UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


     LITIGATION RELEASE NO. 15587 / December 9, 1997

     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KARL L. DAHLSTROM, et al.
     96-CR-157-ALL, USDC, SD/TX [Houston Division]

          The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") and the United
     States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas announced that on
     December 5, 1997, Karl L. Dahlstrom was sentenced to 78 months in federal
     prison with five years of supervised release, and Dahlstrom's daughter,
     Karla D. Dahlstrom, received 46 months in federal prison with five years of
     supervised release. On December 4, 1997, two other defendants, Hubert Leon
     Leopard and Richard E. Lopez, each received five years probation. The
     defendants were also ordered, jointly and severally, to pay $1,997,003
     restitution. 

          The defendants were indicted for their involvement in a nationwide
     solicitation campaign for the purpose of selling unregistered shares of
     Inferno Snuffers, Inc., ("ISI"), and Inferno Engineering and Consulting,
     Inc. ("IEC"). ISI and IEC, under Karl Dahlstrom's direction, were marketing
     "Uni-Snuff", a product claimed to be useful in extinguishing and
     suppressing fires, and the "Snuffer System", a method of dispensing Uni-
     Snuff.

          The criminal charges are based on the same activities alleged in a
     civil injunctive action brought by the Commission on September 30, 1992.   
























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     KARL L. DAHLSTROM, KARLA D. DAHLSTROM, HUBERT LEOPARD AND RICHARD LOPEZ
     SENTENCED 

          The Commission and the United States Attorney for the Southern
          District of Texas announced that on December 5, Karl L. Dahlstrom was
          sentenced to 78 months in federal prison with five years of supervised
          release, and Dahlstrom's daughter, Karla D. Dahlstrom, received 46
          months in federal prison with five years of supervised release. On
          December 4, two other defendants, Hubert Leon Leopard and Richard E.
          Lopez, each received five years probation. The defendants were also
          ordered, jointly and severally, to pay $1,997,003 restitution. 
          The defendants were indicted for their involvement in a nationwide
          solicitation campaign for the purpose of selling unregistered shares
          of Inferno Snuffers, Inc., (ISI), and Inferno Engineering and
          Consulting, Inc. (IEC). ISI and IEC, under Karl Dahlstrom's direction,
          were marketing "Uni-Snuff", a product claimed to be useful in
          extinguishing and suppressing fires, and the "Snuffer System", a
          method of dispensing Uni-Snuff.

          The criminal charges are based on the same activities alleged in a
          civil injunctive action brought by the Commission on September 30,
          1992.[United States of America v. Karl L. Dahlstrom, et al., 96-CR-
          157-ALL, USDC, SD/TX] (LR-      )


     PHILLIP W. OFFILL, JR
     Trial Counsel
     Fort Worth District Office

























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