Month: September 2018

Olathe man sentenced to two years for filing false tax return

An Olathe man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for filing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

In addition, the defendant was ordered to pay more than $454,000 in restitution.

Daniel Forster, 58, Olathe, Kan., pleaded guilty to causing a false tax return to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.

In his plea, he admitted the crime occurred while he was one of three shareholders who owned an S corporation located in Olathe.

Forster was responsible for the financial operations of the business, including overseeing corporate books and records and submitting tax information to a professional tax preparer.

Forster used funds belonging to the business to pay personal expenses such as credit card payments and then falsely represented those payments as deductible expenses.

McAllister commended the Internal Revenue Service and Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon Patton for their work on the case.

Alcott plans performance, art show on Saturday

The Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th St., plans its annual Shakespeare performance on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 8.

“Witty Fools and Foolish Wits” promises to be a humorous selection of scenes from plays by William Shakespeare, according to Chris Green, executive director of the Alcott Center in Kansas City, Kansas. The play will be performed at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8 and 9, and also Sept. 15-16.

Directed by Lindsay Weaver, the production is usually held outdoors in the Alcott’s parking lot and on the grounds, but this year, it has been moved inside to the Alcott theater because of the rain in the forecast, Green said. With the grounds saturated, it would not be good for the audience to hold the event outdoors.

“We’re hoping to be able to go out next weekend and do second performances outside,” Green added.

The play includes selected scenes from “Romeo and Juliet,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and other Shakespearean plays.

“There seems to be a lot of hilarity that I’m hearing,” Green said about rehearsals for the play. She’s hearing a lot of laughter. “That’s always a good sign that it will be a fun time. It may even be our funniest yet.”

Tickets will be $10 to the play.

In conjunction with the play, the Alcott will have a sports art show on Saturday evening.

Sports art by Darryl Wood, Anthony Oropeza and Corey Jones will be on display, she said. Wood is a Wyandotte High School graduate, and Oropeza is a Harmon High School graduate.

There are many Chiefs and Royals sports art pictures that will be on display, she said.

At 6 p.m. Saturday there will be a reception for the artists with a disc jockey and hors d’oeuvres, she said.

“We’ve had a lot of interest in this show,” Green said. “We’re pretty excited that we’ll have a good crowd.”

There is no admission charge for the art show.

The Alcott Arts Center is currently planning an event to be held in conjunction with the 150th anniversary for the release of “Little Women,” the classic book by Louisa May Alcott, on Sept. 29, she added.

The Alcott is not yet ADA-accessible. For more information, visit https://www.alcottartscenter.org/ or call 913-233-2787.

Police request public’s assistance in finding suspects in shooting on Rainbow Boulevard

Police are seeking help with finding suspects who shot at an Applebee’s restaurant on Rainbow Boulevard from a red Doddge Durango on Sept. 3.

Kansas City, Kansas, police have requested the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in a shooting on Rainbow Boulevard at 10:33 p.m. Sept. 3.

According to a police spokesman, an individual or individuals in a red Dodge Durango fired multiple times into the Applebee’s restaurant at 3404 Rainbow Blvd following a road rage incident in the parking lot on Sept. 3.

The driver was described as a chubby man in his 20s with short hair, the police spokesman stated.

The front seat passenger was described as a skinny man in his 20s, according to police. There was a female in her late teens sitting in the rear seat.

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.