http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2005/12/liberal-seattle-host-charged-with.html
Posted on 06/18/2007 6:00:20 AM PDT by KeyLargo
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Former radio host has disappeared, family, friends say
Police looking into Mike Webb case
Last updated June 15, 2007 11:07 p.m. PT
By LEVI PULKKINEN P-I REPORTER
Police are investigating the disappearance of Seattle radio personality Mike Webb, the former liberal talk-show host for KIRO-AM radio who was convicted of insurance fraud earlier this year.
Webb, 52, was last seen by family or friends on April 13, according to a missing-person report filed in May with the Seattle Police Department. Webb Webb
"To my knowledge, Mr. Webb has not been found yet," said Officer Mark Jamieson, a police spokesman. "They're still interviewing people, and they're following leads."
Webb's Queen Anne home appeared on Friday to have long been abandoned. An eviction warning was affixed to his front door, advising that June's rent had not been paid.
Dozens of flies were visible buzzing around the interior, where books and other items apparently belonging to Webb lay undisturbed. Outside, bouquets of handpicked flowers were decaying on a stone bench.
Webb's 10-year stint as a late-night talk show host came to an end in December 2005, when he was fired by KIRO-AM/710 after being charged with insurance fraud.
The charges against Webb stemmed from a 2005 car wreck that caused about $6,000 in damage to Webb's Lexus when an uninsured driver hit it. King County prosecutors argued successfully that Webb bought a comprehensive insurance plan the day after the crash and filed a claim for the damage.
Webb's trial was thrown out after jurors saw Webb in the midst of a nervous breakdown outside the Seattle courthouse. He later spent 30 days at an inpatient mental health facility.
In a truncated second trial, Superior Court Judge Julie Spector found Webb guilty of felony insurance fraud and sentenced him to 240 hours of community service.
Spector also ordered Webb to continue mental health treatment for an unspecified condition.
The missing-person report also notes that Webb was in a doctor's care.
In an interview with the Seattle P-I after his conviction, Webb denied any wrongdoing and claimed that the evidence against him had been fabricated as part of a conspiracy.
According to the missing-person report, Webb's family was concerned for his safety because he had recently been spending time with a "shady character" that had previously taken a car from Webb. Police declined to release the individual's name.
In the days following his disappearance, Webb's family members received several text messages from Webb's cell phone but did not speak with him, according to police documents.
Webb said in February that the felony conviction and his firing from KIRO turned his life "upside down." All that kept him going, he said, was making nightly broadcasts online at mikewebb.org.
"The one thing that's been a salvation for me is that show that I've done every night," Webb said in February.
Webb's voice has been missing from the Web site since mid-April. A notice has been posted on the site to tell fans Webb is missing.
P-I reporter Levi Pulkkinen can be reached at 206-448-8348 or levipulkkinen@seattlepi.com.
http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2005/12/liberal-seattle-host-charged-with.html
It doesn’t say how much he frauded the insurance company but 240 hours of community service is a slap on the wrist.
Perhaps he’s an illegal alien in Mexico.
He’s probably going to try and fake his death that way he can split the life insurance with his beneficiary.
Must be a lot of money. The Air America theives who stole millions in tax dollars from a friendly Boys and Girls Club charity didn’t get nearly that much.
An insane lying fraud liberal talk show host... nothing to see here... move along.
Like him or not, as Savage says: “LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER.”
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Depends on who you are!
I don’t know how helpful a 1970’s picture is going to help find the guy.
my thoughts exactly!
All kidding asside, I hope that he is safe. Doesn't matter what the politics are, his folks must be worried sick.
They should be looking in NY. This qualifies him for a high position on Hillary's campaign staff.
He is most likely in South America.
and Savage should know
I bet he saw a bootleg copy of Sicko and is now in Cuba because of the SWWW333333TTTTTTT health care system?
Ditto that
Any relation to Senator Jim Webb? He’s a wild and crazy guy too! Carries guns around, talks sh*t about the President, know what I mean?
Web is a flaming poofer, an anti-american a**hole who whorshipped Cindy Sheehan and Ward Churchill. Hopefully he moved to Cuba to be in the socialist paradise he so desired.
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