
May 13, 2005
LENTZ: Pacific County Man Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison for Drug and Weapons Crimes
May 12, 2005
CHAVARRIA-ROMO: Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Indicted - Feds and Locals Partner for Major Arrests
May 9, 2005
ANDERSON: Monroe Man Sentenced to Probation for Removing Artifact From Protected Historic Site
May 5, 2005
TEZAK: Fifth and Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Holmes Harbor Bond Fraud Case
May 3, 2005
SMITH: Tacoma Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Declaration in Her Boyfriend's Criminal Case
April 2005
April 27, 2005
RESSAM: Sentencing of Ahmed Ressam, "Millennium Bomber," Delayed For at Least Three Months
April 25, 2005
PRESS ADVISORY/RESSAM: Press Advisory for Ressam Sentencing Hearing
April 22, 2005
PRESS CONFERENCE/RESSAM: Press Conference Following Sentencing of Ahmed Ressam
BUCHANAN: Vancouver Man Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Wire Fraud Scheme - Posed as Former NFL Player
April 20, 2005
WILLIAMS: Leader of Major ID Theft Ring Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison
April 19, 2005
LACSON: Znetix Stock Salesman Sentenced for Securities Fraud
April 18, 2005
PHAM: Starbucks Employee and Five Others Indicted in $1.5 Million Bank Fraud
April 14, 2005
MCBRIDE: Computer Manager at Vancouver, Washington Company Pleads Guilty in $200,000 Fraudulent Invoicing Scheme
April 11, 2005
PAUL: Eight Indicted for Smuggling and Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes and Money Laundering
April 8, 2005
CHAGGER: Canadian Lawyer Convicted of Two Counts of Witness Tampering
ZIESKE: Renton Man Pleads Guilty to Mail, Wire and Securities Fraud
April 4, 2005
EVERGREEN: Evergreen to Pay Largest-Ever Penalty for Concealing Vessel Pollution
April 1, 2005
BUI-NGUYEN: Seattle Men Sentenced for Tax Fraud - Failed to Report $1.8 Million in Income
KINGSTON: Former Microsoft Employee Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
HYUN: Bellevue Insurance Salesman Pleads Guilty of Securities Fraud
GREGG: Former Microsoft Employee Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Scheme to Profit from Stolen Software
DIXON: Former Friday Harbor Postmaster Sentenced to Prison for Misappropriating $129,000 in Postal Funds
March 2005
March 31, 2005
DANCY: Tacoma Man Pleads Guilty to "Straw Man" Purchase of Gun Linked to D.C. Sniper
March 25, 2005
CHOI: Los Angeles Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Human Smuggling Operation
LEE: Port Angeles Parolee Sentenced to 57 Months for Possessing Child Pornography
March 24, 2005
MCCORMICK: Kelso Couple Sentenced for Sophisticated Marijuana Growing Operation
March 23, 2005
MCCRAE: Seattle Man Sentenced for Being Felon in Possession of a Firearm
GAINES: "Pillowcase Robber" Convicted on Eighteen Counts For Robbery Spree
March 18, 2005
HARTZ: Carnation Man With Extensive Criminal History Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Bellevue Jewelry Store
CANCER TREATMENT CENTER: $478,000 Settlement in Cancer Treatment Center Investigation
DAVIDSON: Cowlitz County "Armed Career Criminal" Sentenced to More Than 19 Years in Prison
March 16, 2005
DANCY: Tacoma Man Indicted for "Straw Man" Purchase of Gun Linked to D.C. Sniper
March 11, 2005
KAUFFMAN: Repeat Drug Dealer From Tukwila Gets Five Year Prison Term
March 10, 2005
DAY: Oregon Woman Pleads Guilty to Vancouver, Washington Kidnap Attempt
March 9, 2005
LUKE: Former Tacoma Executive Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
JABLONSKI: Tulalip Tribal Member Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor
BRADBURY: Level III Sex Offender Gets Ten Year Term for Possession of Child Pornography
March 7, 2005
BEAMAN/CULP/KUIKEN: Znetix Stock Salesmen Sentenced for Fraud and Conspiracy
March 4, 2005
ROBINSON: Tacoma Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Body Armor
March 2, 2005
