Read the federal suits that were just filed by girls ages 12 to 14 who were sexually attacked by a perverted MSU doctor while training for the Olympics
Three juvenile gymnasts have filed federal civil lawsuits again Michigan State University and others because of the perverted acts of disgraced and imprisoned Dr. Larry Nassar
By Greg Peterson U.P. Breaking News Owner, News Director 906-273-2433
(Grand Rapids, MI) A federal judge was named today to hear civil right lawsuits filed this week by three young gymnasts who were sexually abused by Dr. Larry Nassar at Michigan State University. U.S. District Court Judge Gordon J. Quist has been assigned the cases. Three juvenile gymnasts filed the federal civil lawsuits again Michigan State University and others because of the perverted acts of imprisoned sex offender Larry Nassar.
The 26-count 86-page civil rights suits includes allegations like numerous violations of Title IX (designed to protect female athletes on many levels) – plus fraud, gross negligence, failure to protect, and the extreme emotional distress suffered by all the young victims.
The girls are suing Michigan State University (MSU), the MSU Board of Trustees, Dr. Lawrence Gerard Nassar, the MSU Sports Medicine Clinic and USA Gymnastics, Inc.
Plaintiffs: Jane Doe 1, a minor, with ‘next friends’ (adults) John Doe and Janet Doe Jane Doe 2 Jane Doe 3
Defendants: Michigan State University Michigan State University Board of Trustees Lawrence Gerard Nassar Michigan State University Sports Medicine Clinic USA Gymnastics, Inc.
Federal Judge Gordon J. Quist assigned 2-23-18
Read or download a copy of the lawsuits – we paid for them:
The nearly identical lawsuits made numerous sickening allegations against MSU and its gymnastics program.
The lawsuits demand a “declaratory, injunctive, equitable, and monetary relief for injuries sustained by plaintiff’s minor” due to the sexual assaults committed by Lawrence Nassar and MSU, its board of directors, and other MSU employees involved with the girls safety and training
“USA Gymnastics (“USAG”) and their respective employees, representatives, and agents relating to sexual assault, abuse, molestation, and non-consensual sexual touching and harassment by defendant Nassar against” the young gymnasts who are suing those that allowed the child sex crimes to continue at MSU and USA Gymnastic.
“For over 20 years, Defendant Nassar had unfettered access to young female athletes through the Sports Medicine Clinic at MSU and through his involvement with USAG,” the lawsuits charge.
“To gain plaintiffs’ trust” Nassar “would give some patients gifts such as t-shirts, pins, flags, leotards, and other items, some with USAG logos and others without.”
“From 2015 to 2016 under the guise of treatment, Defendant Nassar sexually assaulted, abused and molested plaintiffs’ minor, by nonconsensual vaginal and anal digital penetration and without the use of gloves or lubricant,” state the lawsuits.
One of the gymnasts “was seeking treatment for athletic injuries involving her ankle, shoulder and pelvis” and the numerous “assaults were carried out at MSU’s Sports Medicine Clinic.” “The age of plaintiffs’ minor at the time of the assaults was 12 to 14 years of age,” the suits state noting adults had to file the lawsuits for these underage gymnasts.
Overview Of Title IX Of The Education Amendments Of 1972, 20 U.S.C. A§ 1681 Et. Seq.
Overview of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
On June 23, 1972, the President signed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq., into law. Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. The principal objective of Title IX is to avoid the use of federal money to support sex discrimination in education programs and to provide individual citizens effective protection against those practices. Title IX applies, with a few specific exceptions, to all aspects of federally funded education programs or activities. In addition to traditional educational institutions such as colleges, universities, and elementary and secondary schools, Title IX also applies to any education or training program operated by a recipient of federal financial assistance. The Department of Education has issued regulations on the requirements of Title IX, 34 C.F.R. § 106.1et seq. The Title IX common rule published on August 30, 2000 covers education program providers/recipients that are funded by other federal agencies.
