Washington’s King County prosecutor’s office has a new division to handle complex financial crimes.
It will prosecute cases of identity theft, mortgage and insurance fraud and computer offenses.
Prosecutor Norm Maleng had started putting the division together before he died in May.
The division started work last month, and one of its first cases involves a caregiver accused of stealing more than $60,000 from an elderly woman by taking her credit card on shopping sprees.
Copyright 2026 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Topics Fraud Washington
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
North Carolina Becomes First State to Pass Outright Ban on Litigation Financing 
Mississippi Insurance Dept. Top Examiner Named in $90M Credit Union Theft Suit 
5 Years After Surfside Collapse: Safer Condos, More Transparency for Underwriters 
IMA Latest to Sue Howden Over Alleged Employee Poaching 
