FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - 26 people have been indicted in what North Dakota U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley calls an 'unprecedented' drug trafficking bust on three Native American. Another $33 million went to things to keep teaching and learning moving forward, such as for computer hardware and software, building safety renovations and cleaning and medical supplies. The initial emergency funding was aimed at bolstering capacity and access to the health care system that was diagnosing and treating COVID-19 patients. South Dakota received nearly $14 billion in federal COVID-19 funding from March 2020 through January, according to an internal state fiscal report obtained exclusively by South Dakota News Watch. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Kansas City Resident Investigator Office. 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. United States Sentencing Guidelines may be considered, upon conviction, by the sentencing court. The plea and sentencing follow an investigation by the OLMS Detroit-Milwaukee District Office. On October 4, 2019, Liesenfeld pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in the amount of at least $77,716, in violation of 18 U.S.C. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency. $1,189,788.05. In a November 2022 report by the U.S. Treasury, the federal government acknowledged that specific pandemic-era funding was needed to aid tribal governments that have suffered long-term inequities in federal funding. Simpson, 44, of Broken Arrow; J. Tecumseh, 40, of Okmulgee, and T. Tecumseh, 33, of Okmulgee, are all charged with the premeditated stabbing murder Robert Trevor Richardson. She was then sentenced to 16 months of incarceration and two years of supervised release. On September 30, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, Chad Michael Waldoch, former Secretary-Treasurer of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) Workers Local 980 (located in Fargo, N.D.), was sentenced to 30 months of supervised release. About Bart Pfankuch, Rapid City, S.D., is the content director for South Dakota News Watch. U. S. Attorney Ron Parsons announced on Wednesday that 37 people have been federally-indicted as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces' Operation Say Uncle. ), was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay $4,740 restitution. 1344) for embezzling $294,585 from the union, forging the signature of the union president on checks, and altering information in the union's accounting software. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. .manual-search ul.usa-list li {max-width:100%;} The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. Murder in Indian Country. A grand jury Indictment does not constitute evidence of guilt. Lincoln County Courthouse Green, 30, of Okemah, is charged with the premeditated murder of his former girlfriends mother and brother with a firearm. 2020-10-08. 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. 371), 12 counts of theft or embezzlement of approximately $800,000 in connection with health care (18 U.S.C. On September 30, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dennis Williams, former President of United Auto Workers (UAW), located in Detroit, Mich.,pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to embezzle union funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. The Sissteon-Wahpeton Oyate in northeastern South Dakota embarked on several spending initiatives to help keep residents safe during the pandemic. U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Read more from The Forum's April Baumgarten. VanderWal said that agriculture, like many other industries, continues to suffer fallout from the supply chain interruptions and workforce shortage that began during the pandemic. Thompson, 30, of Okemah, is charged with the stabbing, resulting in serious bodily harm, of a male in Indian Country. On June 2, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Eric Childress, former Secretary-Treasurer of Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 2276 (located in Bluefield, W.Va.), was sentenced to five years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution of $30,611 and a $25 special assessment. On September 17, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Harold Bryan Weatherford, former Treasurer of National Staff Organization (NSO), Professional Staff Association (located in Tomball, Tex. MARTHA CHRISTINE SIMPSON; JABAICA LEE TECUMSEH; TOMMY GLEN TECUMSEH. 501(c). The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency. ), was charged in a one-count information for embezzlement of union funds totaling $82,560, in violation of 29 U.S.C. During the second encounter, as he was traveling east out of state, he and co-defendant Deeangelo White were found in possession of nearly $3,000 in U.S. currency. 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. The primary program that helped farmers, ranchers and other producers was the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Romero was also ordered to pay restitution in an amount to be determined at a later date. (please sendmail to Fargo), Your Employee Rights and How to Report Wrongful Conduct. From at least 2018 to 2021, she used the credit cards for personal purchases and deleted and altered those unauthorized transactions on the credit card statements she provided to her boss, the indictment said. The ARPA program signed by President Biden in 2021 has a $20 billion funding allocation specifically for tribal governments. All rights reserved. The charges follow 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. After months of logjam at the Capitol culminating in a nearly 10-hour-long debate, the Minnesota lawmakers jumped a critical hurdle in passing a $1.9 billion bonding bill months after they were expected to send one to the governor's desk. 371, 29 