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A Washington state doctor has been accused of using the dark web in an attempt to employ someone to kidnap his estranged wife in exchange for a payout using bitcoin, according to a report.
Dr. Ronald Craig Ilg, a neonatal physician from Spokane, is facing federal charges of attempted kidnapping, the Spokesman-Review reported. If convicted, he could face 20 years in prison.
The FBI learned of Ilg’s alleged plot after an unnamed international news organization probing the dark web alerted his wife, who then tipped off investigators, the report said.
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Sex, Bitcoin and the Dark Web: Spokane doctor accused of trying to hire hitman to kidnap, assault women
April 19, 2021 12:33 PM Melissa Luck
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SPOKANE, Wash. In a court case that reads more like a suspense novel, a Spokane doctor faces attempted kidnapping charges for trying to hire a hitman to assault one woman and kidnap and extort another.
Ronald Craig Ilg is charged in federal court with attempted kidnapping. He’s being held in the Spokane County Jail pending a detention hearing Wednesday afternoon.
According to the court documents, Ilg’s alleged crimes were brought to light by an international news organization, working on a series about murder-for-hire services on the dark web. Specifically, they were investigating how people paid for those services using cryptocurrency.
Behavioral Health Unit Responds To Increased Crisis Calls
Julie Humphreys, Public Safety Communication Manager, 509.625.5868 Monday, April 19, 2021 at 2:27 p.m.
March crisis calls up significantly, intervention efforts making for best possible outcomes
Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Co-Deployed team data for March 2021 illustrates success assisting individuals in mental health crisis amid restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic and a high volume of calls for service relating to behavioral health crisis.
Officers from the Spokane Police Department (SPD), a Deputy from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), and an Officer from the Spokane Valley Police Department co-deploy with clinicians from Frontier Behavioral Health (FBH) to assist those caught in “crisis” within the community. A “crisis contact” is described as a person who is experiencing increased emotion and decreased reasoning.
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Spokane sheriff targets major western cities with recruiting billboards
The Spokane County Sheriff s Office is looking to hire away experienced officers from big police departments in Seattle, Portland, and Denver. Author: Casey Decker Updated: 5:32 PM PDT April 16, 2021
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. The Spokane County Sheriff s Office latest recruiting tactic is turning heads in several major western cities.
SCSO has launched a series of billboards in Portland, Seattle, and Denver that advertise a hefty bonus for sufficiently experienced officers. We put up billboards in Portland as close to the police precincts as we could get, saying 15 thousand dollar signing bonus. We re hiring 40 lateral deputies. We want you, said Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich.