Tag: Tacoma
Daniel Hammond, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Daniel Hammond, a 44-year-old Puyallup resident, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role as a significant distributor of narcotics for a Drug Trafficking Organization tied to white prison gangs in Tacoma. Hammond was convicted in February 2026 of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The investigation, which began in…
Roshard Carty, Wire Fraud, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 73-year-old southwest Washington retiree was swindled out of over $600,000 by a Jamaican lottery scammer who posed as a Publisher’s Clearinghouse employee. Roshard Carty, 34, convinced the victim she had won $22 million, but needed to pay taxes and fees to access her winnings. Between August 2020 and February 2024,…
Van Phuong Vu, Alien Smuggling, Washington 2026
⏱ 3 min read Two Canadian nationals, Van Phuong Vu and Johnny Huynh, were busted for smuggling eight Vietnamese nationals into the US via Point Roberts, Washington. The group, including the would-be smugglers, was intercepted at Bellingham Airport last week. According to authorities, the scheme began early on May 5, 2026, when US Border Patrol…
John S. Winslow, Wire Fraud, Washington 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 57-year-old former financial advisor from Fox Island, Washington, was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing nearly $1 million from an elderly client. John S. Winslow, who worked at a national financial services firm, was fired after it was discovered that he had stolen over $920,000 in life savings…
Manjit Bedi, Food Stamp Fraud, Washington 2024
⏱ 2 min read Tacoma’s economy may be thriving, but one of its small business owners has been caught in a desperate bid to pad his profits. Manjit Bedi, a 64-year-old grocery store owner from Kent, Washington, allegedly ran a brazen food stamp scam that netted him at least $600,000 in stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
