Wednesday, March 19, 2008


Spokane
Felon accused of extorting Tacos Tumbras owner
Bill Morlin
Staff writer
March 15, 2008



Carlos Zuniga holds a plate of his tacos made from the trailer in the background parked on East Sprague by Costco and Home Depot in this photo from 2005. (File / The Spokesman-Review)


Court documents: Federal | Washington state

A federal charge of impersonating an FBI agent has been filed against a multiple-time felon accused of extorting cash and taking the taco trailer used as the source of income for a Spokane businessman facing deportation.

In addition to the federal charge, Marwan Abdullah Nasser faces a state charge for allegedly kidnapping the son of taco vender Carlos Zuniga to back up extortion demands.

The self-employed businessman, who operated the popular “Tacos Tumbrasâ€