ogy job.
"Based upon the investigation, I believe that Smith is facilitating a
residential prostitution scheme by renting and/or leasing apartments
which are used to conduct prostitution," the DEA agent writes. "I fur-
ther believe that he is engaging in money laundering by receiving and
depositing prostitution proceeds into his personal bank accounts and
subsequently transmitting those proceeds to Thai bank accounts."
Shortly after the court documents were filed, Dr. Smith took a vol-
untary leave of absence from Matrix Anesthesia, a private-practice
anesthesia group in the Puget Sound area, and has since resigned,
according to an Overlake Medical Center spokesperson. The center's
administrators declined to comment and referred all questions to Dr.
Smith's attorney, Jeffery Robinson. Mr. Robinson was unavailable for
comment. Matrix Anesthesia did not return requests for comment.
The Washington Department of Health said that it has begun an
investigation into the allegations, but did not provide further details.
When reached for comment after the allegations first came out, Dr.
Smith told KOMO-TV, "I don't know what you're talking about and if I
did, I wouldn't comment." Outpatient Surgery's attempts to reach Dr.
Smith for comment were unsuccessful.
— Kendal Gapinski
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