EVERETT — Snohomish County prosecutors on Thursday charged Holly Ann Lovett with bigamy.
Lovett, 30, is accused of marrying a man in December 2009 while she was still married to another man. Her first husband told detectives that he and his wife were no longer living together but they weren’t divorced.
He said he learned from his mother in-law that Lovett had married another man and was living with him in a south Everett apartment.
Lovett and her new husband were receiving benefits and a housing allowance from the Navy, according to court records. She also allegedly was receiving welfare benefits naming her as her first husband’s wife.
A detective obtained copies of the marriage certificate and an application for the marriage license the woman sought with the second man. The suspect allegedly used her maiden name on the marriage application and reported that she was single.
Lovett was arrested Tuesday and released the next day after posting bond.
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