Bill Bruch’s judgments for $1.7M fraud against two Washington seniors

LA CONNER — Republican Bill Bruch, a candidate for the state Legislature representing District 10 who is seeking to unseat incumbent Democrat Dave Paul, was the subject of two lawsuits in 1998 that found him liable for judgments totaling nearly $1.7 million.

The judgments were made public by Skagit County Democrats on Oct. 14 and posted on their website under the headline “Bill Bruch sued for swindling seniors in 1998.”

Bruch posted a statement on his own campaign website in response.

“When I was starting my career 28 years ago, I trusted the wrong people and unwittingly became an instru...