U.S. 1028A(a)(1) and 26 U.S.C. On October 13, 2020, in the United States District Court of Massachusetts, Michael Oldham, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1900 (located in Taunton, Mass. Throughout the conspiracy, which included many other top UAW officials, including Williams successor, Gary Jones, Williams and his co-conspirators embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the UAW for the personal benefit of themselves and other high-ranking UAW officers. District of N.D. Home | Contact Us | Employment | Glossary of Legal Terms, Chief Judge Peter D. Welte | Kari M. Knudson, Clerk of Court. You plan and prepare for almost any eventuality, but not for a worldwide pandemic, Maher said. On May 29, 2020, in the 12th Judicial District of Jackson County, Michigan, Larissa Iveson, daughter of a former Treasurer of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 373 (located in Litchfield, Mich.), pleaded guilty to one felony count of stealing/retaining a financial transaction device without consent, in violation of MCL 750.157N. Contact our firm for an immediate response at 877-781-1570. Please use https://bad-boys.us to get ALL the up to date information. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. 371 and 29 U.S.C. As a condition of his probation, Young cannot visit a casino establishment during his two year probationary period. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. You have permission to edit this article. #views-exposed-form-manual-cloud-search-manual-cloud-search-results .form-actions{display:block;flex:1;} #tfa-entry-form .form-actions {justify-content:flex-start;} #node-agency-pages-layout-builder-form .form-actions {display:block;} #tfa-entry-form input {height:55px;} The effort sought to save lives, protect a fragile economy and provide a sense of normalcy to how people will live in a post-pandemic world. Rounds said he believes South Dakota received its fair share of federal funding during the pandemic and that history will largely look back upon government efforts to manage the COVID-19 crisis with a favorable view. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS New York District Office. Courthouse On January 15, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Trenton), Lawrence Ackerman, former health insurance broker for the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2326 Health and Welfare Fund (located in South River, N.J.), was sentenced to six months incarceration, six months home confinement, and two and half years of supervised release. The charges follow a joint investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office, the Department of Defenses Office of Inspector General, and the Internal Revenue Service. The grand jury returned 26 unsealed and 3 sealed indictments. The indictment was filed Jan. 19. Jamale White and Deeangelo Tyrone White Jr., whose aliases include Relly Dee, Delo, and Delo Baxk, were both indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and there were proceedings in district court in Michigan regarding their transfer to North Dakota to face charges here. MADISON In total, 21 individuals were among the latest grand jury indictments returned to the Boone County Circuit Court for the February 2021 term. We are based in Los Angeles County at 1875 Century Park E #705, Los Angeles, CA 90067. With workforce challenges a chronic problem in South Dakota, prior to and since the pandemic, keeping the states public university system running during the COVID-19 crisis was critical, according to Brian Maher, executive director of the South Dakota Board of Regents. Martin is further charged as a felon in possession of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. 501(c). NELSON ONARO, D.O. The primary program that helped farmers, ranchers and other producers was the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. News Watch documented a wide range of negative effects on South Dakota businesses in 2020-21. A charge is an accusation of criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. Cases involving different organizations and conspiracies moving things narcotics in, again largely opioids. The Drug Enforcement Administration is the primary investigative agency. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. 1343. Grimes was also ordered to forfeit $1,509,500 in proceeds from his crimes and pay a $200 special assessment. 501(c). Moylan was also ordered to pay $130,783 in restitution, a $10,000 fine, and a $400 special assessment fee. He was also ordered to pay $50,270 and a $100 assessment. On July 13, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Steven Whittick, Treasurer of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (LEEBA), located in New York, N.Y., was charged in a criminal complaint with one count of obstruction of justice, and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators, in violation of 18 U.S.C. You can help independent news by donating here. On October 2, 2020, in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Cathy Byers, former Treasurer of American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 6540 (located in Ronceverte, W.Va.), was sentenced to eight months of home confinement and five years of supervised release. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office. Gov. JOSHUA RYAN GANN. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency. On July 22, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, John Ulrich, former Vice-President and Recording Secretary of Teamsters Local 812 (located in Great Neck, N.Y.), was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release. 1343. AS20-08] Appraisal Subcommittee; Order Extending . 2, 371, 1001, 1343, 1512, and 26 U.S.C. Horsechief, 35, of Muskogee, is charged with four counts of sexual abuse of a person under the age of 16 years old and administering intoxicants to said minor. On September 24, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Antonio Gastelum, a former officer of the American Labor Alliance (ALA), located in Fresno, Calif., was charged in a 19-count superseding indictment for wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. An indictment raises no inference of guilt. