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Wealth & Poverty Review Squatter Steve Hickey Ordered to Vacate Million-Dollar Home

Jonathan Choe
November 21, 2024
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Breaking

Alleged conman, social media personality, and KIRO Newsradio contributor Steve Hickey just took a massive loss. A King County judge ruled Hickey must vacate a million-dollar Ravensdale property and it could happen this month. He’s been squatting in this house for months after claiming it belonged to him. I confronted Hickey a few months ago knowing a decision was looming. He remained arrogant and defiant even though his house of cards was starting to crumble.

Earlier this year, he was also fired as a Ravensdale volunteer firefighter and is still facing multiple investigations for corruption. This is a developing story.

Con Artist

We broke the story about Hickey earlier this year. Aside from the squatting allegations, his victims say he’s run multiple construction hustles and owes them hundreds of thousands of dollars.

May Confrontation

Tyler Oliveira and I first confronted Hickey earlier this year. He called the cops on us and denied the allegations. We knew this story wasn’t just about Hickey. We exposed Washington State’s broken system.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.