SeaTac mayor resigned, gave up law license after allegations he swindled vulnerable client
On the evening of Sept. 11, SeaTac Mayor Michael Siefkes (R) made a surprise announcement.
“I have enjoyed being up here and doing this… but with some continuing health issues, and with other things, this is going to be my last council meeting,” Siefkes said at the end of a SeaTac City Council meeting. He resigned effective the next day and said he’d be leaving town.
Siefkes’ statement left a lot out.
By the time he quit, Siefkes (pronounced “Seef-kees”), an attorney specializing in elder law, was facing potential disbarment over allegations he’d wrongfully extracted as much as $300,000 from a vulnerable client, according to interviews and public records.
He also had been investigated by the King County Sheriff’s Office, with a detective last year recommending a charge of first-degree theft, though no charges were filed.
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