Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Sign up to view our weekly e-editions each Wednesday with just a click. In Cleveland, Ohio, the Secretary/Treasurer for the Textile Workers Union Local 1, Anthony F. Rockman plead guilty to obstruction of justice. Delaney also pleaded guilty to filing a false and fraudulent tax return which substantially understated his income. If convicted, he faces up to 18 months incarceration and a $5,000 fine. Each charge carries a maximum fine of $250,000, which may be increased to twice the gain derived from the crime or twice the loss suffered by the victims of the crime, if either of those amounts is greater than the statutory maximum fine. Bobby Eades pleaded guilty to felony DUI; 10 years, five years HA, balance suspended, five years PRS. Thomas entered a guilty plea to all the even numbered charges for gross sexual imposition, a felony of the third degree, and will have two register as a sex offender upon his prison release for 25 years after. Cahill admitted in his guilty plea to accepting $44,500 from the employer, and acknowledged previously having accepted at least $100,000 in connection with his union positions. I cover public corruption, white collar crime and the criminal misuse of power. On June 3, 2013, in the 396th District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, Kady Tucker, former office secretary of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 575 (located in Euless, Tex. If you receive this message, select the SIGN IN tab on the left side of the pop up. All of which are not mandatory. He served as president of the 13,000-member union for nearly two decades until October 2021, when he was asked by the executive board to resign after his home and the unions headquarters were searched by the FBI. He was also ordered to pay $300,848 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. Drug Court: Allyson Cloinger, 2020-085. You will receive an email with a link to reset your password. September 21, 2011, 10:39 AM. Sheridan, Delaney and Shine each await sentencing. Further, the department also considered that UBSs post-LIBOR compliance and remediation efforts failed to detect the illegal conduct until an article was published pointing to potential misconduct in the FX markets. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS The charges against Sheridan arose from an investigation initiated by Inspector General Leahy Scott and are part of an ongoing joint federal and state investigation of bid rigging, fraud and tax-related offenses in the award of contracts at NYPAs facility in White Plains. Are you a Pontotoc Progress subscriber? Create a password that only you will remember. Sept. 22, 2011 -- How nasty can union violence get and still be legal? The seriousness of the crime warrants the parent-level guilty pleas by Citicorp, Barclays, JPMorgan and RBS., The five parent-level guilty pleas that the department is announcing today communicate loud and clear that we will hold financial institutions accountable for criminal misconduct, said Assistant Attorney General Caldwell. WebGuilty pleas heard in court. Wednesday, June 16 Court, public defenders and the state spent the day going over alias, judgment NISI, and scire facias issues. The Cartel traders coordinated their trading of U.S. dollars and euros to manipulate the benchmark rates set at the 1:15 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. fixes in an effort to increase their profits. For the nth time, I am NOT Trump's foreign policy On September 12, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, David Kellner, former President of Transport Workers Local 2020 (located in Grand Island, N.Y.), pled guilty to a one-count information charging him with making a false statement on an annual report to conceal an embezzlement, in violation of 29 U.S.C. Members of The Cartel manipulated the euro-dollar exchange rateby agreeing to withhold bids or offers for euros or dollars to avoid moving the exchange rate in a direction adverse to open positions held by co-conspirators. In December 2015, Peter Shine, 42, of Orangeburg, pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return as part of the ongoing investigation. The former president of the New York Police Departments second-largest union has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge in connection with a scheme to bilk the union out of more than half a million dollars by filing phony expense reports, prosecutors announced Thursday. Published Thursday June 10Adam Ray pleaded guilty to sale of controlled substance, Clonazepam; five years reduced to time served, balance on PRS. A fifth bank, UBS AG, has agreed to plead guilty to manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other benchmark interest rates and pay a $203 million criminal penalty, after breaching its December 2012 non-prosecution agreement resolving the LIBOR investigation. