Yelm is apparently full of wealthy loonies. JZ Knight, who “channels” Ramtha has a big place there. She has made millions, has made many enemies as well, especially by issuing death threats to those who once believed in and contributed large sums to her.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Z._Knight
AND, she gives a lot of money to the RATS, some of which will be given back.
I’m out of time, but a little research might connect the Rumanian scammers to their neighborhood scammer, JZ.
Just one click, and here’s an article about the Nemes and JZ Knight:
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Feds-Pair-suspected-in-73M-tax-cheat-found-in-5332472.php
“According to court papers, the Nemes wound up in Yelm, where they’d joined Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment, a religious movement founded by J.Z. Knight. Knight claims to channel a 35,000-year-old warrior spirit from a mythical continent; she established the Yelm “school” in 1988.”
You can be sure that JZ is part of the money-stealing scam.