U.P. Breaking News Exclusive: Another Bloodied Native Woman on the Red Road: Federal Grand Jury indicts parolee on domestic violence related charge of attempted strangulation-attempted murder of a native woman at the Hannahville Indian Community Nation

Parolee charged with battering/strangling Native woman at the Hannahville Indian Community

He was paroled from state prison less than two years ago after serving 10 months for Breaking and Entering a Building With Intent

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Federal prosecutors say No More Blood on the Red Road

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

(Hannahville Indian Community Nation) – A Menominee County man has been charged with a brutal attack on a native female on Hannahville Indian Community nation trust lands.

The location of the alleged attack on Sept. 4, 2016 is at a residence on lands held in trust for the Hannahville Indian Community in Menominee County.

kevin-mcgivern-fb-138-year-old Kevin Edward McGivern has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a felony charge of assault with intent to murder/assault by strangulation.

He was indicted on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 – as where several other people in unrelated cases – by a federal grand jury sitting at the U.S. District Court in Marquette, MI.

Of course, McGivern is innocent until proven guilty, however, U.P. Breaking News has been doing a series of stories on violent domestic violence on Native American nations across northern Michigan – to show bloodying a woman is not “the Red Road”

A big fan of wolves, McGivern has three Facebook pages in which he also posted this:

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McGivern lists his occupation as a welder/steel fabricator at Basic Marine.

McGivern was paroled only 22 months ago after a 10-year stint in state prison for “breaking and entering with intent.”

The federal prosecutor is  Assistant U.S. Attorney Hannah N. Bobee – on behalf of U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. in Grand Rapids. Federal prosecutors have been aggressively filing charges against those involved in habitual domestic violence or vicious attacks.

He is listed in custody this morning; however his exact location has not been disclosed.

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Facebook:

Welder/Steel Fabricator at Basic Marine

Former Lumberman at Performance Lumber Corp

Studied Welding at Moraine Park Techincal College

Went to Menomonie High School

Lives in Wilson, Michigan

Married

From Menominee, Michigan

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009262370942

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Kevin Edward McGivern (1)

Filed: 12/06/2016

Menominee County

Offense Level: 4

Laws:

18:113(a)(8), 18:113(b)(4), 18:2266(7)(A)(i)(I), 18:1151, 18:1152

Assault with intent to murder (maritime); assault by strangulation

Defendant Kevin Edward McGivern

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Federal Prosecutor

Assistant U.S. Attorney Hannah N. Bobee

906-226-2500

906-226-3700 (fax)

hannah.bobee at usdoj.gov

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Michigan Department of Corrections Criminal History on McGivern:

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

MDOC Number:

261057

SID Number:

1729334M

Name:

KEVIN EDWARD MCGIVERN

Racial Identification:

White

Gender:

Male

Hair:

Blonde

Eyes:

Blue

Height:

5′ 10″

Weight:

150 lbs.

KEVIN EDWARD MCGIVERN

Image Date:

11/26/2013

MDOC STATUS

Current Status:

Parolee

Supervision Begin Date:

02/11/2014

Assigned Location:

Menominee/Menominee

Supervision Discharge Date:

06/28/2014

Security Level:

Date Paroled:

02/11/2014

ALIASES

KENIN EDWARD MC GIVERN
KENIN EDWARD MCGIVERN
KEVIN MCGIVERN
KEVIN EDWARD MC GIVERN

MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS

Body Piercing- Left Ear – ear ring
Tattoo- Center Stomach – 5 black chinese letters
Tattoo- Left Ankle – tribal
Tattoo- Left Arm – sun
Tattoo- Left Arm – tribal
Tattoo- Neck – cross
Tattoo- Right Arm – grim reaper
Tattoo- Right Calf – sun
Tattoo- Upper Right Chest – black scorpion

PRISON SENTENCES

ACTIVE

None

INACTIVE

Sentence 1

Offense:

Breaking & Entering a Building With Intent

Minimum Sentence:

3 years 11 months 0 days

MCL#:

750.110 / 769.10

Maximum Sentence:

10 years 0 months

Court File#:

04002821-FH-C

Date of Offense:

11/06/2003

County:

Menominee

Date of Sentence:

09/10/2004

Conviction Type:

Plea

Discharge Date:

06/28/2014

Discharge Reason:

Offender Discharge

 

Sentence 2

Offense:

Malicious Destruction Personal Prop

Minimum Sentence:

1 year 6 months 0 days

MCL#:

750.377A

Maximum Sentence:

4 years 0 months

Court File#:

M97-2272-FH

Date of Offense:

03/03/1997

County:

Menominee

Date of Sentence:

12/04/1997

Conviction Type:

Jury

Discharge Date:

04/15/2001

Discharge Reason:

Offender Discharge

PROBATION SENTENCES

ACTIVE

None

INACTIVE

None

SUPERVISION CONDITIONS

01 – Contact agent no later than first business day after release
02 – Must not change residence
2.0 – Not use/possess alcohol/intoxicants or in place served
03 – Must not leave state
04 – Not engage in any behavior that constitutes a violation
4.2 – Written Consent to Search Parolee’s person and/or property
4.4 – Abide by a specified curfew as directed
05 – Comply with alcohol and drug testing ordered by field agent
06 – Not associate with anyone you know to have a felony record
07 – Must not own or possess a firearm
7.2 – Pay Supervision Fee pursuant to PA 184 of 1993
08 – Must not own, possess or use any object as a weapon
09 – Make earnest efforts to find and maintain employment
10 – Must comply w/special conditions, written and verbal orders
99.3 – Parole Board Non-Standard Special Condition
99.4 – Parole Board Non-Standard Special Condition
99.9 – Parole Board Non-Standard Special Condition

U.P. Breaking News Releases The Federal Documents: Michigan Tech Graduate Turn Executive Among Fraud Suspects Who Admit Guilt in Separate Schemes: Meanwhile its two years in prison for one involved in staged Michigan car accidents and bilking insurance companies, while that energy company official entered in plea agreement with federal prosecutors

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Michigan Tech University graduate admits he used his position as a energy company executive : Some really did stink over the MTU grads natural gas deals

And scroll down to read about the sentencing in an unrelated but equally bizarre scheme – this for staging car accidents in Michigan to collect insurance

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433
In an unusually quick prosecution, a Michigan Tech University electrical engineering graduate turned executive – who flaunted his energy skills across the country – has admitted he was part of a nearly two million dollar fraud scheme.
jerry-lee-akers-on-linkedinMichigan furniture-making company energy executive Jerry Lee Akers has entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on fraud charges for stealing over $1.7 million dollars in a five year scheme to bill for bogus natural gas services.
Akers was a Senior Energy Manager for Herman Miller Inc., “a world leader in contract office furniture and a strong proponent of sustainable business.”

“His primary responsibilities include the administration of the resource conservation programs, renewable energy development, and energy supply contracts,” according to his bio. “This led to his work with ‘offsite’ renewable energy projects which focused primarily on contract purchases.”
The maximum sentence is 20 years in federal prison- but admitting the crime and other circumstances makes Akers eligible for a much lighter sentence.
Akers was in charge of the natural gas needs for the Zeeland, Michigan based company.
A five-page felony information filed Wednesday, Nov. 30 in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids.
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According to a speakers biosheet from 2014, Akers received his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI.
While involved in the fraud scheme, Akers was a speaker at the 2014 annual Renewable Energy Markets (REM) conference:
His primary focus was energy generation, transmission and distribution. Energy conservation, and renewable energy systems became a focus when he joined General Electric in 1995.

Since 2001, he has been the Senior Energy Manager for Herman Miller Inc., a world leader in contract office furniture and a strong proponent of sustainable business. His primary responsibilities include the administration of the resource conservation programs, renewable energy development, and energy supply contracts. This led to his work with “offsite” renewable energy projects which focused primarily on contract purchases.

Jerry has served on the board of directors for Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative and Wolverine Power Marketing Cooperative since 2004, and is currently serving on the Michigan Electric Cooperative Association board of directors.

