Former radio host (Mike Webb) has disappeared, family, friends say

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Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Police are investigating the disappearance of Seattle radio personality Mike Webb, the former liberal talk-show host for KIRO-AM radio who was convicted of insurance fraud earlier this year.

Webb, 52, was last seen by family or friends on April 13, according to a missing-person report filed in May with the Seattle Police Department.

... Webb's Queen Anne home appeared on Friday to have long been abandoned. An eviction warning was affixed to his front door, advising that June's rent had not been paid.

... According to the missing-person report, Webb's family was concerned for his safety because he had recently been spending time with a "shady character" that had previously taken a car from Webb. Police declined to release the individual's name.

Read more: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/320144_webb16.html

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1. a shady character - ?

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2. 2 months!! nt

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3. What an odd direction his life took when he was hit by an uninsured driver....

From the article:

Webb's 10-year stint as a late-night talk show host came to an end in December 2005, when he was fired by KIRO-AM/710 after being charged with insurance fraud.

The charges against Webb stemmed from a 2005 car wreck that caused about $6,000 in damage to Webb's Lexus when an uninsured driver hit it. King County prosecutors argued successfully that Webb bought a comprehensive insurance plan the day after the crash and filed a claim for the damage.

Webb's trial was thrown out after jurors saw Webb in the midst of a nervous breakdown outside the Seattle courthouse. He later spent 30 days at an inpatient mental health facility.

In a truncated second trial, Superior Court Judge Julie Spector found Webb guilty of felony insurance fraud and sentenced him to 240 hours of community service.
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This is definitely an unusual story. Looks as if he lost it all at once. Fell apart.

Apparently the uninsured driver who hit him wasn't the only one driving without insurance.