Statutes and Regulations
Title IX Statute (HTML version) Rulemaking actions to effectuate regulations implementing Title IX:
Title IX Final Common Rule for 21 Federal agencies: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (65 Fed.Reg. 52857) (HTML or PDF) and accompanying press release
Rulemaking actions to incorporate the Civil Rights Restoration Act’s broadened definitions of “program or activity” and “program” into Title IX regulations:
Department of Education’s Final Rule, published November 13, 2000 (HTML or PDF)
INDICTED AND FIRED: Disgraced Menominee Indian Community of Wisconsin tribal police officer Basil L O’Kimosh, Jr.
By Greg Peterson Upper Peninsula Breaking News News Director/Co-Owner 906-273-2433
(Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin) – Disgraced Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin tribal police officer Basil L O’Kimosh, Jr. was indicted yesterday, Tuesday, November 21, 2017 by a federal grand jury on charges he had sex with young girls and took photos of their privates.
O’Kimosh allegedly used Snapchat and Facebook to have sex with young teen girls – and was arrested on duty during an undercover sting operation early this month at the MICW. He was fired Nov. 2 after his arrest.
Prosecutors say O’Kimosh used his position as a police officer to have power over young teen girls.
Here is the criminal complaint and the indictment – for you to read or download – warning the alleged crimes are detailed in these documents – and it is gross. Be Warned.
Michael Keith Feighner: Suspect’s profile states he’s a school bus driver in Rudyard
By Greg Peterson Upper Peninsula Breaking News News Director/Co-Owner 906-273-2433
(Marquette, MI) – A former Michigan corrections officer, who lists U.P. school bus driver as his job in Chippewa County, has been arrested by the feds following a two country probe into sex crimes against children. 63-year-old Michael Keith Feighner of Rudyard, MI was indicted on two federal felony charges of attempted enticement of a minor and attempted travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct. If convicted he could face up to 30 years in a federal prison plus massive fines and five years supervised release if he is alive. There is no parole in the federal system. The retired CO lists his current job as Rudyard Area Schools, with his profile stating he started in 2013. Its not clear if he still works as a bus driver.
Mike Keith Feighner is married, a father of two grown sons, and and lists former Michigan addresses in Brimley, Grand Ledge, Niles and Kalamazoo – plus several Indiana cities. A 1975 Grand Ledge High School grad, Feighner studied criminal justice/corrections at Lansing Community College, according to his Facebook page.
Feighner is a former “Resident Unit Officer” at the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC).
His online profile states he worked for the MDOC for 23 years before retiring six years ago (1988 to 2011).
It’s not clear what prisons he worked at but apparently Kinross was one of those state prisons.
Michigan prisons are currently under a cloud of scandal for reasons that include coverups, corruption, spoiled food, brutality and inmate deaths that are not disclosed to the public. Feighner allegedly has emails and an online alias going by the moniker “mikeydoodle52.”
Between September 28 and September 30, 2017 in Chippewa County, Feighner allegedly “used a means and facility of interstate and foreign commerce to attempt to knowingly persuade, induce, and entice an individual under the age of 18 years to engage in sexual activity,” according to the federal indictment.
The indictment states:
“Specifically, the defendant used the Internet to communicate with a person he believed to be a 13-year-old girl to attempt to persuade, induce, and entice her to engage in activity for which the defendant could be charged” under Michigan laws allegedly including “criminal sexual conduct third degree” and Canadian criminal laws of “sexual interference.”
He was charged with attempted travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct in connection with the same alleged incident. The indictment states Feighner “did attempt to travel in foreign commerce, from the United States to the Dominion of Canada, for the purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual conduct” with “another person or persons under 18 years of age.”
The federal grand jury sitting in Marquette returned a forfeiture allegation stating the feds want to permanently seize related items allegedly used in the crimes.
The feds are attempting to seize any item “used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of the offenses and any property, real or personal, constituting or derived from any proceeds that the defendant obtained, directly or indirectly.”
