DES MOINES —
On May 6, Kris Erhardt Koestner, of Centerville, was sentenced to a term of one year probation and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine for tampering with a witness, announced United States Attorney, Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Chief United States District Court Judge Robert W. Pratt also directed that Koestner undergo a mental health evaluation and pay $100 to the Crime Victim Fund.
Koestner was indicted for food stamp fraud and witness tampering arising from his Centerville grocery store, J&K Market. Koestner pleaded guilty to tampering with a witness on Jan. 11. Koestner admitted instructing a witness in the federal investigation that if he was interviewed, he was to tell law enforcement that he (the witness) only purchased food items at J&K Market.
This case was prosecuted in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa. This investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, and the Centerville, Iowa Police Department.
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Centerville businessman sentenced to one year probation and a $100,000 fine in food stamp fraud case
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Cancelations: May 2
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(Updated 1:36 p.m.) Weather Announcements: April 23
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UPDATED, 10 a.m.: Two transported by lifeflight following early morning accident
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Mystic couple arrested on meth charges
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Moravia School bond issue passes with 67% of the vote
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CLOSINGS: Friday, February 29
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CLOSINGS: Thursday, February 28 (updated 11:33 a.m.)
Weather related closings and announcements for the Appanoose and Wayne County area for Thursday, February 28, 2013.
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Snow ordinance in effect from 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. on city square and surround streets
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CLOSINGS: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 (Updated 10:43 a.m.)
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High chances of snow through 5 p.m. tonight
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(Video) Tuesday in Centerville during snow storm
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Heavy snow practically shuts down SE Iowa towns
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