Former U.S. Attorney will investigate Pierce County sheriff

April 14, 2021 GMT

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney Brian Moran will conduct an independent investigation of Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer...

Respiratory therapist sentenced for stealing COVID equipment

January 12, 2021 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A respiratory therapist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center has been sentenced to three months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing a ventilator and other medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic and selling it for personal gain...

Federal Way woman sentenced in aircraft fraud scheme

November 20, 2020 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A Federal Way woman who falsified documents in a fraud scheme designed to steal and sell aircraft was sentenced in federal court to four years, three months in prison, according to prosecutors...

Former roommate of accused Capital One hacker sentenced

By MARTHA BELLISLEOctober 15, 2020 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — The former roommate of a woman accused of hacking Capital One banking company and at least 30 other organizations has been sentenced to four years in prison for illegally possessing firearms, according to federal prosecutors...

Man who dropped overdose victim at hospital pleads guilty

August 8, 2020 GMT

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Port Townsend, Washington, man who left a heroin overdose victim in a car outside a hospital emergency room pleaded guilty Friday to drug trafficking and illegal firearms possession charges...

Seattle mayor says US agents have demobilized, left city

By LISA BAUMANNJuly 28, 2020 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Tuesday she had received confirmation that U.S. agents had left the area after being sent to Seattle last week to protect federal buildings amid lingering unrest over the police killing of George Floyd...