Comments on: Ex-Lakewood cop sentenced to 33 months for stealing from families of his fallen comrades

By: claimsmanager4u

claimsmanager4u — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:06:59 +0000

There is a question in my mind whether or not the Tacoma News Tribune wants to tell the whole story about Brian Wurts and Skeeter Manos.

By: tacomasaroma

tacomasaroma — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 02:38:03 +0000

Turns out I know some of Skeeters family. They are good people! I don’t know how a member of this family could have gone so awry.
I was kind of enjoying the Lakewood Police Departments misery because I felt
kicked by them when I was down.
The Manos that I know and have met have my support.

Sincerely, SD

By: dhante78

dhante78 — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 03:22:43 +0000

Skeeter is a piece of scum. He lied to his letter of please be nice to me and don’t send me to jail…when he claimed he attempted to pay back what he stole…he didn’t do it…he doesn’t care he is sad he got caught…I was shocked to here his wife would have been there to support him outside of fear her picture would be in the paper…he liede to her, cheated on her, and probaby has a kid with another women…but sure i would stand behind him he is a low life.

By: dhante78

dhante78 — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 01:31:56 +0000

DavidAnderson: Your Wurts update….he is a douche bag…a confirmed liar but not criminal yet.

By: NineInchNachosII

NineInchNachosII — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:24:36 +0000

If I was Mrs. Skeeter i’d feel awful guilty pulling milk out of that brand new stainless steel refrigerator every day. that refrigerator was paid for with dead orphan blood money. HAUNTED RAISIN BRAN!!!!!

By: tacomasaroma

tacomasaroma — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:15:12 +0000

NineInchNacho…A neck would be better. Less chance of survival.

By: NineInchNachosII

NineInchNachosII — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:02:15 +0000

Skeeter is lower than a snakes belly in a wagon rut. I hope that snowboarding gear breaks somebody’s leg.

By: tacomasaroma

tacomasaroma — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 02:51:09 +0000

Maybe Skeeter will get sent to Club Fed Butner Crime School where he, Bernie Madoff, Jeff Skilling, Randy (Duke) Cunningham, John J Rigas and Jonathan Pollard can sit around having cocktails and decide how to screw the American People with just a slap on the wrist and an order of repayment that their victims will never see.

By: rubioloco

rubioloco — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 02:42:52 +0000

rational…. inferring that exposure of the funds raised to support the children of the officers gunned down would some how mitigate the publics disdain for this criminals activity is ridiculous. It is public information that over $3 million was raised for this cause. So what does the financial security have to due with the theft of these funds and the sentencing of the felon? If you would read the thread leading up to that comment it was in reference to the lack of justice in this case. So that comment inferred that maybe it wasnt such a bad thing as there was plenty of money in the fund.

Let me add that I have connections with Skeeters family and they would by no means minimize his actions based on the balance of the fallen officers childen. Nor would Skeeter. Bringing up the fact that the families will be ‘okay’ would not be a term that family would use to justify this crime

Please keep your personal insults to yourself as I am neither mentally ill nor have a sorry brain. Well maybe in hindsight I do have a sorry brain….my brain is sorry that this crime was committed against four families that lost their loved one.

The facts are that this person stole from a fund he was entrusted with to provide security for the children of fallen officers. To compound the atrosity, the person was a member of the same agency and understood the impact that tragedy had on both the families and society. The fact that someone would want to bring up the balance statement in this discussion defers the attention from the magnitude of this crime.

To do so is reprehensible and shameful.

Ask Skeeter as I know he would agree.

By: rubioloco

rubioloco — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 02:10:33 +0000

NineInch… shoot didnt you know that Pierce County has an interest-free loan program for convicted felons? Steal the money, pay for your home, toys and trips. When you are caught you just pay back the stolen amount but you get to keep the things you bought with the stolen funds. Awesome deal isnt it?

Skeeter was allowed to use that money interest free for several years to buy toys and save his mortgage. Most people who embezel as he did have to both forfit the material assets accrued through criminal activity as well as pay the restitution. I think this is why they charged him with wire fraud so the family wouldnt be penalized.

We werent privy to the chamber discussions but would assume that is close to how this was determined