Hanford Patrol officer fired, sentenced for federal COVID fraud in side business

Hanford Patrol officer fired, sentenced for federal COVID fraud in side business

A Pasco gun dealer who also worked for the Hanford Patrol has been sentenced to two years probation but no jail time after pleading guilty to defrauding the federal government in his private business. Leif Gerald Larsen was sentenced Wednesday by Judge Stanley Bastian in the Yakima U.S. Courthouse for wire fraud related to U.S. government loans intended to help small businesses remain afloat ...