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Jeanette N. Benge, 37, entered a guilty plea to an amended charge of attempted grand theft auto, a felony of the fifth degree. Darryl Johnson pleaded guilty to felony DUI; five years, four years HA, balance on PRS. Jonathan Baldwin pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with intent; five years suspended, zero to serve, five years PRS. Citicorp, Barclays, JPMorgan and RBS have agreed to send disclosure notices to all of their customers and counter-parties that may have been affected by the sales and trading practices described in the plea agreements. Court records indicate Garner had been charged with 547 counts regarding what Deputy District Attorney Kristen Kemp, head of the Special Victims Unit, said were a total 139 videos that detectives found Garner had shot before his arrest in May. Shine pleaded guilty to subscribing to a false tax return, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine. We won't share it with anyone else. By RJ Johnson - @rickerthewriter. These pleas are a sad day for Local 98 and the union movement, they said in a statement. All Rights Reserved. October 30, 2017. In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Anthony F. Rockman []pleaded guilty to a one-count information for obstruction of justice (destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations and bankruptcy), in violation of 18 U.S.C. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office and the Office of the Chief States Attorney, State of Connecticut. According to plea agreements to be filed in the District of Connecticut, between December 2007 and January 2013, euro-dollar traders at Citicorp, JPMorgan, Barclays and RBS self-described members of The Cartel used an exclusive electronic chat room and coded language to manipulate benchmark exchange rates. The guilty pleas keep coming in Johnny Docs embezzlement case as two more Local 98 members cut deals. The plea and sentencing follow an investigation by the OLMS Dallas District Office. Our game coverage from football, basketball and baseball, plus breaking updates and our best reads. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. If appropriate and proportional to the misconduct and the companys track record, we will tear up an NPA or a DPA and prosecute the offending company., These resolutions make clear that the U.S. Government will not tolerate criminal behavior in any sector of the financial markets,said Assistant Director in Charge McCabe. Two years later, Fiocca cut a reimbursement check to Dougherty, who passed it on to the union. These are fine people who have worked tirelessly and successfully to create jobs for countless electricians and other working men and women in the Philadelphia effort., They added: John Dougherty intends to continue fighting this case, just as he has fought for working families his entire life., Burrows lawyer, Thomas Bergstrom, said his client isnt budging either at least not yet. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer of the Justice Departments Antitrust Division, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Departments Criminal Division, Assistant Director in Charge Andrew G. McCabe of the FBIs Washington Field Office and Director Aitan Goelman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Division made the announcement. The girl said she and two other juvenile females had felt uncomfortable around Garner for some time, who she said only ever engages with the girls and never the boys. Delaney also pleaded guilty to subscribing to a false tax return, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $100,000 fine. This case should prove the FBI and our law enforcement partners wont stop weeding out those in power who try gaming the system., Mr. 439(c). In June 2015, Sheridans neighbor and co-conspirator Thomas Delaney, 46, of Valley Cottage, owner of Over Rock Construction LLC, pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring to defraud NYPA and to a tax violation. 1343, for embezzling $384,000 from the union. Thursday, June 17 Court, public defenders and the state spent the day going over alias, judgment NISI, and scire facias issues. In the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Steven Whittick [] pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of false statements to federal investigators, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Wayne Mack pleaded guilty to felon in possession of firearm; 10 years, reduced to time served, balance suspended, three years PRS. February 28, 2023 at 6:45 a.m. MEDIA COURTHOUSE A former Marple Newtown School District bus driver is facing more than 480 years in prison after pleading Ronnie Jordan pleaded guilty to felony DUI; 10 years, zero suspended, 10 years HA. The parties would make a recommendation at sentencing.. Marita Crawford, Local 98's longtime political director, became the first high-ranking member of the union to admit guilt since she, Dougherty, and five others were indicted in 2019. The victim said this usually happened when the girls are wearing their traditional Catholic school uniforms, which include a skirt. On January 22, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Matthew Smith, former Treasurer of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 576 (located in Hurst, Tex. Though he drove students for both the Marple Newtown School District and the parish, Montella said all of the victims were St. Mary Magdalens students. Nine years later, after a long series of SEIU stall tactics Judge Jonathan P. Hein presided. In addition to Union, the Third Circuit