Martin Pang, the convicted arsonist of the fire that killed four Seattle firefighters in 1995, has been accused of an elaborate scam to steal money from firefighters, their families, police officers and witnesses in the case.
The FBI, state police and local police claim Pang was using personal information including social security numbers gained during the course of his arson case in a conspiracy to steal money through identity theft. His plan was to place the funds in an overseas account that he could access once he is released from prison in 2018.