Related info:
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gustavo-acuna-rosa-facebook-1Off to prison for one of the four accused by feds of staging car wrecks to bilk insurance companies in Lansing area

Feds call it “a sophisticated automobile accident insurance fraud ring that operated in Kent and Ingham Counties”

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

 

(Grand Rapids, MI) – Gustavo Ramiro Acuna-Rosa, a resident of Kentucky, and formerly of Wyoming and Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced on Nov. 28, 2016 to just over two years (26 months total) in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge – the Honorable Paul L. Maloney sitting in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Read the official documents:

Lansing Staged Car accident fraud sentencing of Gustavo Ramiro Acuna-Rosa

Lansing Staged Car accident fraud Superseding Indictment

Gustavo Ramiro Acuna-Rosa, 28, of Versailles, Kentucky pleaded guilty to counts one and two of the superseding federal indictment.

Kentucky Resident Pleads Guilty To Role In Staged Automobile Accident Insurance Fraud Ring:

On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, U.S Attorney Patrick Miles announced that Gustavo Ramiro Acuna-Rosa, a resident of Kentucky, and formerly of Wyoming and Lansing, Michigan, pled guilty in United States District Court in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and health care fraud.

The conspiracy count carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years and the health care fraud count a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years. Acuna-Rosa’s sentencing hearing was held November 28, 2016. He currently remains in federal custody.

Acuna-Rosa’s guilty pleas arise out of his involvement in a sophisticated automobile accident insurance fraud ring that operated in Kent and Ingham Counties from at least 2012 through May 2015.

In the plea agreement, Acuna-Rosa admitted that he first participated in the insurance fraud ring in 2012 when owners of Revive Therapy Center in Wyoming, Michigan, paid him $1,000 to participate in a staged automobile accident. Thereafter, Acuna-Rosa sought treatment at Revive Therapy Center, and his automobile insurance company was billed for false and fraudulent claims related to his unnecessary medical treatment.

In 2013, Acuna-Rosa, with the assistance of others, opened his own physical therapy clinic in Lansing, Michigan, under the name Renue Therapy Center. While operating this therapy clinic, Acuna-Rosa used recruiters who paid other individuals to participate in staged automobile accidents or to agree to seek treatment at his clinic for injuries that they falsely claimed to have suffered as a result of their real automobile accidents. Acuna-Rosa’s therapy clinic then billed automobile insurance companies for treatment that was unnecessary or that it did not actually provide to these individuals. Acuna-Rosa further admitted to submitting false insurance claims to automobile insurance companies totaling between $250,000 and $550,000.

U.S. Attorney Miles stated that, “Those who seek to personally benefit by defrauding the system with false automobile accidents and false insurance claims will be prosecuted to the fullest extent under the law.”

A federal indictment remains pending against three additional individuals that have been charged with involvement in the ring: Yoisler Herrera-Enriquez, age 30, and Dolis Rojas-Lopez, age 30, both of Wyoming, Michiganand, Antonio Ramon Martinez-Lopez, Age 34, of Port Richey, Florida.

The investigation is being handled by the Grand Rapids offices of the Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Ronald M. Stella. The charges in an indictment are merely accusations, and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

 
Title & Section Offense Ended Count No.
18 U.S.C. § 1341 May 31, 2015 One
18 U.S.C. § 1347 May 31, 2015 Two

 
Nature of Offense
Count 1: Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud.
Count 2: Health Care Fraud.

Counts Three-Six, Seventeen, and Eighteen are dismissed on the motion of the United States

SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT:
USA
vs.
Yoisler Herrera-Enriquez
Dolis Rojas-Lopez
Antonio Ramon Martinez-Lopez

Gustavo Ramiro Acuna-Rosa

Related info:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2016_0720_Acuna-Rosa

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2016_0420_YHerreraEnriquez_etal

https://www.traceamerica.com/blog/post/2016/05/12/Staged-Vehicle-Crash-Scam-Gets-4-Arrested.aspx

http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/four-indicted-staged-accident-scheme-michigan

 

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See the ‘Boo Hoo Letter’ from a Michigan Child Pornographer who wants to marry his co-defendant: Michigan’s Child Pornographers – Plus the alleged suspects in federal cases involving charges of child porno and sex crimes against kids across the Upper Peninsula, Michigan and northern Wisconsin

This is the new U.P. Breaking News page devoted to exposing the many federal cases involving child pornographers and the child pornography and sex cases filed in northern Michigan federal courts and some of the Lower Peninsula (if you are found not guilty let us know otherwise do not complain that we expose the admitted creeps of society)

U.P. Breaking News lets the chips fall where they may – raising public awareness is one of the duties of the media.

If you know someone with child pornography or who has committed sex crimes against children – please call the police asap!

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Page under construction – constantly updating – will be adding more cases and their results plus updating all cases – if you have a federal case you would like to see us feature – please send the name to U.P. Breaking News through Facebook, email or call

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Normann Robert Pittelkow of Albion, MI – 22 years in prison for child porno

Girlfriend Nicole Renee Jacob – 15 years in prison

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Just released by U.P. Breaking News – Read the astounding “Boo-Hoo Letter” from a Michigan child pornographer who was sentenced this week to two decades in prison

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Couple involved in child porn – now off to prison – but will they be allowed to get married

Boo-Hoo Letter from child pornographer Normann Robert Pittelkow

Normann Robert Pittelkow Sentencing Child Porn 11-20-16

Nicole Jacob Sentencing

Normann Robert Pittelkow and Nicole Renee Jacob, Child Porn Indictment 12-08-15

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

A longtime Albion, Michigan couple – who want to get married in federal slammer – are headed to federal prison for a long time after pleaded guilty in connection with shocking case in Calhoun County involving child porn and exploitation of children for getting three underage girls to pose for naked photos that he posted on the internet.

For the next 30 plus years the feds to keep an eye on the man – mostly in federal prison and has been ordered to pay over $20,000 to his minor victim plus restitution for his prosecution in a series of fees/fines.

Normann Robert Pittelkow of Albion, MI will spend over 22 years (265 months) in federal prison for sexual exploitation children and and possession of child pornography.

Pittelkow and his long-time girlfriend, coerced young three sisters to pose for nude and lingerie photos The girls were aged 13, 14, and 16. The crimes committed in September 2013.

In an incredible letter to the judge, Pittelkow said he seeks to “repair the damage” his crimes have caused and “figure out why my thought process broke down and get it mended.”

Saying he has lost all friends, co-workers and family, who are apparently not interested in his apologies.

Pittelkow was sentenced this week (Nov. 30, 2016) by a disgusted U.S. District Judge Robert Holmes Bell in Grand Rapids, MI.

His girlfriend, Nicole Renee Jacob, will spend over 15 years (180 months) in prison after a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. She was sentenced on Oct. 27, 2016 by Judge Bell.

In a five page letter to the judge, Pikkelkow even claims to want to marry his partner of 14-years – even though they were involved in a child porn plot.

Pittelkow was represented by attorney Helen Nieuwenhuis.

After serving the 22 years, he will be placed on ten years of supervised release.

Pittelkow was indicted with numerous felonies including four counts of “sexual exploitation of children; sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual exploitation of a child and one count of material constituting/containing child porno; possession of child pornography

Jacob was charged with sexual exploitation of children; sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual exploitation of a child

The federal prosecutors in the case is Assistant U.S. Attorney Tessa K. Hessmiller and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer S. Murnaha.

Federal prosecutors:

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tessa K. Hessmiller

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer S. Murnahan

(616) 456-2404

tessa.hessmiller at usdoj.gov

jennifer.murnahan at usdoj.gov

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Aaron Tyler Dulac – 15 years in prison

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

Aaron Tyler Dulac was sentenced on Nov. 28, 2016 to 15 years (180 months) in federal prison – followed by eight years of supervised release – by United States District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney for child porn offenses on March 27, 2013 in Ingham County, MI.