The items federal prosecutor – Asst. U.S. Attorney Paul D. Lockner – wants to take from Feighner include a Samsung Galaxy S6 cell phone containing a SIM card and a 3rd generation Kindle Fire.
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley has set trial for February 5, 2018 before federal Judge Robert J. Jonker. The motion deadline is in 9 days (Nov. 20, 2017) and the deadline for any possible plea agreement is January 15, 2018.
In an online statements explaining how he felt retiring from the MDOC, Feighner was candid about how much things had changed in the prison system including at the embattled Kinross Correctional Facility (KCF). He explains how working at Kinross helped destroy his health
“I don’t want to offend the people from KCF but it just wasn’t the same working there we really weren’t made welcome when we came there and had to struggle for a place to work,” Feighner wrote on Facebook in Jan. 2012. “I guess the general thought was that we were going to take over their jobs, Hell we just wanted to keep working” “I’ve been retired for 6 months now and still have a tough time going to Kinross for anything the stress, nerves and the not knowing if you’ll be going home at the end of your shift,” he writes.
“”I had a inmate on my floor that wanted to kill me for my last 6 months that I worked,” Feighner writes.
U.P. Breaking News Bulletin
Convicted Marquette County child molester arrested today for home invasion
11-9-17 6:30 p.m. ET
By Greg Peterson 906-273-2433 U.P. Breaking News News Director/Co-Owner
(Marquette, MI) – Convicted child molester 26-year-old Bradley Charles Nault of Ishpeming was booked into the Marquette County Jail this afternoon on a charge of second degree home invasion.
Nault was released at about 4:20 p.m. this afternoon (Thurs., Nov. 9, 2017) on a $10,000 bond.
There is no information has been released yet on what the new felony charge. Nault’s Facebook profiles state he in maintenance and construction including being a union roofer.
In April 2014, Nault was sentenced to five years in state prison after his conviction on a felony charge of accosting children for immoral purposes during an incident on November 25, 2013. Nault was released from state prison on Sept. 16, 2016.
Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 5′ 9″ Weight: 170 lbs.
Bradley Charles Nault Image Date: 10/21/2014 MDOC STATUS Current Status: Discharged Earliest Release Date: Assigned Location: Discharge Date: 09/16/2016
MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS Mole- Back Left Shoulder – large mole on left, back of shoulder Scar- Left Hand – scar under left pinkie Scar- Left Wrist – scar from a motor boat
Sentence 1 Offense: Children – Accosting for Immoral Purposes Minimum Sentence:
MCL#: 750.145AA Maximum Sentence: 5 years 0 months
Court File#: 1452148-FH
Date of Offense: 11/25/2013 County: Marquette Date of Sentence: 04/11/2014 Conviction Type: Plea Discharge Date: 09/16/2016
Three U.P. Men Make Most Wanted Sex Offender Fugitive List: Sex Offender Registry Wanted Absconders – 14 Most Wanted
Top 14 Most Wanted Michigan Sex Offender Fugitives includes three U.P. residents – Where are they Hiding – Report them Now!
By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433
(Upper Peninsula of Michigan) – U.P. Breaking News is hoping you can help find the “Top 14 Most Wanted Michigan Sex Offender Fugitives” – three are from the Upper Peninsula and wanted on felony warrants.
A manhunt is underway for:
Kenneth Joseph Saarela of Negaunee, MI is wanted on a felony warrant for sex offender registration violations.
Lee Andrew Vannewkirk of Chassell, MI is wanted on felony warrant for sex offender registration violations.
Brian William Niles of Menominee, MI is wanted on a felony warrant for sex offender registration violations.
If you have any information on the location of these fugitives please call 911 or the nearest law enforcement agency. Plus the Michigan State Police Sex Offender Registry Unit toll free at 1-866-761-7678
Below we have listed all 14 of those wanted fugitives
Brian William Niles is not in compliance with the Michigan Sex Offender Registration Act. If you have information concerning his whereabouts, please contact the Michigan State Police Sex Offender Registry Unit toll free at 1-866-761-7678, or the nearest law enforcement agency.
