Southern Poverty Law Center federally indicted, allegations of payments to right-wing and neo-Nazi groups
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Tuesday, April 21, that a Grand Jury in Montgomery, Alabama, returned an indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. “The SPLC […]
John Braun commentary: Democrats are in no rush to settle concerns about potential fraud
A recent state audit questioned whether Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families had properly spent federal funds to subsidize childcare. Between compliance and documentation concerns, the money involved could exceed $37 million. Just as troubling, if not more so, is an admission DCYF made through the audit: Two-thirds of the payments it made to […]
Washington man pleads guilty to $97M oil investment laundering scam
SEATTLE — A 47-year-old Washington state man pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit money laundering in a scheme that funneled nearly $100 million in fraud proceeds from phony oil and gas investments to overseas cryptocurrency wallets, federal prosecutors said. Geoffrey K. Auyeung, of Newcastle, admitted setting up nine business entities to receive funds from […]
Refusing to take fraud concerns seriously will add to public’s distrust
Allegations of fraud involving childcare funding and other government-subsidized programs elsewhere have people here concerned that something similar could be happening in Washington. I know this because of the calls and emails that have come in since federal Republicans began investigating the suspected theft, through fraud, of billions in taxpayer dollars intended to subsidize a […]
John Braun commentary: The continuing insanity of the homelessness ‘emergency’
The line about “insanity” being defined as doing the same things over and over, and expecting a different result, is sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein. An online search indicates the saying more likely originated in a Narcotics Anonymous publication many years ago about the difficulty of overcoming a drug addiction. If so, insanity is an […]
Arrest of female involved in elaborate gift card fraud scheme
LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood Police arrest alleged female mastermind behind organized retail theft ring in Snohomish County. On Monday August 5, Lynnwood Police Department Detectives, in collaboration with prosecutors at the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office, arrested Hayley Natasha Brown, a 28-year-old female, at an apartment in the 14600 block of 179th Ave SE in Monroe. Detectives allege the […]
FREE Fraud, identity theft and cyberextortion webinar Sept 17
Those of us that have not experienced identity theft are quickly becoming a minority. If you are one of the lucky few that hasn’t had your world turned upside down seemingly overnight, ask around. There is a good chance you know several people that are now or have been identity theft victims. With the way […]
WA ESD unemployment check fraud case expands to nearly $1 billion
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Lacamas Magazine. It is published here with permission from and full attribution to Lacamas Magazine (www.LacamasMagazine.com) and Editor Ernie Geigenmiller. BREAKING NEWS — According to Senator Ann Rivers (18th Legislative District), whose office was briefed June 3 by the Employment Security Department (ESD), the unemployment check fraud […]
