fraud

A Pierce County woman is facing charges of theft, identity theft and forgery for allegedly using a stolen driver's license and bank card to withdraw $5,000 from a bank in Cle Elum last fall. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 40-year-old Rachel Catharine Leggett of Tacoma was expected to be arraigned in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

33-year-old Timothy Paulik faces felony charges for criminal impersonation and identity theft after a joint effort by Moses Lake PD and other agencies.

The Town Toyota Center (TTC) in Wenatchee is in the process of attempting to recover $250,000 it paid to a fraudster who reportedly posed as a booking agent for a major musical act. In a Wednesday press release, TTC officials say the venue's longtime booking agent - Harmony Artists Inc...

Hundreds of investors, including some in WA, were defrauded, said lawsuit

The U.S. Secret Service seized approximately $290,399 from an attempt to steal from an elderly couple from Wenatchee.

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The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions tipped off East Wenatchee Police of their investigation into Lone, who was funneling his clients’ money towards his own personal expenses.

Back in July of 2022, 29-year-old Dondre C. Jackson was indicted for receiving $42,000 in CARES Act funds for a nonexistent catering business.

If found guilty, he may face up to 20 years in federal prison.

An eastern Washington rancher tied to a massive fraud scheme involving cattle that didn’t exist will serve 11 years in federal prison. The sentence handed down this week calls for 51-year-old Cody Easterday of Mesa to pay $244 million in restitution for his wire fraud conviction. P...