Kenneth Joseph Saarela is wanted on a felony warrant for sex offender registration violations. If you have information concerning his whereabouts, please contact the Michigan State Police Sex Offender Registry Unit toll free at 1-866-761-7678, or the nearest law enforcement agency.
Date of Birth: 09/12/1966 Weight: 180 lbs. Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Gender: Male Race: White
Last Reported Address: Chassell, Mich. Last Report Date: 10/05/2011
Known Aliases: None.
Registered Offense: Offense Code: 750.520E1A Criminal Sexual Conduct 4th Degree (Force or Coercion)
Lee Andrew Vannewkirk is wanted on felony warrant for sex offender registration violations. If you have information concerning his whereabouts, please contact the Michigan State Police Sex Offender Registry Unit toll free at 1-866-761-7678, or the nearest law enforcement agency.
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Sex Offender Registry: Wanted Absconders – 14 Most Wanted
These individuals are not in compliance with the Michigan Sex Offenders Registration Act. If you have information concerning the whereabouts of these individuals, please contact the Michigan State Police Sex Offender Registry Unit toll free at 1-866-761-7678, or the nearest law enforcement agency.
Important and urgent – U.P. Breaking News Bulletin “The Ice Man Cometh and Goeth to Prison” 12-22-16 5:15 p.m. ET Slammed Federal Judge Robert Holmes Bell gives a long sentence to a man charged in a large methamphetamine ring downstate. You can down load and read everything about this case – interesting meth operation One of numerous U.P. And west Michigan cases paid for by U.P. Breaking News – so you can read it or download for free – and many of the cases have never been covered by the media.
URGENT – A mixture of U.P. And downstate news that hasn’t been reported – including a $22 million dollar IRS settlement; Lawsuit over medical conditions at Marquette Branch Prison. Others: Man charged with sexual exploitation of children; Federal prisoner who had served almost his entire 111 month sentence and did something very stupid
U.P. Breaking News spends a fortune on federal records. Often we pay for stuff that has not been reported downstate but is not from U.P. A few examples – and we are providing links to record you can download for more information. One case mentions being the “taxpayers alter ego.”
What do you do when you owe the IRS over $22 million dollars =- you let the government take over operation of your business (scroll down).
Sometimes the criminal cases are interesting and – and so are the federal civil cases – including one that revealed a whopper of a story last week – but no one covered it – now we do. Here are 4 of many examples I could post. We have to be thorough and that means keeping watch.
Important and urgent - U.P. Breaking News Bulletin “The Ice Man Cometh and Goeth to Prison” 12-22-16 5:15 p.m. ETSlammed Federal Judge Robert Holmes Bell gives a long sentence to a man charged in a large methamphetamine ring downstate. You can down load and read everything about this case – interesting meth operation
One of numerous U.P. And west Michigan cases paid for by U.P. Breaking News – so you can read it or download for free – and many of the cases have never been covered by the media.
(Grand Rapids, MI) - Sentencing this week for “The Ice Man” - the main defendant in a huge methamphetamine ring.
The Ice Man received a long prison term (300 months) in federal court for a meth conspiracy in Kalamazoo County and elsewhere
Johnny Wayne Ratliff was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Mon, Dec. 20, 2016 by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Holmes Bell in Grand Rapids. There is no parole or early release in the federal prison system. Once release, Ratliff will be under 5 years supervised release.
