CARNATION, WASHINGTON, MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR COVID FRAUD SCHEME AND ATTEMPTS TO STEAL FROM DECEASED SEATTLE VICTIM

SEATTLE, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Seattle Field Office issued the following press release:

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