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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, December 21, 2011 INCIDENTS Bents Old Fort NHS Employee Indicted For Embezzlement After discovering discrepancies in the audit of gas receipts for park vehicles, Bents Old Fort employees contacted an NPS special agent to help in the investigation. Video surveillance from a local gas station confirmed that the acting facility manager from Bents Old Fort had been using six fleet cards to purchase gas and auto parts for personal use for an amount over $1,000. The employee was indicted in federal court on October 3rd and pled guilty on December 16th to one count 18 USC 641 (embezzlement and theft). The employee will be sentenced on March 2nd. [Beth Shott, Special Agent, Investigative Services Branch] OTHER NEWS The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/): Eisenhower NHS - A shiny new windmill once again presides over President Dwight David Eisenhower's Gettysburg home, the third to grace the site. Aztec Ruins NM - In 1923, President Warren Harding issued an executive order creating Aztec Ruins National Monument. Almost 90 years later, the park has completed and installed its first permanent, official entrance sign. Historic Preservation Training Center - On December 13th, the Historic Preservation Training Center conducted a final inspection that marked the completion of a six-year-long project to rehabilitate the historic Thomas House for use as the headquarters for Monocacy National Battlefield. Buffalo NR - Mark D. Foster, facility manager at Buffalo National River, is retiring on December 31st after a 30 year career with the National Park Service. Lowell NHP - Paul Fontaine will be heading Lowell National Historical Park's maintenance and facility management division. Northeast Region - Richard Crisson, historical architect with Northeast Region's historic architecture program, will retire at the end of December Following 34 years with the federal government, mostly with the NPS. * * * * The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced with the support of the Office of the Assistant Director for Information Resources and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov). --- ### --- |