Judicial District Court serves Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Marshall, and Tippah counties. A Local 98 spokesperson said Fiocca resigned from the union Tuesday, Neill intends to resign Thursday, and Local 98 had no influence over their decisions to plead guilty. Third parties collect trading data at these times to calculate and publish a daily fix rate, which in turn is used to price orders for many large customers. Between 2009 and 2012, the false and fraudulent overcharges paid by NYPA to Over Rock totaled more than $400,000. Doughertys nephew, Brian Fiocca, and Michael Neill, longtime head of the unions apprentice training program, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a $600,000 embezzlement scheme. The maximum fines for each of these charges may be increased to twice the gain derived from the crime or twice the loss suffered by the victims of the crime, if either of those amounts is greater than the statutory maximum fine. ), received deferred adjudication at sentencing. Sheridan is the third individual charged in connection with the investigation. Sheridan, for his own personal benefit, not only took advantage of the NYPA, but of the employees who were contracted to do work for it and law abiding taxpayers, said Special Agent in Charge Shantelle P. Kitchen of the IRS Criminal Investigation New York Field Office. Latest news from the Times Union Capitol Bureau, A.M. Roundup: Cuomo under oath for Saturday interview, A.M. Roundup: Chick-fil-A under fire over planned Thruway locations, A.M. Roundup: Cuomo faces questioning by attorney generals office. In addition, according to court documents to be filed, the Justice Department has determined that UBSs deceptive currency trading and sales practices in conducting certain FX market transactions, as well as its collusive conduct in certain FX markets, violated its December 2012 non-prosecution agreement resolving the LIBOR investigation. Our top headlines each morning, seven days a week, as well as each weekday afternoon. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Rule 11 (c) (1) contains the plea bargaining options. An attorney for Kevin Dougherty has said the justice did not knowingly accept any benefit offered by his brother, as outlined in the governments indictment, and prosecutors have not accused him of wrongdoing. You'll see all the posts for that time period. The former president started the scheme in 2017, in which he would use his personal credit card to purchase expensive meals at lavish restaurants and buy high-end personal products, and then submit false and inflated expense reports to the union, prosecutors said. Garner also pleaded guilty to one count each of endangering the welfare of children, criminal use of a communication facility and possessing an instrument of crime. GREENVILLE A Union City man pleaded guilty to five counts of gross sexual imposition Tuesday via video appearance from the Darke County Jail. Sign up to view our weekly e-editions each Wednesday with just a click. On the same date, Tucker pled guilty to three counts of forgery, in violation of Texas Penal Code 32.21. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Boston-Buffalo District Office. Wednesday, June 9: Jason Turcotte pleaded guilty to felony fleeing; five years suspended, zero to serve, five years PRS. Doughertys nephew, Brian Fiocca, and Michael Neill, longtime head of the unions apprentice training program, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a $600,000 embezzlement scheme. Discovery Company. The guilty plea follows an Report: Male found unconscious on Tanglefoot Trail later died, Ingomar fire destroys home, shop, vehicle, Driver extricated in heavy weather following Wednesday night crash in Union County, Bailey leads New Albany girls on the links. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Marcus Martin pleaded guilty to felon in possession of firearm; 10 years reduced to time served, balance suspended, five years unsupervised PRS. Former school bus driver pleads guilty to, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), State Rep. Mike Zabel wont resign amid sexual misconduct claim, Former school bus driver pleads guilty to making videos of female students, Driver in fatal high-speed crash on MacDade Boulevard convicted, Kohberger defense lawyers want gag order kept in Idaho killings case, California man gets 6 to 15 years in southeastern Pa. drug trafficking network, Accused driver in fatal Chester DUI accident waives hearing, Hockey: Penncrest completes 'unreal' run to Central title, 2 Chester men arrested after heroin, cocaine, pot found in raid, U.D. On March 24, 2016, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Simiel Campbell, former President of Transport Workers Union Local 2014 (located in Chicago, Ill.), pled guilty to one count of making a material false statement and representation on the Form LM-3 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, in violation of 29 U.S.C. NYPA is cooperating with the investigation. He filed a federal tax Form 1040 for the tax year 2013 that substantially understated his taxable income. On July 25, 2016, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Roy Murray, former President of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 