Settlement Reached in $68 Million WA Investment Fraud Case
Hundreds of investors, including some in WA, were defrauded, said lawsuit
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U.S. Secret Service Seizes $290,000 from Elder Fraud Case in Wenatchee
The U.S. Secret Service seized approximately $290,399 from an attempt to steal from an elderly couple from Wenatchee.
Is This an Example of Deceitful, Misleading Advertising in the Ma
Do you think advertising or marketing designed to look 'like' more important mail should be banned?
East Wenatchee Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients, Faces Three Years in Prison
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.
Moses Lake Man Sentenced to Three Years Probation for COVID-19 Relief Fund Fraud
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.
Wenatchee Man Indicted for Wire Fraud, Last Seen in California
If found guilty, he may face up to 20 years in federal prison.
Eastern Washington Rancher Sentenced To 11 Years in Fraud Case
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.
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Moses Lake Man Accused of Fraudulently Receiving CARES Money
Twenty-nine-year-old Dondre Jackson was arrested Thursday after being indicted Tuesday as part of the U.S. Attorney’s Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force.
State Auditor Says Potentially $1.1 Billion in Unemployment Fraud Claims, Employment Security Department Disputes Findings
The State Auditor's Office released a review of the Employment Security Department who potentially lost more than $1 billion due to fraud in 2020.
In a statement, State Auditor Pat McCarthy said, "There are fraud prevention techniques Washington’s program could have used to lessen the impact of these schemes, but the agency’s resources also were overcome by circumstances truly beyond its con
Chelan County Sheriff’s Warning of Fraud Hitting Area
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is warning residents that another phone scam has started to hit the region.
This one works when a person receives a call from someone claiming to be from the Cashmere Valley Bank fraud department.
They then claim that your account has been compromised and that there has been a charge in China
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