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. An agency within the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution AveNW Arson in Indian Country. On September 8, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Steven Whittick, former Treasurer of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (LEEBA), located in New York, N.Y., was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment for wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax evasion, false statements to federal agents, and obstruction of a grand jury investigation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. On January 28, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Keith Ludlum, former President of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1208 (located in Tar Heel, N.C.), pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $250,000 in union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C 501(c), and conspiracy to defraud UFCW Local 1208 by unauthorized payments to friends and families, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The Sissteon-Wahpeton Oyate in northeastern South Dakota embarked on several spending initiatives to help keep residents safe during the pandemic. Learn about everything to make your lake place enjoyable at the Sportsmen's Show, Willie Nelson Show In Moorhead Sells Out During Special Online Only Presale, Willie Nelson's second show at Bluestem sells out, MNGOP calls post from State Rep. Keeler of Moorhead a 'racist rant', Fargo crews having trouble finding places to put snow. North Dakota U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 28-year-old . ), pleaded guilty to three counts of theft of union funds with a value of at least $750 and less than $50,000, in violation of I.C. A conviction is a judgment based on a jurys verdict, judges finding, or the defendants admission that the defendant is guilty of the crime charged. Wrigley says drug dealers like to do business in North Dakota because street prices are much more expensive here than other places around the country. .manual-search-block #edit-actions--2 {order:2;} The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office. 504(a) and (b), respectively. (please sendmail to Fargo), Your Employee Rights and How to Report Wrongful Conduct. Child neglect in Indian Country. Unlawful Distribution and Dispensing of Controlled Substances (24 counts). U.S. KYLE ELLIOTT LEITKA. On September 4, 2019, Grimes pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Wrigley tells KVRR News that the people involved in these cases are violent and dangerous. On September 15, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Travis Cofer, former Secretary-Treasurer of Steelworkers Local 9-990 (located in Maryville, Tenn.), was sentenced to two years of probation. ), pleaded guilty to embezzlement in the amount of $61,386, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The federal government provided $50 billion in aid from the Provider Relief Fund to facilities that accept Medicare, including hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, which was aimed at giving providers up to 2% of their annual spending, he said. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office. According to the court documents, White is deemed a flight risk and his social media pages are filled with pictures of him with guns and conversations between some co-defendants about the sale of firearms and trafficking of oxycodone and fentanyl pills. Kurtycz also pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Despite the federal funding, seven long-term care facilities in South Dakota have closed in the past year and others are struggling with continued challenges, particularly due to workforce shortages and underfunding of Medicaid programs. MATTHEW WEST NIX. A longtime U.S. /*-->*/. On June 5, 2018, Love pleaded guilty to one count of theft for stealing $15,548 from the union, in violation of Maryland Criminal Law Section 7-104. On June 3, 2020, in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Cathy Byers, former Treasurer of American Federation of Teachers Local 6540 (located in Ronceverte, W.Va.), was charged in a one-count information with wire fraud in the approximate amount of $22,000, in violation of 18 U.S.C. A grand jury Indictment is a method of bringing formal charges against the defendant. Pilcher previously paid $20,595 in restitution. Another $235 million was provided in additional unemployment compensation to people who could not work during the pandemic. Please enable javascript and refresh the page to continue reading local news. Hall committed wire fraud as part of her scheme to defraud and embezzle $12,765 in union funds from Council 235. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency. On July 15, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Robert Kurtycz, former Comptroller of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Chicago Midwest Regional Joint Board (located in Chicago, Ill.), was sentenced to one day of imprisonment (suspended) and three years of supervised release, which includes one year of home confinement. MARTHA CHRISTINE SIMPSON; JABAICA LEE TECUMSEH; TOMMY GLEN TECUMSEH. 183/Thursday, September 22, 2005, page 55621. . The CARES Act of March 2020 provided two separate allocations specifically to U.S. tribal governments, including $400 million under the Operation of Indian Programs appropriation and an $8 billion funding effort for tribes within the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Minot and Grand Forks are unstaffed satellite offices. Here's a look at the Class A layout, Thursday's prep basketball roundup and scores. