Ex-trooper pleads guilty to title fraud

COEUR d’ALENE — A former Idaho State Police trooper pleaded guilty Friday in Kootenai County District Court to four criminal charges as part of a plea-bargain deal with the county prosecutor.

Daniel Howard, who was a trooper for 19 years before his Nov. 14 resignation, faces as long as five years in prison and could be ordered to pay restitution to three parties — including $2,500 to the ISP for possessing more than 17,000 rounds of stolen ammunition.

Kootenai County District Court Judge Benjamin Simpson will hand down the sentence during a hearing tentatively set to take place in January.

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