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Carnation, Washington, man sentenced to prison for COVID fraud scheme and attempts to steal from deceased Seattle victim

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Seattle – A 36-year-old Carnation, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for wire fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft for his two distinct fraud schemes to steal pandemic unemployment benefits and steal the home, bank assets, and stock portfolio of a deceased Seattle victim.

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