A federal grand jury has indicted a Washington woman for
false declarations before the grand jury and obstruction of justice.
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the
Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Special Agent in Charge Raymond Duda of
the FBI’s Seattle Field Office and Chief of Police Carmen Best of the Seattle
Police Department made the announcement.
According to the indictment unsealed today in the Western
District of Washington, on Feb. 28, 2018, Shawna Reid, 34, of Everett,
Washington, made false material declarations to a federal grand jury when she
denied before the federal grand jury that she previously told a Seattle Police
Department Detective and FBI Special Agent during an interview on Aug. 23,
2017, that Suspect #1 told her that Suspect #1 bragged about involvement in the
murder of a judge or attorney that lives on top of a hill. Reid further denied before the federal grand
jury that she previously told the detective and special agent on Aug. 23, 2017,
that Suspect #1 bragged that the murder victim was someone of importance like a
judge or an attorney general.
According to the indictment, Reid is also charged with
obstruction of justice for making false material statements to law enforcement
officials on Aug. 25, 2017, and Dec.7, 2017, and then on Feb. 28, 2018, before
a federal grand jury. All of the false
statements pertained to whether Suspect #1 told Reid about Suspect #1’s involvement
in the murder of a lawyer, judge, or attorney general who lived on a hill.
The charges and allegations contained in an indictment are
merely accusations. The defendant is
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a
court of law.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI and the Seattle
Police Department. Section Chief David
Jaffe and Trial Attorneys Joseph Wheatley and Matthew Hoff of the Criminal
Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven
D. Clymer are prosecuting this case.
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