By Christine Clarridge and Emily Heffter Seattle Times staff reporters SWAT team officers prying open Peter Keller’s elaborate underground bunker Saturday morning worried the heavily armed survivalist might try to ambush them or blow them up with a booby trap. Instead, after using explosives to loosen the lid to his 20-foot-long, two-story hideout, they found his body, a…
Month: April 2012
Local senator sponsors bill to cut down on Medicaid fraud
Lawmakers — including local State Sen. Cheryl Pflug — passed legislation to crack down on Medicaid fraud and recover taxpayer funds. The measure, Senate Bill 5978 or the Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act, aims to create additional tools for the state to pursue Medicaid fraud. Supporters said the effort could raise millions of dollars in…