Distribution of Child Pornography

Counts 2-4 and 5-6 are dismissed

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan Southern Division

Dulac knowingly distributed child pornography that was shipped and transported using any means and facility of interstate and foreign commerce, including by computer. Specifically, the defendant distributed approximately 24 images and 2 videos of child pornography via e-mail through the internet, including, but not limited to, one or more of the following visual depictions:

14_yo_hairbrush-sluurrps.avi

Other Sexy party with some children 3 (400).3gp

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[name redacted]_007.jpg

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Robert Thomas Carlson of Marquette County

Carlson was indicted for possession of child pornography by a federal grand jury in Marquette on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 – one of three U.P. cases filed by the office of United States Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan that includes the Upper Peninsula.

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54-year-old Mark Earl McLeod of Marion, Michigan – died before sentencing after pleading guilty

In May 2015, a federal judge dismissed the indictment after the suspect’s death

“Having received and reviewed the government’s motion to dismiss the indictment due to the defendant’s confirmed death, and defense counsel not opposing the motion, the court hereby grants the motion, and orders that the indictment be dismissed.”

Distribution of Child Pornography on or about February 25, 2012, in Osceola County, in the Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan.

McLeod was indicted on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 for possession and distribution of child pornography – involving preteen boys – during 2012 in Osceola County.

McLeod “knowingly possessed approximately 564 images and approximately 48 videos of child pornography,” the indictment states.

McLeod “knowingly distributed child pornography that was shipped and transported in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce by any means, including by computer,” the indictment states and continues “the defendant distributed child pornography via the Internet using a peer-to-peer file sharing program.”

Mark Earl McLeod knowingly distributed child pornography that was shipped and transported in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce by any means, including by computer. The defendant distributed child pornography via the Internet using a peer-to-peer file sharing program, including, but not limited to, one or more of the visual depictions listed below by file name:

REALLY SICK 9yo boys xxxing in the Axx Preteen Pedo Boys Playing Sucking Gay

inzest, incest, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16RBV KDV PT R@YGOLD PRT PTHC PJK

dick cock Preteen.jpg; and

!2005! Preteen boys posing nude zadoom kdv rbv pthc fenerbahce shx gay sex 9yo 106yo

11yo 112(1)(1).JPG.

Count two possession of child pornography on or about May 7, 2012, in Osceola County, in the Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan, Mark Earl McLeod knowingly possessed approximately 564 images and approximately 48 videos of child pornography, including, but not limited to, one or more of the visual depictions listed below by file name:

1. aaaa boylove gay pedo preteen boy sex child porn 107.jpg;

2. aaaa boylove gay pedo preteen boy sex child porn 129.jpg;

3. aaaa boylove gay pedo preteen boy sex child porn 143.jpg;

4. 1 [name redacted] & [name redacted] 2 Cute Gay Preteen Boys 11Yo 10Yo Brothers

Naked Nude On Bed Pedo Young Child Sex Kdv Rbv Pjk(11).jpg;

5. {FC03A2F5-2875-496D-86D2-C86F8C1BF739}.jpg; and

6. Preteen Boys 3some RBV KDV PT R@YGOLD PRT PTHC PJK Preteen Kids Boys

Little illegal Incest Pedo Young Gay Teen Innocent Child Hairless 08.jpg.

Such depictions were shipped and transported using any means and facility of interstate and foreign commerce. Specifically, the defendant downloaded these images from the Internet.

https://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.wordpress.com/category/mark-earl-mcleod/

http://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.tumblr.com/post/94758978612/pervs-r-us-child-porn-andor-molestation-charges

http://michigan.obituaries.funeral.com/2015/05/14/mark-earl-mcleod

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Christopher Michael-Ernest Smith a/k/a “mikedphunt at yahoo.com” of Grand Rapids, MI was sentenced to seven years (84 months) in prison on Oct. 21, 2016 by U.S. District Court Judge Riobert J. Jonker for Receipt of Child Pornography that occurred in September 2014 in Kent County, Michigan.

After prison, he will spend 10 years on supervised release

Indictment: Christopher Michael-Ernest Smith a/k/a “mikedphunt at yahoo.com” knowingly distributed child pornography that was shipped and transported using any means and facility of interstate and foreign commerce. Specifically, the defendant distributed approximately 16 images of child pornography via e-mail through the internet, including, but not limited to, one or more of the visual

depictions listed below by file name:

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18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A) and (b)(1)

18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(A)

Criminal Sexual Conduct – Second Degree (person Under Thirteen) Date Convicted: 07 July 2005

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34-year-old Douglas Emil Kugler, Jr. of Vilas County, Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 13, 2014 agreed to a plea bargain and pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact with a child under the age of 12.

Kugler signed the plea agreement on August 7 before his defense attorney Derek G. Swajanen and assistant U.S. Attorney Paul D. Lockner.

The maximum penalty if Kugler pleads guilty is 20 years in jail, a $250,000 fine and five years probation.

Kugler must file as a sexual offender in Wisconsin.

A non-native Kugler allegedly had sexual contact with a young Native American boy- about 3 and a half years old – while visiting a family member at the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga, Michigan.

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61-year-old Tommy Alan Cain, formerly of Kincheloe, was arrested in Grand Rapids on July 24, 2014 after his indictment by a federal grand jury on multiple sexual abuse laws involving a minor:

Five counts of Sexual Abuse by Threat (Max life sentence if convicted)

One count of Abusive Sexual Contact by Threat (Max 3 years if convicted)

Six counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. (Max 6 years per count – or 36 years total – if convicted

The indictment alleges Cain engaged in sexual acts with a minor victim over a four-year period beginning in 2007 on trust lands of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

Cain,who is non-native, is accused of molesting and terrorizing a female minor who is Native American.

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Derek Allen Kidder of Kent County, Michigan was indicted on August 6, 2014 by a federal grand jury in Grand Rapids on two felonies involving the receipt and possession of child pornography depicting very young boys and girls.

Kidder allegedly received and viewed child pornography on or about September 6 and 7, 2011 in Kent County on his computer.

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John Richard Balyo of Kalamazoo was indicted on July 23, 2014 by a federal grand jury in Grand Rapids on felony charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography.

Balyo allegedly “produced photographs of a boy” about 12 years old and then “engaged in sexually explicit conduct” on April 19, 2014 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

Under forfeiture proceedings, if Balyo is convicted the government plans to take his Apple iPhone4S, and Apple iMac computer and a Nikon digital camera.

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Related info:

Michigan child porn stories: Mid-Michigan man facing felony child pornography charges: Willard Wallace Jr., 56, of Midland is accused of producing child porn with kids between the ages of 2 and 7

http://www.wnem.com/story/26349983/neighbors-speak-out-after-mid-michigan-man-arrested-on-child-porn-charges

Perv Priests:

http://bishop-accountability.org/priestdb/PriestDBbylastName-M.html http://bishop-accountability.org

FBI Dead Pool:

https://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/sor/sor_listings/pdf_bycat.pdf

Perv stories:

http://www.policeprostitutionandpolitics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100:pedophile-and-child-porn-cops-all-years&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50

Laws:

18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A) and (b)(1)

18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(A)

18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2)

Off to Prison to Protect Native Women: U.P. tribal batters cut deals, face prison for a long history of strangling and/or beating Native women – U.P. Breaking News continues our ongoing series on the federal crackdown against habitual batters on tribal lands across northern Michigan – And this we do in honor of the late Tillie Black Bear – a national leader in the movement to protect Native Women

 

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Facebook Photo: 2015 photo of David Baldwin, now subject of major federal domestic assault investigation involving two alleged victims. U.P. Breaking News has provided in-depth coverage of this case.

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First Listen to the words of the Lake Great Tillie Black Bear – a national leader in the fight against domestic violence against Native women – Listen to Tillie Black Bear address at Northern Michigan University in Marquette not long before she began her walk

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2008/12/16/white-buffalo-calf-woman-society-celebrating-31-years-80133

https://victimsofcrime.org/media/news-releases/2014/07/23/the-national-center-for-victims-of-crime-remembers-tillie-black-bear

http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/grandmother-battered-womens-movement-tillie-black-bear-walks/

https://upbreakingnews.com/category/tillie-black-bear/

Prison term for habitual tribal domestic batterer: 28-year-old Justin Ryan Wykoff of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan – The federal crackdown on tribal domestic violence continues across northern Michigan

U.P. Breaking News updates other cases in which the tribal batterer is expected to go to prison

By Greg Peterson

U.P. Breaking News

Owner, News Director

906-273-2433

(Marquette, MI) -These guys apparently think they are super tough, til they cower before a scolding from a federal judge in Marquette.

