fraud

The Grant County Sheriff's Office raided a smoke shop in Moses Lake

Do you think advertising or marketing designed to look 'like' more important mail should be banned?

West Richland Police and other authorities are seeking to ID and locate this woman. She's accused of an elaborate fraud scheme.   Suspect 'creates' fake check, deposits in victim's account, then what? The WRPD did not release specific dates and times for when this occurred, but says this woman went to great lengths. She d...

Suspect sought on fraud charges

Back in July of 2022, 29-year-old Dondre C. Jackson was indicted for receiving $42,000 in CARES Act funds for a nonexistent catering business.

A card skimmer is a device used to capture personal data, including pin numbers, from card-swiping device. These were found inside the Richland Walmart

Scammers don’t miss an opportunity to try and take advantage of you, and some are even using the upcoming election to get people’s personal information.   “We know that emotions are high and it can be very polarizing," said Rebecca Barr, with the Better Business Bureau.  "And so, we are expe...

Man allegedly staged at least one fake accident to defraud insurance company

(Yakima, WA) -- 51-year-old Cody Easterday of Mesa was sentenced to serve 132-months in federal prison for defrauding Tyson Foods and another company out of more than $244 million by charging them for approximately 265,000 head of cattle that did not exist...

(Tacoma, WA)  --  A former employee of the Washington State Employment Security Department has been sentenced for fraud.  Reyes De La Cruz, of Moses Lake, worked processing pandemic-related unemployment claims.  He modified claims, so the people would receive large lump sum amounts and then he would collect a portion for himself.  He defrauded 360-...