2014 (located in Chicago, Ill.), pled guilty to one count of making a false statement in a union record, in violation of 29 U.S.C. Are you a Mississippi Business Journal subscriber? According to the factual statement of breach attached to UBSs plea agreement, UBS engaged in deceptive FX trading and sales practices after it signed the LIBOR non-prosecution agreement, including undisclosed markups added to certain FX transactions of customers. Our game coverage from football, basketball and baseball, plus breaking updates and our best reads. MEDIA COURTHOUSE A former Marple Newtown School District bus driver is facing more than 480 years in prison after pleading guilty to making up-skirt videos of 21 female Catholic school students he transported. By agreeing not to buy or sell at certain times, the traders protected each others trading positions by withholding supply of or demand for currency and suppressing competition in the FX market. Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Agree to Plead Guilty In Connection With The Foreign Exchange Market and Agree to Pay More Than $2.5 Billion In Criminal Fines. The former president of the New York Police Department's second-largest union has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge in connection with a scheme to bilk the On other occasions, UBS traders and sales staff used hand signals to conceal those markups from customers. Further, MCR 2.401(B)(1)(b) establishes that a trial court may enter a scheduling order setting time limitations for the processing of a case. In some cases, when attempting to active account, the user will receive the following error message. Campbell was also ordered to serve 80 hours of community service. The next session of court runs July 26-29. August 10, 2022. He is a 70-year-old father and husband, who has never been in any trouble. Two more members of Doughertys union, the politically powerful Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, admitted their roles Wednesday in what prosecutors describe as a scheme to siphon more than $600,000 in union funds between 2010 and 2016. In 2010 alone, a union contractor, Anthony Massa, repaired a broken staircase at Neills house, performed termite remediation for Doughertys residence, and performed plumbing work on Docs Union Pub, the now-shuttered Pennsport bar that was jointly owned by Burrows and Neill in a building Dougherty owned. Ed Mullins, President of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, speaks at "Power of Prayer" rally calling for an end of violence and to support law enforcement in New York City on July 15, 2020. He could not be certain how many videos he had taken, but stated he had done it more than once, thats for certain.. including his brother, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty, For leader John Dougherty, union-paid generosity began at home, California residents do not sell my data request. On October 4, 2017, Smith pleaded guilty to embezzling union funds from Local 576, in violation of 29 U.S.C. The guilty plea follows an investigation by the OLMS New York District Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation. Neill, as the head of the apprentice training program, was one of two people whose signatures were required on all checks drawn from the programs accounts. WebAn information filed on March 22, 2016, charged Campbell with one count of 29 U.S.C. The guilty A labor racketeering case against one of the biggest building trade Reading these rules WebGreater Union obituaries from the Union Daily Times and other South Carolina obituary sources. The plea follows an investigation by the OLMS Buffalo District Office. Mullins did not immediately return CNNs request for comment. Kellner was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $12,226, a fine of $2,000, and a special assessment of $25. 501(c). The state is dismissing five counts of rape. Benge faces a maximum of 12 months incarceration and a $2,800 fine. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. UBS participated in this collusive conduct from October 2011 to at least January 2013. A LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER DEDICATED TO THE SERVICE OF GOD AND MANKIND. The defendant will enter a plea of guilty to five counts of gross sexual imposition, counts two, four, six, eight, and ten, Quigley said. Ashley D. Engle, of Muncie, Ind., entered a guilty plea to the amended charge of attempted burglary, a felony of the fourth degree. Through the course of getting on and off the bus, they realized that more frequently he was holding the phone by his side and they just felt that that was unusual, Moore said. On still other occasions, certain UBS traders also tracked and executed limit orders at a level different from the customers specified level in order to add undisclosed markups. He is currently in the Darke County Jail with a $10,000 bond. In declaring UBS in breach of its non-prosecution agreement, the Justice Department considered UBSs conduct described above in light of UBSs obligation under the non-prosecution agreement to commit no further crimes. 