Couple charged with stealing $2.6 million from dead man’s Issaquah estate

Both suspects are currently out of state but are expected to face a court date in Seattle soon.

SEATTLE — King County prosecutors have charged a couple with stealing $2.6 million from the estate of a deceased Issaquah man, alleging they used a forged will, stolen funds and falsified signatures.

Both suspects are out of state but are expected to face a court date in Seattle soon.

The case centers on Michael Flegle, 73, who lived alone in his Issaquah home.

“Mr. Flegle passed away in a house fire in 2024. As they were investigating the death, investigators stumbled across evidence of

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