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Detectives say 39-year-old Oanh Nguyen of White Center would allegedly contact her victims in the DSHS office in the 9600 block of 15 Ave SW. Nguyen would pose as a DSHS employee and approach Vietnamese-speaking clients and ask if they needed help completing forms.

Sheriff's Office seeking victims of Vietnamese con artist working out of White Center

Suspect allegedly targeted Vietnamese-speaking population

Jun 18, 2013 updated 7 hours ago

Information from the King County Sheriff's Office:

*Please note, this press release is also available in Vietnamese, posted right after the English version.

Detectives are looking for victims of a Vietnamese con artist who has been posing as an employee of DSHS to gain the trust of her victims.

Detectives said that 39 year old Oanh Nguyen of White Center would contact her victims in the DSHS office in the 9600 block of 15 Ave SW. Nguyen would pose as a DSHS employee and approach Vietnamese-speaking clients and ask if they needed help completing forms.

During her contact with the clients, she would tell them she needed help depositing a check because she did not have a bank account. Nguyen would ask the client to deposit a check into their bank account and give her the cash.

At least six agreed to help Nguyen and deposited her checks, giving her cash from their accounts. In each of the cases, her checks later bounced because the accounts were closed.

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Transportation spending package addresses sites where fatal accidents took place and more

Jun 17, 2013

The City of Seattle took steps on June 17 to address West Seattle road safety issues among other transportation priorities as part of a $3 million spending package made possible by the Spokane Street Viaduct and 2013 debt service savings.

A list of the priorities was released by City Council Budget Committee Chair Tim Burgess and Transportation Committee Chair Tom Rasmussen.

The local safety improvements that were recommended by Mayor McGinn for East Marginal Way (the site of a truck/bike accident that killed Lance David will also include a full traffic signal at the intersection of 47th Avenue SW and SW Admiral Way (the site of an accident that took the life of Tatsuo Nakata in 2006). Additionally improvements will be made at NE 75th Street (the site of a recent pedestrian accident with multiple fatalities).

Finally funding will make possible freight mobility spot improvements, traffic signals, and other pedestrian safety and maintenance projects.

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