Washington mom sentenced after prosecutors say she kidnapped her son and took him to Panama

A Bellingham woman was sentenced to 10 months in prison for making a false statement on a passport application as part of a scheme to kidnap her 4-year-old son and take him to Panama, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd announced.

Washington mom sentenced after prosecutors say she kidnapped her son and took him to Panama

TL;DR

  • A Bellingham woman received a 10-month prison sentence.
  • The sentence is for making a false statement on a passport application.
  • The false statement was part of a plan to kidnap her 4-year-old son.
  • The intended destination for the kidnapping scheme was Panama.