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CHALMETTE MAN SENTENCED FOR CONVEYING FALSE INFORMATION
October 7, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NICHOLAS SCHUMAKER, age 23, a resident of Chalmette, Louisiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt to five years probation in connection with his conviction for two counts of maliciously conveying false information, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.
According to court documents, SCHUMAKER worked as a security contractor at a Travelodge Hotel in Kenner, Louisiana. SCHUMAKER admitted that on two separate occasions, he placed an object that appeared to be a pipe bomb near a building belonging to the hotel. The defendant then reported the false bomb threats to the hotel manager and law enforcement authorities.
The terms of SCHUMAKER’s probation include a nine month period of home detention. Judge Engelhardt also ordered SCHUMAKER to perform 100 hours of community service and pay $1,000 restitution to the Kenner Police Department.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Greg Kennedy.
