White-Collar Crime
Lynnwood man charged in counterfeit-goods case
The owner and executives of a Lynnwood networking-hardware reseller were indicted last week in U.S. District Court in Seattle, charged with conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Date: 01/21/2013 | Business
6 years for drug trafficking disguised as medical pot business
SEATTLE -- A real estate investor who attracted attention in Everett a dozen years ago for promising big things after buying up historic buildings that had gone to seed is facing six years in prison for drug...
Date: 01/18/2013 | Local News
ICE chief resigns amid sex misconduct claims
WASHINGTON -- A senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned Saturday amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees.
Date: 09/02/2012 | Nation & World
Dutch man charged with stealing BECU credit cards
SEATTLE -- In an investigation that spanned from a Seattle restaurant to Romania, a 21-year-old Dutch national pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal computer hacking charges that include the theft of at least 44,000 credit card numbers, including some from the Boeing Employees Credit...
Date: 06/11/2012 | Business
Scientist pleads not guilty to stealing secrets for China
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former scientist at Sandia National Labs in New Mexico has pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing research to share with China.
Date: 06/06/2012 | Nation & World
