Sitka lodge owners fined after guilty pleas

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Plea — false statement on license application
On 11/6/12 Thomas C. Ohaus, of South Dartmouth, Mass., pled guilty in Sitka District Court to four counts of making false statements on sportfish licenses. Ohaus was fined $4,000 with $1,500 suspended, ordered to pay $3,165 in restitution to the state, and placed on one year probation. His sportfish license was revoked for one year, with the revocation suspended as a condition of probation.

Location: Sitka
Type: Plea — false statement on license application
On 11/6/12 Charles McNamee, of Nevis, Minn., pled guilty in Sitka District Court to four counts of making false statements on sportfish licenses. McNamee was fined $4,000 with $1,500 suspended, ordered to pay $3,165 in restitution to the state, and placed on one year probation. His sportfish license was revoked for one year, with the revocation suspended as a condition of probation.

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Sitka lodge owners accused of lying on license applications; Ohaus heads charter organization

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: False statement on sportfishing license
On 5/25/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, cited Thomas C. Ohaus, 59, of South Dartmouth, Mass., for multiple violations related to claiming residency on sportfishing licenses. Investigation revealed Ohaus, a sportfish guide and co-owner of a sportfishing lodge, falsely obtained Alaska resident licenses since at least 2007 while residing in Massachusetts. Ohaus is charged with five counts of knowingly making a false statement on an application for a sportfish license. Arraignment is set in Sitka District Court.

Location: Sitka
Type: False statement on sportfishing license
On 5/25/12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, cited Charles A. McNamee, 36, of Nevis, Minn., for multiple violations related to claiming residency on sportfishing licenses. Investigation revealed McNamee, a sportfish guide and co-owner of a sportfishing lodge, falsely obtained Alaska resident licenses since at least 2007 while residing in Minnesota. McNamee is charged with five counts of knowingly making a false statement on an application for a sportfish license. Arraignment is set in Sitka District Court.

Ohaus and McNamee are co-owners of Angling Unlimited, a Sitka lodge that runs halibut and salmon sportfishing charters. Ohaus is president of SEAGO, a nonprofit organization representing the Southeast Alaska charter industry. The two men have an arraignment date of June 26.