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Thursday 21 sepTember 2017
Kansas shooting suspect owes almost $400K in unpaid taxes

By ROXANA HEGEMAN loway, a tax seizure agent, back said in a statement outside the state for use in 11:59 a.m. Tuesday seizing
Associated Press according to Wichita po- that Holloway was “doing Kansas. Wirths’ assets in conjunc-
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — lice officer Charley David- his job” and asked the pub- The warrants are for tax pe- tion with Sedgwick County
A man suspected in the son. lic to pray for him and his riods spanning June 2012 to sheriff’s deputies.
shooting of a Kansas De- The two men were dis- family. July 2015. Police said they got the call
partment of Revenue em- cussing Wirths’ case when The first tax warrant for “Asset seizure is the very last about the shooting at the
ployee in Wichita was un- Wirths pulled out a gun and $196,455.46 in unpaid sales resort,” Revenue Secretary tax office around 2:40 p.m.
der investigation by the shot Holloway, Davidson tax was filed June 1 against Sam Williams said in a news Seized assets included all
agency and owed nearly said at a news conference Wirths, who was doing busi- release. known bank accounts, on-
$400,000 in sales taxes re- Wednesday. ness as Rick Wirths Con- “Our agents work tirelessly site cash, business inven-
lated to his construction Holloway, 35, was in stable struction, according to in good faith with the tax- tory and personal prop-
business, according to po- condition Wednesday. He court records. Another tax payer to try to set up pay- erty, Revenue Department
lice and records. works in the tax compli- warrant was filed June 13 ment plans. If those efforts spokeswoman Rachel
Ricky Todd Wirths, 51, ance division, where em- against his company for fail repeatedly, we have to Whitten said in an email.
walked into the taxation ployees often are required $198,250.02 in unpaid con- comply with Kansas law to The property will be sold
side of the Wichita office to seize property to pay sumers compensating use recover those debts.” at public auction with pro-
on Tuesday afternoon and back taxes. tax, which is sales tax for The state Department of ceeds going toward pay-
asked to see Cortney Hol- Kansas Gov. Sam Brown- merchandise purchased Revenue said it began at ing his delinquent taxes.q
Defense: Man accused of terror plot an ‘idiot,’ not fighter

his uncle and a third man “complete idiot,” but he is
to kill Geller on behalf of not guilty, she said.
the terrorist group because “In 2015, David felt very,
they were upset she orga- very fat, very failed, and
nized a Prophet Muham- was living in a world of fan-
mad cartoon contest in tastical ideas,” Hedges told
Texas. The plot was never jurors at the federal court-
carried out. house in Boston. “He hid
Wright also wanted to con- behind screens, looking for
duct other attacks in the an escape, looking for a
U.S. and encouraged his distraction from who he re-
uncle to kill police officers, ally was.”
officials say. Wright, 28, is charged with
Wright’s attorney told jurors obstruction of justice, con-
during her opening state- spiring to provide material
ment he was never really support to a designated for-
interested in helping the Is- eign terrorist organization
lamic State group or com- and conspiring to commit
mitting violence. acts of terrorism transcend-
When Wright was allegedly ing national boundaries.
plotting with the other men, He could face up to life in
In this May 7, 2015 photo, Pamela Geller speaks during an interview at The Associated Press in he weighed more than 500 prison if convicted.
New York. A man accused of participating in a plot to kill Geller became consumed by Islamic pounds, lived with his moth- Prosecutors attempted to
State group propaganda because he was overweight, lonely and desperate for an escape from er and had no career, Jes- portray Wright as the ring-
his bleak life, his defense attorney said Wednesday. sica Hedges said. leader of the conspiracy,
(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) In the online world of the arguing he recruited his
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER servative blogger Pamela perate for an escape from Islamic State group, he uncle Ussamah Rahim, of
Associated Press Geller became consumed his bleak life, his defense at- found the attention he was Boston, and another man,
BOSTON (AP) — A man by Islamic State group pro- torney said Wednesday. craving and the ability to Nicholas Rovinski, of War-
accused of participating paganda because he was Federal authorities say Da- pretend he was someone wick, Rhode Island, to help
in a plot to behead con- overweight, lonely and des- vid Wright conspired with else, she said. He was a him commit attacks. q
Man convicted in sex assault of 6 girls gets 30 to 87 years

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE ing at least six years marks were leaving the Amish the first time when she was Several of the girls, howev-
Associated Press the end of a set of criminal community almost two de- just 14. er, previously testified that
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — cases that have landed cades ago and eventually The girls’ mother soon no- the assaults began early in
A cult-like figure whose the victims in protective opened his home to the fe- ticed her other daughters childhood — officials said
spiritual and financial hold custody and their parents male members of the fam- coming and going from one of the victims was as
over a formerly Amish cou- in prison. ily, authorities said. Kaplan’s bedroom but did young as 6 — and that they
ple enabled him to have “Corrupted, perverted, He cast himself as a divine not object. Instead, she considered Kaplan to be
sexual relationships with six atrocious. Use what adjec- prophet, officials said, in- also began having sex with their husband. Their mother
of their daughters was sen- tive you would like to use,” terpreting the girls’ dreams, him and later said she con- has said she knew about
tenced to up to 87 years in Bucks County Judge Jef- claiming to speak with God sidered her daughters rivals the sexual relationships but
prison Wednesday. frey Finley told Kaplan, 52, and instructing them about for Kaplan’s affection, ac- believed “it could be a
The sentencing of Lee Don- adding that the court has the role of women in soci- cording to authorities. good thing.”
ald Kaplan on multiple classified him as a sexually ety. Kaplan’s attorney said af- Daniel and Savilla Stoltzfus
counts of child rape, statu- violent predator. In return, authorities said ter the hearing that his cli- were sentenced to up
tory sexual assault and oth- Kaplan befriended and fi- the Stoltzfus’ “gifted” their ent has maintained that he to seven years in prison
er charges that authorities nancially supported Daniel oldest daughter to Kaplan. didn’t have sexual relation- on child endangerment
said were committed dur- and Savilla Stoltzfus as they He impregnated her twice, ships with the younger girls. charges in July.q