/ Source: KING5
LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- A former Lakewood police officer who cashed in on the deaths of four fellow officers pleaded guilty to a criminal charge in federal court Friday.
Charging documents say Skeeter Timothy Manos skimmed $150,000 from a fund set up after the officers were gunned down at a Lakewood coffee shop in 2009.
In U.S. District Court in Tacoma this morning, Manos pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud.
Prosecutors said Manos took the money from $3.2 million in donations that he was in control of as treasurer of the Lakewood Police Guild. They said Mano spent the money on shopping sprees and gambling.
The fund was formed to pay for the care and education of the deceased officer’s children and families.
