Suite 2001
                                                        211 West Fort Street
                                                        Detroit, Michigan 48226-3277

For Immediate Release:
Contact: Sandy Palazzolo (313) 226-9510
             Stephen Moore, IRS CI (313) 234-2410

April 7, 2004

United States Attorney Jeffrey Collins, and Special Agent In Charge of Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Mark Kroczynski, announced that on April 6, 2004, Daniel Woodhouse, 51, of Warren, Michigan, a former member of the Warren City Council, was sentenced to four years probation, with a special condition that he be placed in the home confinement program which includes a tether, for 180 consecutive days. Fines were waived because of his responsibility to pay $29,500 in taxes, plus any interest and/or penalties to the Internal Revenue Service. This sentence was imposed as the results of his December 16, 2003 guilty plea to filing a false tax return, signed under penalties of perjury. This sentence was handed down by United States District Court Judge Robert H. Cleland.

According to court records, Mr. Woodhouse admitted that on or about August 12, 1998, he signed a 1997 federal tax return knowing that he had gross receipts for Woodhouse Landscaping that were far in excess of the reported gross income of $27,885.

Mr. Kroczynski stated, "The public looks to its elected officials not only to set good policy but to also comply with the law. Mr. Woodhouse was in a perfect position to know that it is an important duty and responsibility to pay taxes, including federal income taxes and that no one is above the law. Every citizen has a duty to pay their fair share of the tax burden or they can expect to face the prospects of forced compliance through enforcement efforts."

Mr. Collins commended the agents of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation for their work in this investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Robert P. Cares prosecuted the case.