A 41-year-old man was booked into Snohomish County Jail Thursday after he allegedly identified himself as a U.S. Treasury Agent and stole more than $600,000 from a Lynnwood couple.
At the request of the Lynnwood Police Department, the U.S. Marshal’s Service arrested the man in Baldwin Park, California on Dec. 19, 2024, booking him into the Los Angeles County Jail. The man was then extradited to Washington state.
Lynnwood detectives developed probable cause to arrest the suspect for first-degree theft and first-degree criminal impersonation. Detectives learned the Lynnwood victims, who are retirees, received a call from a 1-800 number and were led to believe the caller was a U.S. Treasury Agent. The victims suffered a total loss of more than $600,000…