JOHNNY WAYNE RATLIFF,
a/k/a “Iceman,”
a/k/a “Memphis,”
and
BRANDON D. JORDAN
Download The Iceman – or just read the pdf. (no cost at all ever):
Case Summary
1:16-cr-00090-PLM All
Defendants USA v. Lee
Date filed: 05/03/2016
Date terminated: 12/20/2016
Date of last filing: 12/20/2016
Durand Quentin Lee
Office: Southern Division (1) Filed: 05/03/2016
County: Kent
Sentencing/Terminated: 12/20/2016
Count: 1
Citation: 18:2113A.F
Offense Level: 4
18:2113(a) and (d) BANK ROBBERY BY FORCE OR VIOLENCE; armed bank robbery
Defendant Custody Status: Custody This Court
Asst. U.S. Attorney Daniel Y. Mekaru
Phone: (616) 456-2404
Email: daniel.mekaruat usdoj.gov
plaintiff: USA Federal Prosecutor
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexis M. Sanford
Phone: (616) 456-2404
Email: alexis.sanford at usdoj.gov
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Alleged bank robber busted for a June 2016 stickup at a bank in Cass County.
William Randall Sexton allegedly used “intimidation” when he is accused of robbing over $1,600 from a Chemical Bank Employee.
Read the criminal charges and more:
Date of last filing: 12/20/2016
Office: Southern Division
Filed: 12/20/2016
County: Kent
Magistrate Case: 1:16-mj-00161-ESC
Count: 1
Citation: 18:2113A.F
Offense Level: 4
18:2113(a)
BANK ROBBERY BY FORCE OR VIOLENCE; bank robbery
Defendant in Custody
Defendant: Designation Assistant U.S. Attorney)
Plaintiff: USA Federal Prosecutor
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexis M. Sanford
Phone: (616) 456-2404
Email: alexis.sanford@usdoj.gov
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Jesus Jose Garcia-Orozco
Office: Southern Division
Filed: 12/21/2016
County: Kent
Reopened: Other Court Case: Complaint
Offense Level: 4
8:1326(a)(b)(2) Unlawful reentry of a removed alien having been convicted of an aggravated felony; 42:408(a)(7)(B)
False representation of a Social Security number Defendant Custody Status:
Defendant: Jesus Jose Garcia-Orozco
plaintiff: USA Federal Prosecutor
Assistant U.S Attorney Donald Daniels
Phone: (616) 456-2404
Email: Donald.Daniels@usdoj.gov
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Jorge Solorio-Lopez
Office: Southern Division (1) Filed: 12/21/2016
County: Berrien Terminated: Reopened:
Magistrate Case: 1:16-mj-00312-ESC
Count: 1
Citation: 18:1028A.F
ffense Level: 4
18:1028(a)(3
FRAUD WITH IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS; possession of five or more false identification documents
Defendant Custody Status: Custody This Court
Flags: FORFEITURE,INTERPRETER
Defendant: Jorge Solorio-Lopez
Represented by Kenneth P. Tableman(Designation CJA Appointment)
Phone: (616) 233-0455
Fax: (616) 776-3905
Email: tablemank@sbcglobal.net
plaintiff: USA Federal Prosecutor
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer S. Murnahan
Phone: (616) 456-2404
Email: jennifer.murnahan@usdoj.gov
The government is now in the recycling business after cracking down on a Nebraska business that apparently operated in several locations.
Check out this – a $22 million dollar IRS settlement revealed.
The case is:
Southern Division CP Recycling Of Nebraska, Inc;
CP Recycling, Inc; And
CP Bio Energy, Inc.
Plaintiffs,
V.
The United States of America,
Defendant
The fantastic $22 million dollar settlement was revealed last week in federal paperwork at the United States District Court Western District of Michigan Southern Division.
The case started as the company’s complaint against the IRS – but soon auditors turned the books on the case:
2004: Plaintiffs, CP Recycling of Nebraska, Inc., CP Recycling, Inc., and CP Bio Energy, Inc.
The IRS has assessed tax liability of $22,847,407.42 against CP Renewable Energy Marketers, LLC, a now-dissolved Michigan limited liability company (the “Taxpayer”) for unpaid taxes, not including interest and penalties. The IRS levied that assessment against the bank accounts of Plaintiffs, on the theory that Plaintiffs are the alter egos of Taxpayer. Each Plaintiff is a separate and distinct legal entity from the Taxpayer and not Taxpayer’s alter ego.