For the past three years, federal prosecutors in northern Michigan have been filing charges and going to great effort to protect victims of habitual domestic violence.

28-year-old Justin Ryan Wykoff of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan was given three and a half years (42) months in federal prison without parole for habitual tribal batterer.

He was sentenced for domestic violence by a habitual offender on Nov. 7, 2016 by U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney.

Wykoff admitted attacking his live-in girlfriend on Dec. 18, 2015 in Chippewa County on tribal trust lands of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

The attacked occurred in the parking lot of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Health Center.

Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Police investigated the case after a witness came forward.

Like many being prosecuted in federal court in Marquette, Wykoff has a history of state and tribal domestic violence convictions involving the same girlfriend.

Judge Maloney condemned Wykoff’s treatment of women – as federal prosecutors continue sending tribal domestic violence offenders to prison for long terms.

Asst. U.S Attorney Hannah Bobee and Asst. U.S. Attorney Paul D. Lochner have been aggressively proceeding with habitual domestic violence cases on tribal lands. They have the backing of their boss in Grand Rapids – U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr.,- the head federal prosecutor for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan that includes the U.P.

Meanwhile in other tribal domestic violence cases:

38-year-old Scott Joseph Loonsfoot of L’Anse, MI:
A sentencing date has been set for 38-year-old Scott Joseph Loonsfoot of L’Anse, MI – as his presenting report was filed in federal court.

In a federal plea agreement, Loonsfoot admitted on April 15, 2016 he strangled his KBIC girlfriend.

In the agreement Loonsfoot admits the “factual basis of guilt.”

The attack occurred at a residence on the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community reservation in Baraga County.

Loonsfoot admitted that he strangled or attempted to strangle his dating partner. Both are Native American.

“During the altercation” with the victim, Loonsfoot “grabbed her by the neck and intentionally applied pressure” and the victim “could not breathe,” the plea agreement states.

The maximum sentence Loonsfoot could receive in his upcoming sentencing is 10 years in federal prison.

43-year-old Glenn Daniel Tolonen, Sr. of Baraga, Michigan is serving a two and a half years (30 months) in federal prison after being sentence earlier this year for habitual domestic violence.
Tolonen must also complete a 500 hour residential substance abuse program and a batterer’s treatment program. He will be placed on two years supervised release after serving his prison term.

Previous stories:

https://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/tribaldomesticviolencecrackdown/

U.P. drug dealers off to federal prison: Rogue medical marijuana dealers 37-year-old Craig Robert Asikainen of Negaunee, 55-year-old Sharon Marie Peltola of Bruce Crossing and 44-year-old Robert Harley Stapleton of Iron River – and prison for morphine dealer 58-year-old Robin Eugene Vore of Kincheloe, MI

Federal prison sentences for rogue medical marijuana dealers Craig Robert Asikainen of Negaunee, Sharon Marie Peltola of Bruce Crossing and Robert Harley Stapleton of Iron River – and morphine dealer Robin Eugene Vore of Kincheloe, Mi

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

Robin Eugene Vore mugshot 1b closeup(Marquette, MI) – An Eastern U.P. man has been sentenced to prison for distributing a powerful and highly addictive pain medication near a school playground.

Robin Eugene Vore, 58, of Kincheloe, MI was indicted on three federal felony counts of distribution of morphine within 1,000 feet of a playground between March 5-11th, 2015 in Chippewa County.

Under a plea agreement, other charges were dropped against Vore.

Vore was sentenced on Nov. 7, 2016 by U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney.

Vore received a year and a day in federal prison followed by six years supervised release.

According to records, Vore also has other addresses across Michigan, Florida and California.

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Background on Robin Eugene Vore of Kincheloe:
https://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.wordpress.com/tag/robin-eugene-vore

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

(Marquette/Kalamazoo, MI) – Three of six Upper Peninsula residents who allegedly dealt hundreds of pounds of pot through illegal medical marijuana dispensaries in four U.P. counties have been sentenced to federal prison.

Arrested were Spencer Troy Ward, 56, of Bruce Crossing; Sharon Marie Peltola, 55, of Bruce Crossing; Robert Harley Stapleton, 44, of Iron River, Craig Robert Asikainen, 37, of Negaunee.

Meanwhile, trial is set for this winter for Ward and two others – Byron Hugh Adams and Peter John Jousma.

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Asikainen, Peltola and Stapleton each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute 50 or more marijuana plants, and 50 kilograms or more of marijuana. They specifically admitted being part of a conspiracy that dealt over 100 pounds of illegal medical marijuana from Oct. 2014 to Feb. 2016.

  • Peltola was sentenced to two and a half years (30 months) in federal prison, fined $2,000 and three years of supervised released after prison.

  • Asikainen was sentenced to a year and a half (18 months) in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

  • Stapleton was sentenced in Marquette to a year and a day in federal prison on Nov. 9, 2016 by U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney.

The three could have received 20 years in federal prison.
The trio were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney – but at different federal court locations.
Peltola appeared before federal Judge Maloney on Nov. 18, 2016 in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Asikainen appeared before  Judge Maloney on Nov. 8, 2016 in Marquette, MI.

Asikainen was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs made the arrests as part of an ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking on tribal lands across northern Michigan. Ass part of their plea agreements, both must cooperate with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) plus Michigan State Police as the investigation into U.P. drug trafficking continues.

Both entered guilty pleas were accepted by U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley in Marquette.
In the August 3, 2016 plea agreement, federal prosecutors dropped the additional charges against Asikainen and agreed not to move forward with forfeiture proceedings.

The federal prosecutor in the morphine and marijuana cases is Assistant United States Attorney Maarten Vermaat on behalf of United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Patrick A. Miles, Jr. in Grand Rapids. The cases were handled by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan Northern Division

Background/previous stories:
https://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.wordpress.com/2016/05/19/upper-peninsula-breaking-news-exclusive-feds-tuesday-busted-alleged-u-p-marijauna-conspiracy-after-judge-opens-sealed-indictment-in-marquette-michigan

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http://michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/topic/50801-multi-million-dollar-pot-growing-ring-plus-several-dispensaries-raided

Federal Prosecutor:
Assistant U.S. Attorney Maarten Vermaat

Defense Attorneys:

Spencer Troy Ward
Attorney Timothy C. Quinnell, Osstyn Bays Ferns & Quinnell LLP

Sharon Marie Peltola
Attorney Michael J. Manning

Robert Harley Stapleton
attorney Mark L. Dobias, Mark L. Dobias PC

Craig Robert Asikainen
Robert Eugene Vore
Assistant U.S. Public Defender Elizabeth A. LaCosse

Grief, Tragedy, Sadness, Mystery, School, Death in federal heroin bust – from all sides: From Ishpeming to K.I. Sawyer to Munising – Feds say six suspects were allegedly the “primary sources for heroin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.”

The federal criminal complaint shines much more light on the case – but it also includes mysteries

One is tragically dead and another suspect is secret – One suspect jailed, the other free on bond – and two others are busted on state charges

Search warrant installation of tracking device on vehicle used by Russell Gustafson and Katie Seymour

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

Previous story:
https://upbreakingnews.com/2016/11/17/crossroadsfederalheroinbust

A recent federal heroin bust of two Marquette County women – who are among six people who allegedly ran one of the biggest heroin rings highways into the Upper Peninsula – also involves the death of a man who was being investigated by state and federal drug agents plus another suspect not named.

In fact, the heroin ring allegedly involves a man who recently died, the two women, and a fourth suspect who has not been identified by federal officials.

