Panel backs Beaver as Paroling Authority head
The Senate Judiciary Committee this morning voted to recommend confirming Alfred Beaver as Hawaii Paroling Authority chairman. The nomination now goes to the full Senate."He's been pretty tough on people before letting them out," said Sen. Mike McCartney (D, Kaneohe), a committee member.
Beaver, now serving as acting chairman, was opposed by some Paroling Authority staffers. A Department of Public Safety investigation found that the allegations were untrue or insignificant.
"If there's anything he's guilty of, it is in using offensive and coarse language and losing his temper," said Judiciary Committee Co-Chairman Matt Matsunaga (D, Palolo).
Matsunaga said Beaver promised to control his temper.
Visitor from L.A. nabs iguana in Waimanalo
A visitor from Los Angeles caught a 4-foot iguana on a Waimanalo roadside yesterday.The iguana was turned over to the Department of Agriculture and is at the plant quarantine station awaiting possible shipment out of state.
Also this week, two tree frogs were captured in a Mapunapuna warehouse. One was in a Sea-Land container from South Carolina, and the other showed up in an office of the same warehouse.
No penalties were levied in either case. Anyone with information on illegal animals here is asked to call 586-PEST (7378).
Federal grand jury indicts in tax cases
Several Hawaii residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges relating to filing false tax returns.Ann Ju Tamura has been indicted for filing false returns for 1991 and 1992. She was then president of Y-Bron Hawaii, which ran Evergreen Restaurant of Honolulu.
The indictment alleges Tamura reported $1,107,131 and $1,199,816 in gross sales for 1991 and 1992 when true figures were $1,441,453 and $1,646,639, said the U.S. Justice Department. Tamura also is charged with reporting total income of $117,998 and $103,268 on her individual returns in those years when her income was $452,320 and $550,091.
David Chang, president of Fortune Designs Collections Corp., has been indicted on two counts of filing false tax returns for 1991. For his 1991 corporate return, he allegedly reported $1,148,443 when his true gross receipts were $2,881,869. According to the indictment, he reported $60,711 on his 1991 individual return when the income was $72,222.
Alan Chang and Simon Chang also were indicted on one count each of filing false tax returns for 1991. They reported total incomes of $22,310 and $16,910, respectively, on their individual returns when they actually were $55,504 and $28,910, the indictment said.
Brian Tanoue of Honolulu was charged with three counts of assisting in preparing false returns for David and Simon Chang.
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Police/Fire
By Star-Bulletin staffDriver runs down high school guard
Police are searching for a male suspect who struck a Pearl City High School security guard with a car, then fled.The suspect, who was driving a maroon BMW, entered the Pearl City High School yesterday at 12:30 p.m., police said.
When the 48-year-old security officer approached the suspect, the driver of the BMW accelerated, and the car struck the guard.
The guard suffered injuries to his ribs and wrists.
He was treated at an area hospital, then released.
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