Meanwhile read this lawsuit brought by inmate Timothy Daniel Finley against the Marquette Branch Prison and others.
The federal civil lawsuit filed last month talks about about medical conditions and the staff at the Lots of lawsuits have been filed and we decided to include this because of Marquette Branch Prison:
An alleged escapee from a federal release center has been arrested by U.S. Marshals on a felony criminal complaint charging escape.
He was declared an U.S. Marshals escapee on Dec. 12, 2016 – after several days of not returning phone calls from the center. Michael Cornelius Sterling, 26, had just about completed a 111 month sentence – when he allegedly fled in Kent County on Dec. 9, 2016: michael-cornelius-sterling-escapee-kent-county-2
Meanwhile in Calhoun County, MI on Dec. 16, 2016 a felony criminal complaint charging sexual exploitation of children was filed by FBI agents and approved by U.S. Magistrate Judge Ray Kent in Grand Rapids.
Read more about the alleged sicko exploits – allegedly by Matthew Andaluz:
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
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
Couple involved in child porn – now off to prison – but will they be allowed to get married
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.
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
[name redacted]_005.jpg
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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
!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;
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.
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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3. dsc00074.jpg
4. dsc00080.jpg
5. [name redacted]1_set36_066.jpg
6. [name redacted]1_set36_062.jpg
7. [name redacted]1_set36_065.jpg
8. [name redacted]1_set36_067.jpg
9. [name redacted]1_set36_093.jpg,
10.[name redacted]1_set36_095.jpg
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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
Over three dozen sex offenders are on the lamb in the Upper Peninsula and listed as non-compliant by the sex offender registry
Dirty Sex U.P. Style: Even the super secret and icky Marquette extortion case involves a sex offender from a law enforcement family who were victims of alleged extortion – and at least $10,000 in money allegedly extorted by the suspect who is also the sex assault victim’s mom – a case officials have kept very quiet
By Greg Peterson U.P. Breaking News Owner, News Director 906-273-2433
The search for over three dozens sex offenders whose last known addresses indicate they are wandering the Upper Peninsula of Michigan without totally paying for their crime and warning others.
Below is a list of cities checked by U.P. Breaking News and the number listed are of non-compliant sex offenders.
Even the super secretive Marquette felony extortion case is connected to sex offender.
But in that case – its the mother of the alleged victim who is in trouble.
Sources say the sex offender involved went to prison and is a member of a well-liked law enforcement family. Sources tell U.P. Breaking News that the case is – well “icky.”
The sources say the suspect tried to allegedly extort some $10,000 in money frm the sex offender. The extortion suspect is also reportedly the sex assault victim’s mom
No one will release information on the highly unusual case
Sex has also become a business in the U.P. – and everyone knows about the strip club south of Gwinn. Then there are the hush-hush red-light businesses you can find right across the state line. There are even online ads that claim U.P. college students are involved in the sex trade.
Every community in the U.P. seems to have from one to to dozens of sex offenders living peacefully in their community.
Non-compliant U.P. sex offender arrested Saturday
But the ones that go rogue – just like the guy nabbed Saturday in Chippewa County.
It was that arrest that made us check the sex offender registry records – and its very easy to use.
With over three dozen non-compliant sex offenders in the U.P. – it has law enforcement concerned and constantly seeking tips on the whereabouts of a non-compliant offender.
But considering there are over 5,000 non-compliant sex offenders in Michigan – the U.P. still appears pretty safe.
However every week U.P. Breaking News hears reports about rapes, incest and all forms of sexual assault – most of which goes unreported unless some official puts out a press release.