The complaint outlines details of alleged controlled buys involving the suspects including tracking devices and phone analysis. Plus shocking allegations the ring brought the heroin to Sawyer Elementary School and allegedly with a baby in the vehicle. Plus the ring had ties to Ishpeming and allegedly made numerous heroin deliveries at K.I. Sawyer.

31-year-old Julaine Nicole Mankowski and 26-year-old Sara Ann Turner were arrested at the Crossroads as a flurry of police swarmed their vehicle on Nov. 17, 2016.They face federal heroin distribution and conspiracy charges after police received numerous tips about their alleged ring involving the highly addictive drug that many meth addicts have turned to because its cheaper and easier to buy.

The pair are each charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance.

ronald-leon-higby-death-memorial-2A third major suspect appears to be a life cut short. 35-year-old Ronald Leon Higby recently died before federal charges could be filed against him. “This investigation implicates a (fourth) co-conspirator who will not be named in this criminal complaint,” states the federal criminal complaint. The cause of his death is not disclosed in the complaint.

However, a touching funeral home memorial to Higby is online:
Ronald Leon Higby, age 35, of Gwinn and formerly of Escanaba and Munising, died on Sunday, November 6, 2016 in Gwinn.

He was born on April 21, 1981 in Escanaba to Cynthia Higby and Leon Charles Dube. Ron grew up in Escanaba.

http://www.bowermanfuneralhome.net/notices/Ronald-Higby

https://www.facebook.com/rlh9367

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Meanwhile further down in the complaint agents alleged that the unamed co-conspirator allegedly provided heroin to two people to distribute in Munising – identifying the Munising residents as Russell Gustafson and Katie Seymour. Gustafson and Seymour were arrested by Michigan State Police on states charges of possession of heroin.

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“UPSET has received numerous tips and phone calls regarding drug trafficking activity involving Mankowski, Turner and Higby,” adding they were in charge of a major heroin distribution ring.

“The majority of the citizens calling to report criminal activity by these individuals have identified Mankowski, Turner and Higby as primary sources for heroin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.,” the criminal complaint states.

During drug trafficking probes UPSET “typically utilizes a confidential informant (CI), a confidential source or an undercover police officer to purchase illegal drugs from a drug trafficker,” the felony complaint states.

“UPSET conducted four controlled purchases of heroin from Mankowski in 2015,” the complaint outlines. “These purchases took place on February 23, 2015, March 5, 2015, March 17, 2015 and April 28, 2015.”

Because of these purchases, Mankowski was prosecuted in state court in Marquette, Michigan and received a delay of sentence and 18 months probation on February 26, 2016 for a guilty plea in a Delivery of Heroin charge from September 2015., the complaint states

During the more recent alleged deliveries of heroin, Mankowski was still is on a probation with the 25th Circuit Court in Marquette.

UPSET recently conducted “additional controlled purchases of heroin from Mankowski and her co-conspirators,” the allegations state.

The complaint outlined the following alleged heroin buys from confidential sources listed as numbers – and in all the cases the undercover informant is checked for drugs prior to making the purchases to ensure standards. Co-conspirator A is mentioned – and the suspect has not been named publicly.

CONTROLLED BUY #1 – August 01, 2016. Confidential source #26915 completed a controlled purchase of heroin from Mankowski and Turner. Confidential Source #26915 was provided $300.00 in pre-recorded UPSET buy money and a covert recording device – and met Mankowski at her residence at 1911 Bancroft Street in Marquette. Surveillance observed the informant get into a car with Mankowski and Turner – a 2007 Ford F150 registered to Martin Edgar who resides with Turner on Barnum Street in Ishpeming. The vehiclerd stopped at Sawyer Elementary School in Gwinn, Michigan, and the informanted exited.The vehicle went to residence on Talon Street at K.I Sawyer, Michigan. The vehicle then returned to Sawyer Elementary School and Confidential Source #26915 re-entered the vehicle. Confidential Source #26915 bought two (2) $150.00 bags of suspected heroin from Mankowski and Turner. The suspected heroin weighed approximately .3 grams. Confidential Source #26915 reported that Mankowski had her 4-month old infant with her. The substance purchased in this controlled buy field-tested positive for heroin. After the controlled purchase was complete, Confidential Source #26915 was debriefed and stated the Heroin was delivered to him/her by Mankowski. C/I stated heroin was laid out on the middle console area when he/she got back into the vehicle. Both Mankowski and Turner were involved in setting up the heroin deal. The recording of the controlled purchase confirmed Confidential Source #26915’s account.

CONTROLLED BUY #2 –August 17, 2016. Confidential Source #26956 completed a controlled purchase of heroin from Higby, Mankowski and Turner on this date. Confidential Source #26956 was searched for contraband. Confidential Source #26956 was provided $100.00 in pre-recorded UPSET buy money and a covert recording device. Surveillance officers observed Confidential Source #26956 meet Higby at his residence, which is located at a known address on Dart Street in Gwinn, Michigan. Confidential Source #26956 reported that he/she gave the UPSET buy money to Higby, who in turn met Mankowski and Turner. Surveillance officers observed Mankowski and Turner travel to the aforementioned known address on Talon Street. The residence is occupied by Co-Conspirator A. Surveillance officers observed Mankowski and Turner leave the residence on Talon Street, and return to Higby’s residence. Confidential Source #26956 reported that Higby then then sold him/her a small amount of suspected heroin in exchange for the $100 in pre-recorded UPSET buy money. UPSET Detectives maintained physical surveillance of Confidential Source #26956, and Higby, Mankowski and Turner when they were outside the aforementioned residence. Surveillance officers observed Turner driving a 2007 Ford F150 red in color bearing MI registration CPM 5747. This is the same vehicle used during the controlled purchase on August 1, 2016. The substance purchased in this controlled buy weighed approximately .2 grams and field-tested positive for heroin. After the controlled purchase was complete, Confidential Source #26956 was debriefed and stated that the money was given to Higby who then gave it to Mankowski and Turner. C/I stated they left and returned a short time later. C/I then received the heroin from Higby. The recording of the controlled purchase confirmed Confidential Source #26956’s account.

CONTROLLED BUY #3 – August 18, 2016. Confidential Source #26956 completed a controlled purchase of heroin from Higby and Turner on this date. Confidential Source #26956 was provided $100.00 in pre-recorded UPSET buy money and a covert recording device. Confidential Source #26956 then met Higby at his known residence on Dart Street and gave him the UPSET buy money. A short time later, surveillance officers observed Turner pull up in a red 2007 Ford F150 bearing MI registration CPM 5747. This is the same vehicle police observed during the two controlled buys on August 1 and August 18, 2016. Surveillance officers observed Higby meet Turner at the driver’s window of this vehicle and observed a quick exchange between them. Surveillance officers observed Turner leave and travel to the aforementioned residence on Talon Street in Gwinn, Michigan. Surveillance officers observed Turner enter this residence, stay inside for a short period of time, and then return to Higby’s residence. Another short exchange between Turner and Higby then took place. The exchange between Higby and Turner was observed by surveillance team members. After this exchange, Higby delivered the suspected heroin to the confidential source. The substance purchased in this controlled buy was field tested and gave a positive indication for heroin.

CONTROLLED BUY #4 –August 24, 2016. Confidential Source #26956 completed a controlled purchase of heroin from Higby on this date. Confidential Source #26956 was provided $100.00 in pre-recorded UPSET buy money and a covert recording device. Confidential Source #26956 then met Higby at his residence at a known address on Dart Street in Gwinn, Michigan. Confidential Source #26956 went inside the residence and purchased suspected heroin from Higby. UPSET Detectives had physical surveillance of the exterior of the residence. The substance purchased in this controlled buy was field-tested and gave a positive indication of heroin. After the controlled purchase was complete, Confidential Source #26956 was debriefed and stated Higby was in possession of the heroin and made the delivery to the Confidential Source. The recording of the controlled purchase confirmed Confidential Source #26956’s account.

In September 2016, UPSET obtained a search warrant authorizing the installation of a tracking device on a vehicle that was known to be used by Russell Gustafson and Katie Seymour. Gustafson and Seymour are suspected of picking up heroin from Co-Conspirator A, in the vicinity of Gwinn, MI, and bringing the heroin to the Munising, MI area. The tracker warrant was authorized on September 8, 2016, and installed on September 12, 2016.

