Martin D. Levy, the former owner of a well-known downtown Seattle pawnshop, was sentenced today to two years in prison in connection with a scheme to sell items stolen by drug addicts.

In a deal with prosecutors, Levy, 71, who owned Liberty Jewelry and Loan, pleaded guilty in May to four counts of trafficking in stolen property and two counts of possession of stolen property, all felonies, as well as one count of solicitation to commit second-degree theft, a misdemeanor. www.seattletimes.com

Posted: 07|8|08 at 9:13 am. Filed under: Auction News.