Statewide: 5,000 plus non-compliant sex offenders in Michigan
Marquette: 4
Menominee: 3
Ishpeming: 2
Newberry: 2
Kingsford: 2
Houghton: 1
Sault Ste. Marie: 1
Negaunee: 1
Ontonagon: 1
Iron Mountain: 1
Manistique: 1
Baraga: 1
Watersmeet: 1
Bruce Crossing: 1
Zero non-compliant offenders found in search of these cities:
St. Ignace, Ironwood, Hancock, Escanaba, Rapid River, L’Anse, Copper Harbor, Bessemer. Munising, Republic, Iron River, Crystal Falls, Trout Creek, Ewen, Seney
In Marquette U.P. Breaking News found four sex offenders listed as non-compliant.
Since Marquette had the highest number on our check list – U.P. Breaking News is showing Marquette non-compliant sex offenders – as an example.:
Mark Louis Lee, 5057 S. U.S. 41 Marquette, MI – Criminal Sexual Conduct – Third Degree (Incest)
Joseph James Alfaro, 146 W. Spring St. Marquette, MI – Criminal Sexual Conduct 4th Degree
Keith Dupras, 447 W Washington St, Marquette, MI – Criminal Sexual Conduct – Fourth Degree (Person Thirteen To Fifteen)
Lawrence Dale Johnson II, 1701 Lincoln Ave #29 Marquette, MI – Criminal Sexual Conduct – Third Degree (Person Thirteen Through Fifteen)
Please check your city and see who the non-compliant sex offenders are in your neighborhood – and if you have information on a non-compliant offender call 911 asap. But remember, many sex offenders are trying to live quiet law-abiding lives and there employment and home should not be violated.
To do an easy search for sex offenders by city – and the list includes non-compliant sex offenders in your area – click on this link:
U.P. Breaking News reported this story on Saturday – giving us the idea to check for non-compliant sex offenders in the U.P.:
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URGENT Update moment after posting story:
Now big fight at the facility in Marquette County that houses court-ordered juveniles who have suffered tremendous sexual abuse
U.P. Breaking News updates story with fire underneath Marquette’s well-known Gazebo
U.P. Breaking News Bulletin 9:30 p.m. 11-26-16
A Sicko “Bo” Diddley scares U.P. girls this weekend: Also today sex offender busted plus other U.P. sex crimes, and The Victims who turn into Young Predators in Marquette County
From the Keweenaw to all edges of the U.P., U.P. sex crimes and offenders have kids running scared today and some suspects just don’t learn to register
By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433
At least four incidents involving sex crimes were reported today by females of all ages across the U.P. and one shows you never know who northern Michigan police might meet in a traffic stop.
**scroll down to see about fire underneath Marquette Pavilion; plus sex assault arrests/incidents in U.P.
By Greg Peterson U.P. Breaking News Owner, News Director 906-273-2433
(Harvey, MI) – Two violent and abused juvenile runaways from Teaching Family Homes could be sent to a facility for violent children after seriously assaulting staff and doing thousands of dollars worth of damage on Saturday night at the facility located in Harvey, MI
A felony investigation is underway after the girls allegedly created such a huge scene and mess that numerous Marquette County deputies had to rush to Teaching Family Homes. The girls allegedly punch holes in numerous walls including a dining room. Staff received unknown injuries but were not taken to the hospital.
However – at least one of the teens was taken by ambulance to be evaluated at U.P. Health System – Marquette. One of the girls is alleging she was assault while on the lamb – claiming she was thrown down some stairs at a place where the teens hid for a while. At least one of the girls has been the victim of sexual abuse and allegedly became a predator at age 9 involving young Ishpeming boys in her neighborhood (scroll down to read more).
Please do not identify these girls if you recognize them – we believe these juveniles have privacy rights – even though it was a wild night.
Many people who know one of the girls have feared her life just keeps going off the tracks – after all sorts of shocking allegations that she had made and that others have made – like sex for cigarettes.
Though she may now be 13ish – she is definitely one of “The Raging Children of the Upper Peninsula” between ages 7 and 17 who have gone absolutely wild. that U.P. Breaking News reported. Kids across the U.P. have assaulted teachers (one punched in face last week) – and generally gone wild even injuring grandparents and parents.
