http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/lakewood-officer-receives-federal-embezzlement-sentence A former police officer in Lakewood, Washington will spend 2 years, 9 months in federal prison, and pay immediate restitution. That was the sentence handed down in federal court today after he pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Amy Radil of KUOW reports. <p> In federal court in Tacoma, former Lakewood police officer Skeeter Timothy Manos faced the anger of the people he stole from. <p> Manos has admitted to embezzling over $150,000 from his police officer’s union and the families of fallen officers. <p> After four Lakewood officers were killed, Nov. 2009, donations poured into the union. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:42:28 +0000 Amy Radil 11002 at http://nwpr.org http://nwpr.org/post/lakewood-police-officer-accused-diverting-funds-slain-officers-families <p>A police officer in Lakewood, Washington was arrested Wednesday for embezzling funds meant for the families of slain Lakewood police officers. He&rsquo;s accused of diverting the donations from union bank accounts and using them for trips, gambling and home remodeling. KUOW&rsquo;s Amy Radil reports. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:06:32 +0000 Amy Radil 2822 at http://nwpr.org Lakewood Police Officer Accused of Diverting Funds for Slain Officer's Families