439(b), superseded a one-count indictment filed on December 18, 2013, which charged Campbell As with Crawford and Rodriguez before them, Fiocca, 31, and Neill, 56, wont be required to cooperate with prosecutors or testify against Dougherty at trial before they are sentenced in April. ), News, Sports, Obituaries, Classifieds, Events and more, Union City man pleads guilty to gross sexual imposition charges, Coming to an understanding: One womans story. The department also considered UBSs three recent prior criminal resolutions and multiple civil and regulatory resolutions. Doughertys attorneys, Caroline Goldner Cinquanto and Alan J. Tauber, said that so far the flurry of last-minute deal-cutting hasnt shaken the labor leaders resolve. The division will continue to work with our partners at the FBI, IRS and New York Inspector General to hold accountable individuals who corrupt the public procurement process., Government employees have access to money and influence the general public doesnt. On June 10, 2003, Roper was indicted on one count of embezzlement and one count of aiding and abetting in the embezzlement. Friday night high school football recaps, All-Area teams, and breaking updates from our Northeast Mississippi preps sports team. George L. Moore. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Tucker was sentenced to five years of probation, and was ordered to complete 120 hours of community service and make restitution in the amount of $2777. Five major banks Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and UBS AG have agreed to plead guilty to felony charges. Retired: Jason Turcotte 2018-311, Marty Cook, C1. The sentencing follows an investigation by the OLMS Chicago District Office. Tuesday June 8 Clara Kimble pleaded guilty to 99-15-26, possession of meth; three years suspended, zero to serve, three years PRS. Get our top sports stories of the week each Sunday morning. These investigations may result in legal enforcement actions. Meanwhile, Massa pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy, theft, and embezzlement of labor union assets in 2020 and is scheduled for sentencing in May. View Download. Error! Together, prosecutors have accused Dougherty and the others of treating Local 98s membership dues like a personal slush fund from which they paid for everything from pricey meals and luxury hotel stays to home repairs and grocery purchases. The Center for Union Facts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that fights for transparency and accountability in Americas labor movement. Are you a Monroe Journal subscriber? In conjunction with previously announced settlements with regulatory agencies in the United States and abroad, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), todays resolutions bring the total fines and penalties paid by these five banks for their conduct in the FX spot market to nearly $9 billion. State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott joined with the federal Department of Justice, FBI and IRS on Friday to announce that a former senior investigator of the New York Power Authority was arrested and pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring to defraud the agency, and for filing a bogus 2010 tax return to hide income from the scheme. As part of a plea agreement, he is expected to pay the union back for the funds he stole, according to the release. The department has declared UBS in breach of the agreement, and UBS has agreed to plead guilty to a one-count felony charge of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to manipulate LIBOR and other benchmark interest rates. 2. The charge follows an investigation by the OLMS Cincinnati-Cleveland District Office. Retired: Alexa Aldana, Crystal Tompkins, Hannah Campbell; Jasper Mooneyham, C2 and C3. USA v. Sealed Search Warrant Times Unions Letter August 2022 08332. Browse previous blog posts by month and year of entry. Diane Gaston pleaded guilty to manufacture of marijuana; three years, reduced to time served, balance on PRS. The former union president would also expense grocery bills to the union as work-related meals, expecting reimbursement, the release said. And in this game of musical chairs, come time for jury selection, the former union chief could end up standing alone. Download Barclays Final Plea Agreement.pdf. In October 2009, Over Rock was awarded a five-year, $3 million contract to perform landscaping, snow removal and masonry work at NYPAs administrative facility in White Plains. The fraudulent expenses were paid primarily using members union dues, prosecutors said. Dougherty, Burrows, and Neill also owned a nearby commercial and residential building and allegedly billed thousands of dollars worth of contracting work Massa did there from the installation of windows and skylights to spackling and plumbing repairs to Local 98, too. Sheridan will also be ordered to pay restitution to NYPA. Jeanette N. Benge, 37, entered a guilty plea to an amended charge of attempted grand theft auto, a felony of the fifth degree. The latest breaking news, plus our top stories each week. That leaves only two defendants remaining as the Jan. 23 trial date approaches: union president Brian Burrows and Dougherty, who has vowed to take the embezzlement case to trial despite a jurys decision to convict him on bribery charges in another federal trial last year.
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