Tag: Bellevue
Andrey Balun, Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Property, Washington 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 59-year-old Bellevue man, Andrey Balun, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for operating a multi-million dollar fencing operation that encouraged retail theft in the area. Balun, who also resides in Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce. The operation,…
Thanjavur Manavalan, Tax Return Falsification, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 65-year-old Bellevue tax preparer, Thanjavur Manavalan, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for falsifying tax returns, cheating the system out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Manavalan, the owner of Mano Accounting Services, falsified charitable contributions, investment proceeds, business losses, and other items on clients’ tax returns. The scheme,…
Akeatha Diane Akintola, Theft of Public Funds, Washington 2024
⏱ 2 min read Akeatha Diane Akintola, a 48-year-old former social worker from Bellevue, Washington, was sentenced to five months in prison for stealing $17,638 in Social Security benefits from a vulnerable disabled minor, a member of the Snoqualmie Tribe. The crime occurred between September 2023 and July 2024, when Akintola was a social worker…
Tianrui Liang, Espionage, Nebraska 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 21-year-old Chinese national allegedly snapped photos of sensitive military aircraft at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska, sparking a frantic FBI manhunt that ended at JFK Airport in New York. Tianrui Liang crossed the Canadian border on March 28, 2026, on a valid visa, but authorities say he had…
Thanjavur Manavalan, Tax Return Falsification, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Thanjavur Manavalan, a 65-year-old tax preparer from Bellevue, Washington, was convicted of falsifying tax returns for his clients, attracting many from the tech field, particularly those originally from India. The conviction came after an 8-day jury trial in Seattle, with jurors deliberating for about two days before reaching the guilty verdict.…
