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Tacoma man sentenced in scheme using inmate information for fraudulent tax...

A Tacoma man was sentenced to 33 months in prison today for his role in a scheme that tried to claim more than $145,000 in tax refunds using the names and social security numbers of prison inmates....

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Spanaway-based identity theft ring taken down with three arrests

A large identity theft ring based in Spanaway was taken down this week, according to the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office. Two men, aged 32 and 26, and a woman, 32, were charged with multiple counts...

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Judge rules Tacoma woman convicted in massive fraud must serve five years in...

A Tacoma woman who participated in a massive fraud that ensnared dozens of solders from Joint Base Lewis-McChord and victimized her own grandmother was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison. But...

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Yelm man sentenced to 8 years in prison for “Sovereign Citizen” tax fraud scheme

A Yelm man connected to the “Sovereign Citizen” movement who advised people in a tax fraud scheme was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Raymond Leo...

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Renton man pleads guilty to selling fake Chihuly art

A 35-year-old man will be sentenced in October after pleading guilty Wednesday to selling art he fraudulently claimed was created by Tacoma native Dale Chihuly. Michael Little was convicted of one...

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Warrant issued for suspected car prowler in Fircrest ID theft case

A warrant has been issued for a 20-year-old man charged in an identity theft case and wanted for several car prowls in Fircrest. Pierce County prosecutors have charged Zachariah Hill with second-degree...

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Auburn woman arrested, suspected of lying to elderly neighbor about having...

An Auburn woman was arrested Monday and accused of lying about having cancer to get $400,000 from an elderly neighbor and using the money to pay gambling and other personal expenses. Julie Ann...

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Auburn woman pleads not guilty to scamming elderly neighbor out of $400,000...

An Auburn woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday after she was indicted with wire fraud and Social Security fraud for allegedly bilking an elderly neighbor out of $400,000 by lying about being diagnosed with...

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Woman pleads guilty in rental fraud case, gets 3-year sentence

A woman authorities said bilked people seeking rental houses in the Tacoma area out of thousands of dollars pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony counts and was sentenced to three years in prison....

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‘Military Mistress’ accused of bilking servicemen across nation to face...

Bobbi Ann Finley, the so-called “Military Mistress” accused of bilking servicemen across the nation, was released from an Alabama prison this week. Her freedom was short-lived. Two Pierce County...

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