On September 12, 2016, the tracker indicated that Gustafson’s vehicle was stopped in the driveway of Co-Conspirator A. The vehicle left the residence and was stopped by the Michigan State Police. After a short investigation, Gustafson and Seymour were arrested of possession of heroin.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration assisted analyzing phone records from phones used by the suspects. U.S. DEA Special Agent Nyfeler of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration assisted in the analysis.

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Criminal history checks show Mankowski felony convictions in 25th Judicial Circuit Court for uttering/publishing in 2011, larceny in a building in 2011, and delivery of heroin in January 2016. Mankowski has misdemeanor convictions for non-sufficient funds in 2010 and operating with presence of controlled substance in 2010.

The investigation was conducted by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) that is comprised of state and federal drug agents with wide-ranging expertise in drug trafficking.

The federal complaint was filed by UPSET agent Mark C. Hanes who is with the Marquette Police Department. Among the experience Hanes has under his belt in hundreds of meth probes across the Upper Peninsula including “hundreds of narcotics investigations” and drafting “in excess of 100 search warrants related to narcotics trafficking, manufacturing, and use.”

Previous stories:

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U.P. Breaking News Update 4:30 p.m. ET 11-19-16:
34-year-old Julaine Nicole Mankowski and 29-year-old Sara Ann Turner arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley on (yesterday) Fri., Oct. 18, 2016.

Turner has been released on bond; Mankowski remains jailed.

Click onthis link below to see lasted federal document for both women – arraignment.

Turner, Mancowski Arraignment 11-18-16

Crossroads in Marquette County, MI: Federal Heroin Suspects Busted and Identified

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UPDATE: 11-18-16 11 a.m. ET

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

We now know more about both federal heroin suspects busted last night in Marquette County – according to federal records obtained by U.P. Breaking News:
Both women face the same charge.

More arrests/names released in federal bust:

The federal heroin suspects in Thursday night’s Crossroads bust are 34-year-old Julaine Nicole Mankowski and 29-year-old Sara Ann Turner, both of the Marquette area.

Both were arrested by police last night at the Crossroads location on M-553 at CR-480 in Sands Township following a local, state and federal drug investigation.

While numerous law enforcement agencies assisted in the bust – the federal heroin suspects Julaine Nicole Mankowski and Sara Ann Turner were arrested of the sealed federal warrants by UPSET agent Mark Hanes in Marquette, MI.

In February 2016, Mankowski of 1911 Bancroft St. in Marquette, pleaded to a 20-year state felony charge of delivery of less than 50 grams of heroin less between February and April 2015 in Marquette. Her sentence on that charge is unclear. It appears she was released in February shortly after sentencing.

The information was released by order of a federal judge.

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Offense Level: 4

Laws cited:

21:846=CD.F 21 USC 846, and 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C)

Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With Intent to Distribute Heroin, a Schedule I Controlled Substance

Federal Prosecutor:

Assistant U.S. Attorney Maarten Vermaat

(906) 226-2500

Maarten.Vermaat at usdoj.gov

Previous stories/more info

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

(Marquette, MI) – Police tonight swarmed a car at the Crossroads in Marquette County that a drug agent in an unmarked car spotted a woman wanted on a sealed federal felony charges for alleged conspiracy to distribute heroin and possibly other drugs.

And another baby is there – but hopefully to young to remember what transpired in a dramatic arrest. That baby was turned over to the grandmother – Turner’s mom.

Around 8 p.m. (Thurs., Nov. 17, 2016) , an investigator radio Marquette County 911 Central Dispatch stating that he had spotted a car with a suspect who had felony warrants and it was headed south on McClellan Street near the Pioneer Park in Marquette. The investigator said the car was likely enroute to K.I. Sawyer (KIS).

Marked patrol cars from several agencies zoomed toward the Crossroads from Harvey and all directions including from the Marquette Police Department.

The vehicle with two females inside was pulled over in a parking lot near the well-known “Crossroads” intersection of County Road 553 and County Road 480.

A federal warrant was outstanding for a 29-year-old Marquette County woman with ties to KIS and Ishpeming. Both KIS and Ishpeming have a huge heroin problem along with meth and pain pills.

The federal felony warrants charge include distribution of heroin and conspiracy to distribute heroin and schedule I drugs. Both women are lodged in the Marquette County Jail.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION MDOC Number: 805713
SID Number: 2276809W
Name:
JULAINE NICOLE MANKOWSKI
Racial Identification:
White
Gender:
Female
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Blue
Height:
5′ 3″
Weight:
150 lbs.
Date of Birth:
06/15/1982 (33)
JULAINE NICOLE MANKOWSKI
Image Date:
2/4/2014
MDOC STATUS
Current Status:
Probationer
Supervision Begin Date:
02/26/2016
Assigned Location:
Marquette/Marquette
Supervision Discharge Date:
08/26/2017
Security Level:
ALIASES
None
MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS
Body Piercing- Ear – many ear piercings
Body Piercing- Left Nose – twice on left side
Body Piercing- Lower Lip – lower center of lip pierced
Body Piercing- Navel
Body Piercing- Neck – back
Body Piercing- Nipple – both
Body Piercing- Right Face
Tattoo- Front Right Hip
Tattoo- Lower Right Ankle – circle with wavy line
PRISON SENTENCES
ACTIVE
None
INACTIVE
None
PROBATION SENTENCES
ACTIVE
Sentence 1
Offense:
Controlled Substance-Delivery/Manf., Nar/Coc

michigan-doc-map The Correctional Facilities Administration (CFA) is responsible for the operation of the state’s prisons, including the Special Alternative Incarceration Facility (SAI). CFA has administrative offices in Lansing from which the Deputy Director oversees the network of secure facilities.Prisoners incarcerated under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Corrections are provided with an array of prisoner services including health care, mental health care, educational opportunities, and programming opportunities.

The Michigan Legislature requires the MDOC to keep offender information on OTIS for three years after discharge.

Michigan Department of Corrections

206 E Michigan Ave

Lansing, MI 48933
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Hannahville man jailed by feds for alleged attempted strangulation and charged with being a habitual offender involving domestic violence related crime

Federal Indictment: Habitual domestic violence and strangulation on Hannahville Indian Community  lands – No bond for suspect

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Federal crackdown on Native American domestic violence continues

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

A federal grand jury has indicted a Hannahville Indian Community man for serious domestic violence related crimes against a women close to him

Glenn David Teeple is charged with assault with intent to murder (maritime); assault by strangulation; and domestic assault – habitual offender in Menominee County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Teeple remains in custody of the U.S. Marshals.

glenn-teeple-1Glenn David Teeple is represented by Asst. U.S. Public Defender Elizabeth A. LaCosse of Marquette.

The charges against Teeple were filed on Oct. 3, 2016 and he was ordered to remain jailed with bound.

Teeple was arrested in Escanaba by FBI agent Jay Johnston.

The decision was made by U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley who signed an order of detention. Magistrate Greeley on Wednesday (11-16-18) ordered Teeple held without bond and ordered him not to have contact with the victim,.

The habitual offender charge was filed because Teeple has two other serious convictions for domestic violence related crimes.

On June 15, 2015, Teeple was convicted of in tribal or state court.

The charges were filed after Teeple after he was indicted in United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan – Northern Division.

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The federal grand Jury charged Teeple with assault by strangulation and domestic violence habitual offender for an alleged assault on October 16, 2016 in an Indian County lands in Menominee County.

“Lands held in trust by the U.S. for the use of the Hannahville Indian Tribe, the indictment states.

In count one, Teeple allegedly “assaulted his intimate partner, an Indian female, by strangling and attempting to strangle her.”

In count 2, alleges Teeple “did commit a domestic assault” allegedly against “a person with whom “the victim shares children in common.”

