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Fraud and Destruction: How Seattle’s Chinatown-ID Is Fueling Its Own Demise

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The Collapse of the Asian-American Community

It’s the worst kept secret in Seattle’s Chinatown-ID.

Asians are helping fuel the black market of stolen goods and they’re complicit in the destruction of their own community.

While Nick Shirley was busting food stamp fraudsters down the street, I was documenting the ebb and flow of illegal commerce at the corner of 12th Ave & Jackson St.

City leaders and cops know this is happening. They think cheap signs will deter this activity.

But no one is being held accountable.

Welcome to socialist Mayor Katie Wilson’s lawless city.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth & Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.