Nolan L. Strauss, 26, was the subject of a pending criminal case in Malheur County Circuit Court when he was charged with a federal hate crime in Eugene U.S. District Court last Thursday. (Malheur County Sheriff’s Office photo) A Colorado man has been charged with a federal hate crime, accused[Read More…]

The charges against Luis Palomares indicate the two assaults happened nine days apart. (The Enterprise/File) ONTARIO–An Ontario man faces attempted murder charges for two separate attacks this month, according to court filings. Luis Manuel Palomares, 29, is accused of pistol whipping and shooting a man on Sunday, Sept. 6, said[Read More…]

Doug A. Wold (Idaho Department of Correction file) BOISE – Doug Wold, former human resources manager for Fry Foods in Ontario, used money he diverted from the company to buy a high-priced speed boat, according to a federal indictment filed against the Meridian man. He was arrested on the new[Read More…]

Image shows a check that was issued to Douglas Wold, now evidence in a fraud case. Court records say nearly $62,000 in fraudulent checks were issued from May through Aug. 19, including some employees “who had never existed,” according to an affidavit. ONTARIO–With a box of payroll checks totaling $23,065[Read More…]

Fry Foods Inc., a food processing plant headquartered in Tiffin, Ohio, filed a lawsuit Aug. 26 against Wold six days after he was handed charges in Malheur County Circuit Court. (The Enterprise/Ardeshir Tabrizian) ONTARIO – Payroll records for Fry Foods showed Jose Flores getting pay on June 19 of $1,274.46.[Read More…]

Ontario Police seized eight dogs from Casey Soper and Sharon Peplinski on June 30 after finding them in a hot car, distressed without food, water or air flow. The dogs were transported to the animal shelter Ani-Care in Ontario. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) A man and woman in Ontario have been[Read More…]