ESQUIVEL-ORTEGA: California Man Convicted as Member of Large Drug Conspiracy
FERRYMAN: Vancouver Man Gets Five Years For Drug And Weapons Crimes
March 1, 2005
STEPHENSON: Washington State Trust Promoters Indicted For Tax Conspiracy
February 2005
February 28, 2005
YOUNG: Bellingham Man Sentenced to Prison for Mail Fraud in E-Bay Auction Scam
February 23, 2005
HISTORIC HEARING IN SW WASHINGTON: Historic Vancouver Court Hearing Highlights Federal Focus on Southwest Washington
February 18, 2005
SOUKAS: Former Monroe Resident Indicted: 50 Counts of Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, ID Theft and False Tax Claims
February 17, 2005
ELLIS: Seattle Woman Pleads Guilty in Bank Fraud and ID Theft Cases
February 16, 2005
MCINTOSH: New Jersey Man Arrested in 2003 Arson at Seattle McDonald's Restaurant
February 11, 2005
EDWARDS: Union Officer Sentenced For Theft of Funds & Destruction of Records
JUVENILE: Juvenile Sentenced for Releasing Worm That Attacked Microsoft Web Site
February 10, 2005
TEMPLETON: Bellingham Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine - Left Children and Houses Contaminated
February 8, 2005
SIMS: Bremerton Man Convicted of Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Ammunition, and Body Armor, and Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute
February 7, 2005
ENGEL: Federal Way Fraudster Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud, Mail Fraud and Using False Documents
February 4, 2005
CURTIN: Financial Planner Sent to Prison for Stealing Chehalis School Teachers' Retirement
WHITFIELD: Former Customs and Border Protection Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Importing "B.C. Bud" Into the United States
February 2, 2005
CAMPBELL/BROWN: Battle Ground Teens Charged With Building Illegal Pipe Bombs
WILSON/JONES: Two Cowlitz County Men Indicted for Being Armed Career Criminals
January 2005
January 28, 2005
UPTEGROVE: Vancouver Man Sentenced to More Than 20 Years for String of Bank Robberies
PARSON: Minnesota Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Creating and Unleashing a Variant of the MS Blaster Computer Worm
January 27, 2005
BROWN: Bank Robber Dubbed "Bag Lady Bandit" Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
PRESS CONFERENCE - BLASTER/PARSON: Press Conference Following Sentencing in Blaster Worm Variant Case
January 26, 2005
CONTINI: Former Microsoft Employee Pleads Guilty to Illegally Selling Company Software Worth $7.1 Million
January 24, 2005
BADGER: Michigan Man Indicted for Mail and Wire Fraud in Znetix Related Case
January 21, 2005
LEHR: Portland Man Gets More Than 4 Years for Vancouver, WA Bank Robbery
CHRISTENSEN: Vancouver Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Securities Fraud
HUGHES: Snohomish Man Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Resisting and Impeding Federal Officers During 31 Hour Stand-Off
January 19, 2005
LALLY: British Columbian Sentenced to Prison for Importing Ecstasy into the United States
SCHEYER: Former UW Softball Team Doctor Pleads Guilty to Prescription Fraud
January 14, 2005
HIEBERT: Bonnie Lake Man Gets More Than 10 Years in Prison for Producing and Possessing Child Porn
ZNETIX PRESS CONFERENCE: Multi-Million-Dollar Civil Settlements and Multi-Year Prison Sentences Mark Year of Progress in Znetix Stock Swindle Case
NORASINH: Everett Tax Preparer Gets Prison Term for Preparing False Returns
PATTERSON: Sequim Man Convicted of Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
January 11, 2005
BUCHANAN: Vancouver Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Wire Fraud Scheme - Posed as Former NFL Player
January 7, 2005
DRUGS: DEA Cracks Down on Meth Manufacturing With "Operation Sanctioned Sins"
AHMAD: Seattle Doctor Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Billing Fraud
ADKINS: Investment Firm President Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Securities Fraud
January 5, 2005