2461(c). $140,473.66. 501(c). 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. 2020-10-08. A longtime U.S. U.S. Bankruptcy Court, The guilty verdict follows an investigation by the OLMS Los Angeles District Office, Department of Labors Office of Inspector General, and the Employee Benefits Security Administration. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency. Cuomo forged over 50 checks resulting in a $15,000 loss to the union. The bill also includes a tax cut for farmers and small business owners and additional spending to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 for personal care attendants and direct care and treatment providers and to keep open small prisons in Togo and Willow River. 1343. On February 26, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Terry Slaughter, former Secretary Treasurer of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1208 (located in Tar Heel, N.C.), was sentenced to six months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $62,315 in restitution and a $100 fine. Murder in Indian Country; Murder in Indian Country in perpetration of kidnapping; kidnapping resulting in death. 5324, and 18 U.S.C. DENNIS DEWAYNE CANTRELL. 501(c). Bridges, 24, of Muskogee, is charged with neglecting the health, safety and welfare of children under his supervision and exposing them to the use and possession of illegal drugs and illegal activities. 1349 and 18 U.S.C. U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Chase filed a five-page criminal indictment against Pfaff on Feb. 2, 2022. Wrigley says heroin, oxycodone and fentanyl are the among the major drugs being sold on the Spirit Lake, Turtle Mountain and Fort Berthold Indian Reservations since 2015. 1028A(a)(1) and 26 U.S.C. PATRICK DWAYNE MURPHY. On October 19, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Sandra King, former President of the Federation of Police and Security (FOPS) and the former President of the Alliance of Independent Workers (AIW), both located in Owings Mills, Maryland, was sentenced to five months in prison, five months of home detention, and two years of supervised probation for embezzling from both of these unions. 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 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. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Office. FILE - This undated photo provided by Robert Brown Public Relations shows Greg Lindberg. On March 20, 2020, Ackerman is scheduled to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons to begin his sentence. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office. Worker shortages plagued health care, construction and government. On October 13, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, KaSandra Hall, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Council 235 (located in Killeen, Tex. DIAMOND LEVI BRITT. 371; 29 U.S.C. On June 8, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Tony J. Liesenfeld, former President and Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 148 (located in Lewisburg, Pa.), was sentenced to one year and one day of incarceration and two years of supervised release. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS New York District Office. However, it did result in one commonality; the pandemic made pre-existing inequitable conditions even worse.. 501(c). According to court documents in Jamale Whites case, Jamale White, who gave the false name Kemani Dabney, was arrested in March 2020 in Mountrail County and was in possession of approximately 50 opiate pills. Contact our firm for an immediate response at 877-781-1570. 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. Romero was also ordered to pay restitution in an amount to be determined at a later date. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency. 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. 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. On February 12, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, after a six-day trial, a jury found John S. Romero, former President of United Industrial Services Worker of America (UISWA), located in Colton, Calif., guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit theft or embezzlement in connection with health care (18 U.S.C. On March 13, 2020, a hearing is scheduled to determine Ackermans restitution amount to the UAW Local 2326 Health and Welfare Fund (Trust Fund). 2, 371, 1001, 1343, 1512, and 26 U.S.C. Except for appeals from municipal court and municipal ordinance cases transferred . Onaro, a 67 year-old Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine out of McAlester, is charged with illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances from approximately May 23, 2019, to on or about Nov. 26, 2019. On February 26, 2020, in the Springfield District Court of Massachusetts, Christian Leeds, former President of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1370 (located in Springfield, Mass. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. Read more from The Forum's April Baumgarten. 1343. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Minneapolis Resident Investigator Office. In mid-March 2020, as the coronavirus began to appear in South Dakota, Noem declared a state of emergency, ordered state employees to work from home and instructed public schools to shut down. Funded by private donations and foundations, South Dakota News Watch is supported by several media organizations. The federal funding saved lives during the height of the pandemic as well as after those initial uncertain months, he said. On March 6, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Michael Johnson, former President and Business Manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1658 (located in Pine Bluff, Ark. In June and November 2016, Pearson submitted fraudulent vouchers to the UAW totaling over $32,000 that misrepresented the destination and purpose of the expenses. 1344) for embezzling $294,585 from the union. 371 and 29 U.S.C. ), was charged in a criminal information with one count of embezzlement from a labor organization (29 U.S.C. 501(c), and 29 U.S.C. On January 29, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Nathan Lum, former Longshore Division Director of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 142 (located in Honolulu, Hawaii), was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment and was ordered to pay $314,178 in restitution and a $125 special assessment. 501(c). The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Denver-St. Louis District Office. On July 31, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Linda Rogers, former Treasurer of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2254 (located in Jersey City, N.J.), and Jennifer Rogers, former AFSCME Local 2254 member, were charged in a two-count indictment for embezzlement of union funds and conspiracy to embezzle union funds, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Dallas-New Orleans District Office. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Atlanta-Nashville District Office. On January 23, 2019, a federal indictment was filed against Larry Gerard Norquist (age 54) of Rapid City, SD, charging him with two counts of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine and heroin). Green is also charged with maliciously setting a fire to the incident residence. He was also ordered to pay $85,962 in restitution and a $200 assessment. Murder in Indian Country. In a general breakdown, about $39 million was used to provide as many as 33,000 students statewide with expenses related to disruption of campus operations. On January 6, 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. 661. 501(c) and 18 U.S.C. January 19, 2023 Fort Totten, ND, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Sexual Abuse of Minors Last Defendant Sentenced to Serve 30 Years in Federal Prison for a Large Drug Distribution Enterprise Targeting the Spirit Lake, Turtle Mountain and Fort Berthold Indian Reservations KYLE JOSEPH VANNORTWICK. The state fiscal report does not break down federal funding allocated to South Dakota tribes, either directly or through state agencies, but examples abound of tribal nations using pandemic funds to help their residents. In the commission of the robbery, the victim sustained lacerations to the head. Schedule are flexible with a pay range between $18 and $21 an hour. The specific answer of where the money went lies amid a complicated conglomeration of spending initiatives undertaken by the state, local governments and federal agencies. Court Scams Affect Citizens Nationwide! Farris embezzled approximately $35,887 in federation funds. ), was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay $4,740 restitution. . The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office. District of North Dakota. The state report reveals that multi-million-dollar initiatives were enacted to diagnose and treat people with COVID-19; to reduce further infections and provide life-saving vaccines; to help businesses stay afloat and keep individual workers employed, fed and in their homes; to provide critical aid to low-income and elderly populations; and to help educate children and adults during a massive disruption in the public education system. Minot and Grand Forks are unstaffed satellite offices. He was also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and a $125 special assessment. On June 29, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Central District Court of California, Danae Romero, former Trustee of United Industrial Service Workers of America (UISWA), located in Colton, Calif., was sentenced to six months of electronic monitoring, two years of probation, and she was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. It must be signed by the prosecuting attorney. Published Date. 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. Here is South Dakotas share of the six major COVID-19 stimulus funding packages, according to the Congressional Budget Office and the state of South Dakota: Here is a summary of how much federal COVID-19 funding flowed into 14 separate state agencies and hundreds of businesses, community agencies and local relief efforts, as of January: Noem declined a request for an interview but through her spokesman said the state used the federal stimulus money wisely to aid the state during the pandemic. $1,189,788.05. Gouge, 41, of Clearview, is charged with the premeditated murder of his wife, Stephanie Michelle Gouge, on Feb. 14, 2020, with an edged weapon.