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Couple allegedly forged dead Issaquah man’s will, stole $2.6M
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Couple allegedly forged dead Issaquah man’s will, stole $2.6M

The Seattle Times·Lauren Girgis Seattle Times staff reporter·about 1 month ago
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A King County couple stole over $2 million from a dead man, forging his will to launder his investment accounts and sell his Issaquah home, prosecutors allege. Ronald Wisner is charged with 22 crimes in King County Superior Court, including theft, perjury, money laundering, mortgage fraud and forgery. His wife, Melissa Wisner, is charged with assisting in theft and money laundering. Throughout the scheme, prosecutors allege, the couple stole $2.6 million from 73-year-old Michael Flegle, who died by suicide in a house fire in April 2024. Flegle worked as an engineer for Boeing, lived alone and did not have immediate family members. In the weeks following his death, his home was burglarized, his car was stolen and a series of forged checks were drawn from his checking account.…

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