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 […]
Seattle judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship ban giving new AG Brown a first win
SEATTLE—Judge John Coughenour, of the U.S. District Court for Western District of Washington and Ronald Reagan appointee, on Thursday, January 22, granted a temporary injunction request by Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown (D) against President Donald J Trump’s Executive Order on ending birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” “The Court GRANTS the Plaintiff States’ emergency motion […]
