An homeowner in Washington state is being sued—along with his wife and neighbors—for allegedly cutting more than 140 trees in a King County park near his home last year.
Vlad Popach, who works as a luxury real estate broker, is selling his hilltop mansion in Issaquah, WA, for $6.5 million and increased the asking price by nearly $1.5 million following the unauthorized tree removal, county officials allege in the suit.
King County attorneys contend that Vlad Popach is attempting to profit from improved views resulting from the trees being removed in Grand Ridge Park, an allegation he denies…