White-Collar Crime
Duvall farm fined $1M for hiring illegal immigrants
SEATTLE -- A Washington state organic herb farm must pay $1 million for firing, then rehiring illegal immigrants following a federal audit.
Date: 05/01/2012 | Northwest
Report: Wal-Mart hushed up bribe network in Mexico
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according to a published report.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Business
Seattle sues to recover funds from ex-employee
SEATTLE — The city of Seattle has filed a lawsuit seeking to freeze the assets of an ex-public utilities employee accused of embezzling more than $1 million.
Date: 03/13/2012 | Northwest
DuPont case reveals details of China's economic spying
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Chinese call it "Titanium white." And it does make many things white, from the inside of Oreo cookies to the paint on cars. Paper, toothpaste, plastics, cosmetics and just about any other commonplace item colored white includes titanium dioxide.
Date: 03/10/2012 | Nation & World
Ex-Seattle utilities employee accused of $1M theft
SEATTLE -- Police say a man who worked for Seattle Public Utilities siphoned more than $1 million in water main extension funds into his private bank account.The theft was discovered during an investigation of employees who were crediting their own utility accounts.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Northwest
Ex-counselor in prosecutor's office accused of stealing public money
EVERETT -- Everett police detectives believe they may have uncovered evidence that a former counselor with the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office misappropriated public money for at least five years.
Date: 12/13/2011 | Local News
Regulators approve Bothell firm’s cancer drug
Federal regulators have approved an innovative cancer drug from Seattle Genetics Inc. to treat two rare forms of cancer that attack the lymph nodes. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Adcetris to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma and systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Adcetris uses a...
Date: 08/20/2011 | Business
Bookkeeper who stole $200,000 sentenced to a year in prison
EVERETT -- A bookkeeper who stole roughly $200,000 from a Snohomish company was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison and ordered to pay restitution.
Date: 06/30/2011 | Local News
Blaine man pleads guilty to inheritance scam
SEATTLE -- A Blaine man accused of collecting more than $3 million with an inheritance scam pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Seattle to wire fraud and tax crimes.
Date: 06/30/2011 | Northwest
Marysville woman charged with theft against employer
EVERETT -- A Marysville woman who was sued by her former employer for embezzling nearly $125,000 is now facing a criminal charge.
Date: 06/11/2011 | Local News
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