An indictment charges that Steeple committed this assault after having been convicted on two or more separate prior occasions in federal, state, or Indian tribal court” for serious related offenses

The indictment states Teeple’s previous convictions include:

Domestic Assault and Battery, said conviction having been entered on or about June 17, 2015, in the Hannahville Tribal Court, Menominee County, Michigan

Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force or Threat, said conviction having been entered on or about March 28, 2000, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Additional info:

Glenn David Teeple

Filed: 11/03/2016

Menominee County:

Count 1 Assault with intent to murder (maritime); assault by strangulation – Domestic assault – habitual offender

citation: 18:113a.f

offense level: 4

18:113(a)(8), 18:113(b)(4), 18:2266(7)(a)(i)(i) and (ii), 18:1151, 18:1153

Assault with intent to murder (maritime); assault by strangulation

Count 2

citation: 18:117.f

offense level: 4

18:11

Defendant in Custody of This Court

Glenn David Teeple is represented by Asst. U.S. Public Defender Elizabeth A. LaCosse

Phone: (906) 226-3050

(906) 273-0070

beth_lacosse at fd.org

Federal Prosecutor who is tough on domestic violence:

Assistant U.S. Attorney Hannah N. Bobee

906-226-2500

hannah.bobee at usdoj.gov

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One suspect out on bond, the other jailed: Two federal heroin distribution suspects busted at Crossroads in Marquette County

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Sara Turner out on bond

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U.P. Breaking News Update 4:30 p.m. ET  11-19-16:
34-year-old Julaine Nicole Mankowski and 29-year-old Sara Ann Turner arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley on (yesterday) Fri., Oct. 18, 2016.

Turner has been released on bond; Mankowski remains jailed.

Click onthis link below to see lasted federal document for both women – arraignment.

Turner, Mancowski Arraignment 11-18-16

Crossroads in Marquette County, MI: Federal Heroin Suspects Busted and Identified

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UPDATE: 11-18-16 11 a.m. ET

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

We now know more about both federal heroin suspects busted last night in Marquette County – according to federal records obtained by U.P. Breaking News:
Both women face the same charge.

More arrests/names released in federal bust:

The federal heroin suspects in Thursday night’s Crossroads bust are 34-year-old Julaine Nicole Mankowski and 29-year-old Sara Ann Turner, both of the Marquette area.

Both were arrested by police last night at the Crossroads location on M-553 at CR-480 in Sands Township following a local, state and federal drug investigation.

While numerous law enforcement agencies assisted in the bust – the federal heroin suspects Julaine Nicole Mankowski and Sara Ann Turner were arrested of the sealed federal warrants by UPSET agent Mark Hanes in Marquette, MI.

In February 2016, Mankowski of 1911 Bancroft St. in Marquette, pleaded to a 20-year state felony charge of delivery of less than 50 grams of heroin less between February and April 2015 in Marquette. Her sentence on that charge is unclear. It appears she was released in February shortly after sentencing.

The information was released by order of a federal judge.

Scroll down to read more:

Offense Level: 4

Laws cited:

21:846=CD.F 21 USC 846, and 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C)

Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With Intent to Distribute Heroin, a Schedule I Controlled Substance

Federal Prosecutor:

Assistant U.S. Attorney Maarten Vermaat

(906) 226-2500

Maarten.Vermaat at usdoj.gov

Previous stories/more info

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

(Marquette, MI) – Police tonight swarmed a car at the Crossroads in Marquette County that a drug agent in an unmarked car spotted a woman wanted on a sealed federal felony charges for alleged conspiracy to distribute heroin and possibly other drugs.

And another baby is there – but hopefully to young to remember what transpired in a dramatic arrest. That baby was turned over to the grandmother – Turner’s mom.

Around 8 p.m. (Thurs., Nov. 17, 2016) , an investigator radio Marquette County 911 Central Dispatch stating that he had spotted a car with a suspect who had felony warrants and it was headed south on McClellan Street near the Pioneer Park in Marquette. The investigator said the car was likely enroute to K.I. Sawyer (KIS).

Marked patrol cars from several agencies zoomed toward the Crossroads from Harvey and all directions including from the Marquette Police Department.

The vehicle with two females inside was pulled over in a parking lot near the well-known “Crossroads” intersection of County Road 553 and County Road 480.

A federal warrant was outstanding for a 29-year-old Marquette County woman with ties to KIS and Ishpeming. Both KIS and Ishpeming have a huge heroin problem along with meth and pain pills.

The federal felony warrants charge include distribution of heroin and conspiracy to distribute heroin and schedule I drugs.  Both women are lodged in the Marquette County Jail.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION MDOC Number: 805713
SID Number: 2276809W
Name:
JULAINE NICOLE MANKOWSKI
Racial Identification:
White
Gender:
Female
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Blue
Height:
5′ 3″
Weight:
150 lbs.
Date of Birth:
06/15/1982  (33)
JULAINE NICOLE MANKOWSKI
Image Date:
2/4/2014
MDOC STATUS
Current Status:
Probationer
Supervision Begin Date:
02/26/2016
Assigned Location:
Marquette/Marquette
Supervision Discharge Date:
08/26/2017
Security Level:
 
ALIASES
None
MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS
Body Piercing- Ear – many ear piercings
Body Piercing- Left Nose – twice on left side
Body Piercing- Lower Lip – lower center of lip pierced
Body Piercing- Navel
Body Piercing- Neck – back
Body Piercing- Nipple – both
Body Piercing- Right Face
Tattoo- Front Right Hip
Tattoo- Lower Right Ankle – circle with wavy line
PRISON SENTENCES
ACTIVE
None
INACTIVE
None
PROBATION SENTENCES
ACTIVE
Sentence 1
Offense:
Controlled Substance-Delivery/Manf., Nar/Coc

michigan-doc-map The Correctional Facilities Administration (CFA) is responsible for the operation of the state’s prisons, including the Special Alternative Incarceration Facility (SAI). CFA has administrative offices in Lansing from which the Deputy Director oversees the network of secure facilities.Prisoners incarcerated under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Corrections are provided with an array of prisoner services including health care, mental health care, educational opportunities, and programming opportunities.

The Michigan Legislature requires the MDOC to keep offender information on OTIS for three years after discharge.

Michigan Department of Corrections

206 E Michigan Ave

Lansing, MI 48933
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Guilty plea scheduled in federal court for first of three charged with dealing meth near a school in Baraga County; other two suspects are in plea negotiations

Change of plea hearing reset for Jordan Michael Koskinen; receives eight-hour furlough from jail signed Nov. 15

24-year-old Jordan Michael Koskinen

24-year-old Jordan Michael Koskinen will plead guilty in agreement with prosecutors

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

(Marquette, MI) – A guilty plea hearing has been set this week for first of three men indicted in a federal methamphetamine case involving dealing the highly addictive drug near a school in Baraga County.

A guilty plea hearing was scheduled for 3 p.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 15, 2016) for 24-year-old Jordan Michael Koskinen. However that change of plea hearing was reset for later this week.
Instead, on Tuesday  Koskinen got an eight-hour pass – and was to be released on an unsecured personal recognizance bond. The reason for that eight-hour release has not been disclosed by federal officials. The release was signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley and the brief release was not opposed by federal prosecutors.

Koskinen signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Koskinen agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine in exchange for prosecutors dropping other charges. The conspiracy charges carries a maximum of 20 years in federal prison without parole.

The plea agreement was entered into record on Oct. 18, followed the next day by that signed “notice of change of plea.” However, as late as Nov. 8 paperwork filed by the defense requested a jury trial – possibly a routine filing just in case plea negotiations failed.

Prosecuting the case is Asst. U.S. Attorney Hannah N. Bobee in Marquette.

Koskinen is listed as an inmate the the Marquette County Jail, according to a check of state records. It’s not clear the exact hours when Koskinen was free.

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39-year-old Matthew Gordon Lundy

Those indicted with Koskinen are 34-year-old Nathan Thomas LaFernier, and 39 year-old Matthew Gordon Lundy, all L’Anse/Baraga area residents.

The charges in the case include dealing meth near a school and buying products needed to make the highly dangerous drug that one federal judge sitting in Marquette called meth a public health crisis and epidemic across the Upper Peninsula.

