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Coffee stands raked in millions Carmela Panico is charged with promoting prostitution and money laundering after prosecutors say she acted as a madam for her baristas, who worked for tips from sex acts. By Diana Hefley
controversial bikini coffee stand business deposited more than $2 million in her bank in just three years. She bought property and coffee
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huts with other cash, sometimes bringing along a money counter to dole out the bills. Her baristas reported making hundreds of thousands of dollars out of her stands, working mainly for tips. The women told cops the price for a cup of coffee started at $6 and customers typically paid with a $20 bill. The baristas kept the rest to shake their breasts or expose
their genitals. They charged more for sex acts with the droves of men who stopped at the stands, mainly located along Highway 99 in Snohomish County. Prosecutors on Thursday charged Carmela Panico, 52, of Snohomish, with promoting prostitution and money laundering. They allege that Panico was the madam of drive-through
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brothels, raking in millions of dollars and laundering the illegal profits through property acquisitions. “Panico’s businesses were driven by prostitution and lewd behavior,” Snohomish County See MILLIONS, back page, this section
New hire to revamp morgue Dan Christman will continue reforms at the Medical Examiner’s Office, which has been plagued by problems and complaints. By Noah Haglund Herald Writer
Students celebrate birthday of former music teacher with ALS
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JULIE MUHLSTEIN out to be a summer of love, not the summer of ice. That said, he is all for the Ice Bucket Challenge. By midweek, the Internet phenomenon had raised $94.3 million in less than a month for the ALS Association, a nonprofit working to fight the disease, which so far has no cure. On Aug. 22, Hashman
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es, ice water was involved. Maybe you’re tired of seeing pails poured over heads, but Jim Hashman’s story is so much more than anybody taking the Ice Bucket Challenge. A former Mountlake Terrace High School music teacher, Hashman was diagnosed a year ago with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He knew something was wrong when he began losing the use of his left hand and arm. It has spread to his other limbs. “I can still walk, but it’s limited,” said Hashman, who on Monday used a wheelchair to enjoy the Evergreen State Fair with his wife, Marica. For Hashman, this has turned
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celebrated his 53rd birthday. He had lots of help at a sentimental, song-filled reunion organized by former members of the Mountlake Terrace High School Dynamics. Hashman was the choral group’s teacher during his years at the school, 1985-1990. The performers spent weeks rehearsing for the event, which was held at Calvary Fellowship in Mountlake Terrace. “He is a remarkable man, one of those teachers who inspired his students and developed deep connections,” said Wendy Becker, Snohomish County’s cultural and economic development manager and a 1987 graduate of Mountlake Terrace High. Once a singer with
A shinier Apple Apple season: Apple has announced it will unveil new products Sept. 9. Many expect Apple to show off a new iPhone with a larger screen and possibly a smartwatch (Page A11). And after hearing the complaints of Apple users who are reluctant to upgrade Dear Abby. . . .D5 Horoscope . .B12
the Dynamics, Becker said the group put “their big hair and big vocals back to the test for a fundraiser to help the Hashman family.” Krysta Carson, a former Dynamics member and 1989 Mountlake Terrace High graduate, describes Hashman as “one of those teachers they make movies about.” “He’s a friend and a mentor. We all loved him so much,” Carson said. The celebration had its star power. Frank DeMiero, retired music educator, composer and founder of the Edmonds Community College Soundsation
when their current iPhone is perfectly fine, Apple’s latest feature for the new phones sends a self-destruct signal that obliterates your current phone Sept. 8. What’s this all aboot, then? Two Canadian women who were on a flight between Toronto and Cuba are facing charges after they drank
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their duty-free alcohol in the bathroom, triggered the fire alarm by smoking and got in a fight with each other (Page A9). Then things really got ugly when Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reclined his seat. Here come de judge: Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” Stocks . . . . . .A12 Short Takes . . .D6
earns as much as $30 million a year, the most among late night talk show hosts, but far less than the $47 million a year earned by Judy Sheindlin, the TV jurist on “Judge Judy” (Page D6). Jay Leno, still looking for work, put on his bathrobe, grabbed a hammer and donned a powdered wig.
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Jim and Marcia Hashman, of Bellingham, and family friend Kurt Sasse (right) hang out at the Evergreen State Fair on Monday. Jim Hashman, who taught at Mountlake Terrace High School in the 1980s and ’90s, was recently diagnosed with ALS. His former students held a concert and fundraiser for his 53rd birthday last week and raised about $4,000 for his medical expenses.
EVERETT — Snohomish County has hired a police supervisor with a strong forensics resume to continue reforms at the Medical Examiner’s Office. Dan Christman, a sergeant with the Bothell police department, is scheduled to begin his new county job Tuesday. One of Christman’s first tasks will be restructuring the morgue, where management problems played into a half-million-dollar settlement the county reached last year with a former death investigator. A similar lawsuit brought by a different female investigator still is pending. The office weathered criticism in the recent past over the handling of autopsies and a childdeath investigation in Monroe. Christman is “very well regarded in our law enforcement community,” Deputy County Executive Mark Ericks said. “Many, many law enforcement officials in our county and around the state know Dan Christman, and if they don’t know him personally, they know his reputation.” The office has 14 employees and a budget of a little more than $2.2 million. Christman will assume the title of deputy director. He’ll be taking over for Dennis Peterson, a retired police chief Ericks contracted in
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