Sidney man appears in federal court

Published on Sunday, September 5, 2010 7:12 AM MDT

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn S. Ostby, the following individual was arraigned:

William Barry Van Hook, a 54-year-old resident of Sidney, appeared on a charge of filing false tax returns. He is currently released on special conditions. If convicted of this charge, Van Hook faces possible penalties of three years in prison, a $100,000 fine and one year supervised release.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan M. Archer is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation was conducted by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The charge, an indictment, information or complaint, is merely an accusation and all persons named as defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

A pre-trial conference and a trial date will be set, and the United States will be required to prove the allegations set forth in the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt.

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