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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