SEATTLE SCHEMES
J425 Investigates a culture of fraud, nepotism, violence and corruption plaguing Seattle’s education and non-profit communities. Currently, we are monitoring at least six ongoing, inter-related issues plaguing the Emerald City. As usual, the youth and the least fortunate are soaking up the brunt of the hardship.
1. Tyran Stokes Recruiting Story
Likely Ineligible, Five-Star Hooper Tyran Stokes' Short Stay at Rainier Beach is Just the Latest Problem for Scandal-Plagued District
UPDATED Jan 14, 2026 — J425 has published stories on 1/13 and 1/14 reporting on the emerging problems with the Stokes transfer. At the same time, we’ve since answered some of the questions in this initial story. Updates in italics, original report will remain unchanged. - Kev 1/14/26 11:01 pm.
Forfeits for Rainier Beach? Ineligibility for Tyran Stokes? More Penalties for Seattle Public Schools?
Yesterday’s J425 report detailed how Seattle Public Schools secured Tyran Stokes’ athletic eligibility by providing false and/or incomplete information and omitting a history of disciplinary incidents in California that led up to Stokes leaving Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA for Rainier Beach, 1100 miles north.
2. King County Non-Profit Fraud and Corruption
King County Auditor Blows Whistle: Millions Missing, Billions at Risk in DCHS Fraud Scandal
SEATTLE – An audit conducted by the King County Auditor’s Office, released in August 2025 and updated in September 2025, reveals significant deficiencies in the financial stewardship of the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS).
King County Auditor Blows Whistle: Millions Missing, Billions at Risk in DCHS Fraud Scandal
SEATTLE – An audit conducted by the King County Auditor’s Office, released in August 2025 and updated in September 2025, reveals significant deficiencies in the financial stewardship of the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS).
3. SPS “Pay to Play” Athletics Memo
https://www.thejournal425.com/p/pay-to-play
4. Roosevelt Recruiting Scandal
First, They Were Taught to Lie and Cheat. Then They Were Kenneled
When the transfers arrived, they were taught how to lie on their registration in order to cheat state eligibility rules.
Roosevelt Football: Scandal Substantiated by Fact-finder Report
SEATTLE — Roosevelt’s football coach and principal are out… and both the Roosevelt athletic director AND the district athletic director for Seattle Public Schools are facing multi-year probations after an investigation into improper football recruiting – launched in part after J425 was
Roosevelt Recruiting Scandal: Seattle AD Appeals Fine, Questions WIAA Authority + Ineligible Transfers Back in Action at New Schools?
“Seattle individuals treated the fact-finding as an adversarial process, rather than one in which they had an obligation to provide documentation and to respond truthfully to questions.” - WIAA Fact-Finder Marilee Scarborough
Roosevelt Football: Scandal Substantiated by Fact-finder Report
SEATTLE — Roosevelt’s football coach and principal are out… and both the Roosevelt athletic director AND the district athletic director for Seattle Public Schools are facing multi-year probations after an investigation into improper football recruiting – launched in part after J425 was
5. Pay for Play at Sugiyama High
How A Local Basketball Trainer Charged Kids $22K in Tuition to Attend (Free) Seattle Public School — and Got Away.
Forgery, impersonation, fraud. Abuse of homeless student programs. Six figure hush-money payouts. Local fraudsters feasting on schools and walking away scot-free. The Alan Sugiyama High School/Great Futures Prep scandal is the prototypical Seattle Public Schools scandal, complete with the unsatisfying conclusion.
6. Jackson-Patu Family Business
https://www.thejournal425.com/p/dual-loyalty-a-family-with-a-seattle
Seattle’s Betrayal: The Family That Preached Youth Safety While Allegedly Fueling a Fentanyl Empire
RAINIER VALLEY - In Seattle, few families were as deeply embedded in the mission to protect and mentor the city’s youth as the Jackson/Patu family. Led by a brother-sister duo, they were celebrated figures in public schools and community services, seen as guardians against the very dangers that plague urban communities.
First, They Were Taught to Lie and Cheat. Then They Were Kenneled
When the transfers arrived, they were taught how to lie on their registration in order to cheat state eligibility rules.
Rainier Beach Principal Interviewed by FBI Regarding Ties to Jackson Drug Trafficking Org
SEATTLE — Federal investigators recently interviewed Rainier Beach High School (RBHS) Principal Annie Patu regarding her connections to a multi-state drug trafficking organization (DTO) that flooded the Pacific Northwest with fentanyl and weapons, J425 can exclusively report.