LaFernier and Lundy are believed in drug treatment and given “ends of justice” delays in the finalization of their criminal cases. Meth is especially notorious for being highly addictive and causing extreme personality changes.

meth-suspect-nathan-lafernier-2Lundy and LaFernier “are currently in plea negotiations and need time to investigate issues” including “an issue regarding drug weight,” states an Oct. 31 order by U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley. That “ends of justice” order includes moving the plea agreement deadline to January 2017 instead of November.

Among the witnesses federal prosecutors would call to testify in a trial is forensic scientist Zachary Blaksmith of the Michigan State Police Controlled Substance Unit.

Greeley granted the federal version of a court-appointed attorneys with assistance from the U.S. Public Defenders office in Marquette. LaFernier is represented by attorney Michael J. Manning of Escanaba, a former Delta County assistant prosecutor. Lundy and Koskinen are represented by attorney Sarah Henderson of Marquette.

Related info/links:

http://upbreakingnews.com/BaragaCountyFederalMethIndictment

https://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.wordpress.com/category/crystal-meth/

https://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.wordpress.com/category/meth-epidemic/

Sarah Emily Henderson

(906) 228-2855

(906) 228-2863 (fax)

shenderson@casselmanandhenderson.com

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Assistant U.S. Public Defender Elizabeth A. LaCosse

Beth LaCosse, Federal, U.S. Public Defender Marquette, MI (1)

Elizabeth A. LaCosse
Federal Public Defender – Marquette
925 W Washington, Ste. 104
Marquette, MI 49855

https://www.westmichigandefender.org/defenderContact/Beth_Lacosse_Assistant_Federal_Public_Defender.php

https://www.westmichigandefender.org/

(906) 226-3050
(906) 273-0070 (fax)

beth_lacosse at fd.org

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Attorney Michael J. Manning

(906) 786-7224

mmanning at mmanninglaw.com

Federal Prosecutors:

Asst. U.S. Attorney Hannah N. Bobee

(906) 226-2500

906-226-3700

hannah.bobee at usdoj.gov

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24-year-old Jordan Michael Koskinen

Eric Michael Verwiebe today to federal appeals court: I hate my stiff prison sentence! Eastern Upper Peninsula man got 14 years in federal prison for pulling a big kitchen knife on two tribal officers followed by a fight and resisting arrest

After entering into plea agreement, Eric Michael Verwiebe wants a tough prison term thrown out

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Eric Michael Verwiebe sentence for assaulting trial cops with knife:

168 Months = 14.0106 Years = 14 Years, 3 Days, 21 Hours, 19 Minutes and 59 Seconds

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

(Marquette, MI) – We’ve all heard of buyer’s remorse.

How about sentencing remorse – after getting the book thrown at you?

This after your hard time is used as an example to deter others – and for good reason.

An Eastern Upper Peninsula man today (Monday, Nov. 14, 2016) asked the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to throw out his his sentence of 14 years in prison without parole.

eric-michael-verwiebe-137-year-old Eric Michael Verwiebe is mad again – but this time its because a federal judge threw the book at him for pulling a knife and brawling with tribal cops.

The case of Eric Michael Verwiebe will go down in the book as a strong message that you go to prison for a long time if you physically assault two police officers after threatening them with a big knife.

A federal judge scolded Eric Michael Verwiebe, 37, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan during sentencing and said he was sending a message to anyone who even considers assaulting a police officer.

Verwiebe admitted he assaulted a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following incarceration.

While imposing sentence in Marquette earlier this month, Federal Judge Paul L. Maloney told Verwiebe that “assaulting federal law enforcement is a serious offense,” according U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. In Grand Rapids.

The judge and federal prosecutor Hannah N. Bobee said Verwiebe’s stiff sentence was needed “to deter the defendant from future criminal conduct.”

Further – and most importantly – the lengthy prison time will be a deterrent to “others who may consider assaulting law enforcement,” according to the judge and Asst. U.S. Attorney Hannah Bobee.

On July 27, 2016, Verwiebe pled guilty to assaulting the two Bay Mills Tribal Officers while they were on routine patrol.

Already a convicted felon on the fateful night, Eric Michael Verwiebe admitted he assaulted two Bay Mills Police Department officers in August 2015 on tribal nation lands located in Chippewa County.

Bay Mills Tribal Police Department Officer Brent Aikens

Bay Mills Tribal Police Dept. Officer Brent Aikens

Assaulted on August 22, 2015 were Bay Mills Tribal Police Sgt. Michael Parish and Officer Brent Aikens.

The incident began when the uniformed officers were on patrolling on duty in a marked patrol car spotted Verwiebe “walking down the street wearing a black hoodie.”

As the officers approached, Verwiebe pulled “a large (seven-inch) kitchen knife out of the hoodie’s pocket.”

The knife is “capable of causing serious bodily injury or death,” according to a plea agreement with federal prosecutors signed by Verwiebe.

Verwiebe “then raised the knife and pointed it towards the officers,” Verwiebe admitted in the plea agreement.

Officers ordered the Verwiebe “to put the knife down,”

“Fuck you!” Verwiebe shouted to the tribal officers “pointing the blade towards” them. “You’re fucking dead!”

Raising the kinife over his head, Verwiebe admitted he “continued to walk towards officers.”

When the armed and threatening Verwiebe came within 7-10 feet from the officers, Sgt.

Parish deployed his taser hitting” Verwiebe in the chest.”

After being hit with the taser, Verwiebe “dropped the knife and fell, back first, onto the ground.”

As officers approached, Verwiebe admitted in the plea agreement that he “stood up,

took a fighting stance, and approached officers with his fists raised.”

Verwiebe admits he “tried to punch Officer Aikens in the face, but missed.”
Verwiebe then resisted arrest and was ultimately handcuffed by the officers, and placed in the back seat of a patrol car

Officer Aikens “sustained abrasions to his arm and knee due to the physical altercation” with Verwiebe.

Sgt. Parish “sustained bruising/swelling to his wrist and neck due” fighting with Verwiebe.

Press release on sentencing:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2016_1110_Verwiebe

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Sault Ste Marie Man Sentenced To (14 years) 168 Months For Assaulting Federal Officers With A Knife

MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., announced today that Eric Michael Verwiebe, 37, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 168 months’ imprisonment for Assault on a Federal Officer with a Dangerous Weapon. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following incarceration.

While imposing sentence, Hon. Paul L. Maloney stated that assaulting federal law enforcement is a serious offense and Verwiebe’s sentence was needed not only to deter the defendant from future criminal conduct, but also to deter others who may consider assaulting law enforcement.

On July 27, 2016, Verwiebe pled guilty to assaulting two Bay Mills Tribal Officers who encountered him while on patrol in August of 2015.

The officers received a notice that Verwiebe had committed an assault earlier in the day and was now armed with a knife. The officers found Verwiebe walking in the middle of the road. When the officers got out of their patrol vehicle and approached Verwiebe, he pulled a large kitchen knife, with a blade of approximately seven inches long, from the pocket of his sweatshirt. He then raised the knife and pointed it towards the officers.

Officers ordered Verwiebe to put the knife down. Verwiebe responded by yelling obscenities, threatening to kill the officers, and raising the knife over his head (blade pointing towards officers) as he walked towards officers. When Verwiebe was approximately 7-10 feet from the officers, one of the officers deployed his Taser hitting Verwiebe in the chest.

Verwiebe dropped the knife and fell to the ground. As officers approached, Verwiebe stood up, took a fighting stance, and attempted to punch the officers.

Verwiebe continued to resist officers until he was handcuffed and secured in the patrol vehicle. The Bay Mills Tribal Police and the FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hannah N. Bobee prosecuted the case.

Other info:

http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov

http://unitconverter.io/months/years/168

Bay Mills Tribal Police Department:

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Bay Mills Tribal Police Department
http://www.baymills.org/police-department.php

U.S. District Court Judge – the Honorable Paul L. Maloney:

http://www.miwd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-paul-l-maloney

Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

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