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Fake business loans land Yakima, Seattle entrepreneurs in prison
An immigrant businesswoman and a Mariners ticket hawker faced sentencing this week over separate schemes to steal thousands in COVID-19 stimulus money.
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How Seattle Police put bikes at the forefront of protest clashes
Local bike cops drove a national evolution toward forceful crowd tactics — and made money doing it.
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Washington psychologist accused of $125K in wage theft
Synergia CEO Philip Hirsch has a decades-old history of allegedly shortchanging workers, who say part of the problem was a lack of oversight.
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The WA ‘strike force’ chasing millions in COVID-19 relief fraud
From a Spokane T-shirt scheme to a Nigerian unemployment scam, federal prosecutors are grappling with how to prioritize cases amid limited resources.
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King County prosecutor’s office accused of ‘self-dealing’ promotion
An investigation found no hiring policies were violated but noted there is no consistent process for filling leadership positions.