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office. A 41-count, 16-page federal indictment unsealed Thursday afternoon names Cocke County resident Thomas Lynn "Dax" Martin as the alleged shot-caller in a multi-kilogram crystal-meth conspiracy.. On June 16, 2020, in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Cathy Byers, former Treasurer of American Federation of Teachers Local 6540 (located in Ronceverte, W.Va.), pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in the approximate amount of $22,000, in violation of 18 U.S.C. It literally kept some people in business and helped us to just go on.. 371, for failing to report over $1,000,000 in income on IRS Form 990 returns filed by the UAW and UAW Midwest CAP and for failing to report the income on his Form 1040 tax returns filed with the IRS. On September 8, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Kenneth Wynder Jr, former President of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (LEEBA), located in New York, N.Y., was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment for wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax evasion, false statements to federal agents, and obstruction of a grand jury investigation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $10,000. On June 25, 2020, Gannon pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and nine counts of forged securities, in violation of 18 U.S.C. On July 13, 2020, Drain pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling union funds in the amount of $50,281, in violation of 29 U.S.C. Significant federal funding received by the university system aided in both those missions, Maher said. Welcome to the official website for the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. ), was charged in a criminal information with one count of embezzlement from a labor organization, in violation of 29 U.S.C. It was a lot of money, an unprecedented amount, but with what the world went through and with the pressures, certainly in the health care space, we really didnt have a choice, Rave said. On November 5, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Columbia Division, Brenda Wilson, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3841 (located in Columbia, S.C.), was indicted for willfully and knowingly making a false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the Government of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. On June 9, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Brian Arnold, former Financial Secretary of Steelworkers Local 104M (located in Elmira, N.Y.), pleaded guilty to embezzlement of union funds in the amount of $33,224, in violation of 29 U.S.C. She was also ordered to pay restitution of $50,967. The Minnesota House of Representatives on Wednesday, Oct. 14, by a 100-34 vote approved the proposal that allows the state to borrow for wastewater infrastructure, road and bridge repairs and health and agriculture lab updates around the state. On February 7, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Vance Pearson, former Regional Director of United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 5 (located in St. Louis, Mo. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee District Office, the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations. Among those indicted in the latest case include Romel Rambus, who is also known as Bagboy Mell, who has been indicted for a continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering conspiracy, Devonsha Dabney, whose aliases include Kemell, Mellyvsmell, and Rell, who has been indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, participating in a continuing criminal enterprise, participating in a money laundering conspiracy, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and aiding and abetting; Jonathan Walker, also known as J, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, distribution of a fentanyl mixture, possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl mixture, and aiding and abetting; Ervin Leon Sampson Jr., 22, also known as Mike, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, maintaining a drug-involved premises, distribution of an oxycodone mixture, and aiding and abetting; Osagyefo Nkrumah Nagbe, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl mixture, and aiding and abetting; Jalen Komani Hester, 22, also known as Dream, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl mixture, and aiding and abetting; Kristin Kaylen Johnson, 24, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances; and Dennison Jay Nez Jr., also known as DJ, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances; and Basil Hunts Along, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. On a form used to conduct background checks, Bald Eagle allegedly checked no on the section that asked if he had ever been convicted of a felony. Waldoch previously paid $56,436 in restitution. 439(c). The .gov means its official. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency. News Watch reported on several effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the agricultural industry, including widely varying and generally low prices paid to beef producers; major losses by corn growers and the ethanol industry as Americans stopped traveling; and even how sheep farmers lost a major revenue pipeline when the cruise industry shut down. Exclusive: How South Dakota spent $14 billion of pandemic relief, $5.85 million of the $8.3 billion Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Appropriations Act, March 6, 2020, $194 million of the $192 billion Families First Coronavirus Response Act, March 11, 2020, $8.74 billion of $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), April 24, 2020, $64.3 million of the $483 billion Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, March 27, 2020, $1.1 billion of the $1.4 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ($900 billion for COVID), Dec. 27, 2020, $3.8 billion of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, March 11, 2021, Local programs: $8.8 billion (grants and loans to medical providers, small businesses, employees, community groups and local agencies, etc.

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