U.S.C. #block-googletagmanagerfooter .field { padding-bottom:0 !important; } 7201. CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte returned yesterday a criminal indictment charging four individuals with federal charges for their involvement in a drug conspiracy trafficking methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Andrew Murray and the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Atlanta Field . Fargo ND 58102-4932, Bruce M. Van Sickle 1512 (b)(1) and 2; 18 U.S.C. Possession with intent to distribute heroin; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of a firearm. The combined grand juries returned 32 unsealed and four sealed indictments on crimes ranging from kidnapping, federal firearms offenses, robbery, drug trafficking/distribution, child exploitation, aggravated sexual assaults in Indian country, and murder in Indian Country. MATTHEW ROY LAWSON. She was also ordered to pay $453 in court costs; Woodford previously paid full restitution of $4,065. DORION LAROY MARTIN. Low 38F. A clear sky. On December 18, 2019, Childress pleaded guilty to one count of making a false entry in a union record, in violation of 29 U.S.C. On February 10, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Gregg Pedersen, former President of Association of Civilian Technicians (ACT) Local 75 (located in Sioux City, Iowa), was sentenced to probation for two years and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $11,638 and a $100 fine. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS San Francisco-Seattle District Office, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Social Security Administration. But businesses across the state and their employees were some of the biggest benefactors of federal programs aimed at keeping the state and national economies from entering a free fall. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. On July 22, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Karen Pierce, former employee of Plumbers Local 142 (located in San Antonio, Tex. 371; 29 U.S.C. 371. Authorities allege that Jamale White has made a habit of traveling to and from North Dakota from Michigan to engage in drug trafficking. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. Murder in Indian Country; Murder in Indian Country in perpetration of kidnapping; kidnapping resulting in death. On July 8, 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.), was sentenced to 14 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release. On February 5, 2020, in the Lucas County (Ohio) Common Pleas Court, Aphrodite L. Ueberroth, former office manager for Ironworkers Local 55 (located in Toledo, Ohio), was indicted for aggravated theft of more than $150,000 and less than $750,000, tampering with records (two counts), forgery (six counts), and receiving stolen property of more than $1,000 and less than $7,500, in violation of in violation of Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 2913.02(A)(3) and (B)(2); 2913.42(A)(1), (B)(1) and (B)(4); 2913.31(A)(2) and (C)(1)(a) and (b); and 2913.51(A) and (C), respectively. From supply chain disruptions, to getting parts and livestock transported and processed, there were a lot of very negative impacts, VanderWal said. On July 15, 2020, Dye pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of labor union assets in the amount of $8,443 and one count of falsification of union records, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 2461(c). 501(c). He was also ordered to pay $103,698 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. 0. From at least 2010 and continuing through in or about September 2019, Williams embezzled and conspired to embezzle approximately $71,500 in union funds, which included accepting a villa in Palm Springs, California in December 2015, 2016, and 2018 that was paid for with UAW funds and accepting $6,000 in golf gift certificates. 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. Zambrano and Mendez conspired to defraud the government by creating two drywall corporations and paying employees cash in order to avoid legal wage rates, IRS payments, and levies. Assault with intent to commit murder in Indian Country (2 counts); attempted robbery in Indian Country (2 counts); first-degree burglary in Indian Country (2 counts); assault with a dangerous weapon, with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country (2 counts); use, carry, and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; firearms conspiracy. She was also ordered to pay restitution of $50,967. A grand jury Indictment is a method of bringing formal charges against the defendant. The indictment or the information must name or otherwise identify the defendant, and must be a plain, concise, and definite written statement of the essential facts constituting the elements of the offense charged. 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. U.S. 1343. 1001; and 21 U.S.C. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office, Tampa Resident Investigators Office. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says about 30 more people have been indicted charges in addition to the 26 defendants charged in federal court Thursday. From March 2020 to April 2021, the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General Hotline . - Judge Daniel M. Traynor, Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference NATHAN JOE CHECOTAH. On June 2, 2020, in the United States Court for the District of New Mexico, Jessica Pangburn, former office secretary of Operating Engineers Local 953 (located in Albuquerque, N.M.), was sentenced to one day of jail (time served), two years of supervised release, and 25 hours of community service. On March 11, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Rudy Ziegler, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 446 (located in Asheville, N.C.), was charged with one count of wire fraud, in the amount of $5,276, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Eric Berger, 53, of Chicago, and Reginald Richmond, 29, of Sunrise Terrace. Winds light and variable. McGirt, 71, of Wagoner County, is charged with three counts of sexual abuse of a minor. U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said the early days of the pandemic were a time of strong bipartisan efforts by Congress to provide states with the funding and resources necessary to battle one of the biggest crises in American history. That interruption could have caused a real blockage in preparing our workforce, and that was something we cant have in South Dakota.. When a person with dementia insists theres a stranger in the room. 64, No. 35-43-4-2(a)(1)(A). The big thing it bought was access, because without that money, its not hard to imagine closures of health care facilities or limits on services. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency. The federal funding helped keep people healthy in other ways. Murder in Indian Country in perpetration of robbery; attempted robbery; conspiracy. 35-43-4-2(a)(1)(A). Another $1.3 million was used to reimburse students for monies paid in advance for services they did not then receive, he said. AS20-08] Appraisal Subcommittee; Order Extending . 501(c). 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.. 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. @media only screen and (min-width: 0px){.agency-nav-container.nav-is-open {overflow-y: unset!important;}} .table thead th {background-color:#f1f1f1;color:#222;} Availability of some of that money will stretch into 2024, according to the state report. 669 2(a). The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office. ), pleaded guilty to embezzlement of union funds totaling $82,560, in violation of 29 U.S.C. An organization or individual has paid for the creation of this work but did not approve or review it. The charges follow an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland Office. 501(c). The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency. On March 20, 2020, Ziegler pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. The pandemic funding was critical to aid in diagnosing and treating patients but also to maintain the financial viability of hospitals in South Dakota, which are mostly not-for-profit entities that operate at a profit margin of near zero up to 3%, he said. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office, Tampa Resident Investigator Office. We focused on solving long-term problems with one-time investments rather than creating new government programs, Fury wrote. The indictment follows an investigation by the OLMS Washington District Office and the FBI. On March 20, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Rudy Ziegler, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 446 (located in Asheville, N.C.), pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in the amount of $5,276, in violation of 18 U.S.C. A federal grand jury has indicted several people in connection with a drug trafficking ring originating in Michigan and involving drug trafficking, including of oxycodone and the lethal fentanyl, in Minot and on the Fort Berthold reservation. ), was sentenced to three years of probation. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS New York District Office and the Department of Labors Office of Inspector General. ), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a labor organization (29 U.S.C. 1343. Garcia was also ordered to pay $119,021 in restitution and a $100 assessment. As in all criminal cases, each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The money that was sent to offset losses that was frankly used to keep people in business, VanderWal said. On January 23, 2020, in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Shannon Pemberton, former Treasurer of Painters Local 238 (located in Cincinnati, Ohio), pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. Murphy, 51, of Vernon, is charged with the kidnapping and premeditated murder of George Jacobs, on Aug. 28, 1999, with a knife. We are confident that we utilized that money more wisely than other states would have.. On October 15, 2020, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, a criminal complaint was filed charging Charles Farris, Jr., former President of the New Castle Federation of Teachers (located in New Castle, Pa.), with one misdemeanor count of theft by unlawful taking movable property, five felony counts of theft by unlawful taking movable property, and five felony counts of access device fraud use is unauthorized for any reason, in violation of 18 Pa. Criminal Code 3921(a) and 4106(A1IV), respectively. 661. On September 30, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Matthew Cuomo, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1047 (located in Kenner, La. On January 28, 2020, Ludlum pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling $213,201 in union funds and one count of conspiracy, in violation of 29 U.S.C. 501(c), and 29 U.S.C. 371. 2, 371, 1001, 1343, 1512, and 26 U.S.C. .paragraph--type--html-table .ts-cell-content {max-width: 100%;} The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Kansas City Resident Office. On December 4, 2019, Ashton pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud (18 U.S.C. On May 12, 2020, Pilcher pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of union assets, in violation of 29 U.S.C. About $71 million of that money went to the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries, according to state records. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $10,089. On August 17, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Roger Harris, former President of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3048 (located in Lompoc, Calif.), pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in the amount of $36,150, in violation of 18 U.S.C.

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