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From the Keweenaw to all edges of the U.P., U.P. sex crimes and offenders have kids running scared today and some suspects just don’t learn to register
By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433
At least four incidents involving sex crimes were reported today by females of all ages across the U.P. and one shows you never know who northern Michigan police might meet in a traffic stop.
Here are the four unrelated U.P. cases that just happened.
First two cases out of the Eastern U.P. today (Sat., Nov. 26, 2016) – one a sex offender felony arrest and the other a sex offender scare reported by two young girls.
This afternoon, an Eastern U.P. law enforcement officer made a traffic stop and arrested a sex offender on a felony warrant out of Chippewa County. The warrant was a felony but referred the 91st District Court in Sault Ste. Marie.
31-year-old Charles Edward Cole, Jr. was arrested and taken to the Chippewa County jail.
Cole is accused of failing to register (latest address) as a sex offender register in violation of state law. Cole is accused of “failure to comply with” the Michigan Sexual Offenders Registration Act “third notice.”
“Subject in custody,” reported the law enforcement officer who nabbed Cole.
The arrest apparently went without incident although an officer’s safety caution warning involving Cole is included in the police data base.
Now the unrelated case in the eastern U.P.
Two girls – on reportedly 8 years old – reported a known sex offender “Bo” had pushed them into the bushes and followed them to a bathroom – allegedly knocking on the door. Never heard the outcome of that call.
Now the sexual assault in the Copper Country. Earlier today a female in Houghton County reported a sexual assault. We are withholding more information including information detailing her initially reporting crime to police in a U.P. village.
Meanwhile in Marquette County tonight to court-ordered early teen girls fled a facility that includes victims of extreme sexual abuse. These girls are not allowed to leave without permission. We are not going to release their names.
However, U.P. Breaking News is familiar with one of the girls and almost did a story about her a couple years ago.
A victim of abuse, she then became an alleged offender – and was actually was accused – on several occasions over past few years – of being a sexual predator on young boys in her Ishpeming area neighborhoods.
It started when she was 9 years old – and she is well-known to many residents (please do not post her name!!!!!). We have gone to great lengths to not identify these girls but also inform. We have met this girl and pray she has a beautiful future.
The two runaways were returned but there is a huge fight going on at the facility as we write this story. They allegedly have assaulted staff knocked holes in walls including dining room. Several police were sent at about 9:39 p.m. just as we published the story.
“The juveniles are out of control assaulting officials,” the call went out to responding officers.
This is just one weekend in the U.P.
Juveniles are suspected of starting a small fire under the Gazebo at the Island in Marquette – and its unclear if there is a connection.
Feds continue their crackdown on tribal domestic violence and arresting a lot of people who prey on children and racking up convictions or guilty pleas
In the Upper Peninsula many of the cases are very brutal – This Predatory Behavior by Wimps Must Stop – and … Please my message to all the domestic violence victims – you must move on and leave your brutalizers in the dust – actually federal prison
Here is an U.P. Breaking News Editorial followed by news stories.
We dedicate both to our late, dear friend Tillie Black Bear – who was once a lone voice in the wilderness exposing tribal domestic violence. A Lakota, Tillie was also abused by the criminal justice system, fellow tribes people, and finally some of her co-workers.
(Marquette, MI) – Upper Peninsula Breaking News believes that if you physically attack your spouse that results in injury – then you should go to prison. Period.
That’s a lot easier on the domestic assault offender than the death punishment, that our friend Tillie Black Bear spoke of in Lakota custom.
It’s sad that federal prosecutors have to wait until the evil-minded suspects has racked up three other domestic violence-related convictions in tribal court or state courts.
A real man doesn’t put his hands on a woman with intent to injure. Then these batterers get all wimpy and try to play court jester around the U.S. Marshals that ship them off to federal prison that has no parole.
One Keweenaw Bay Indian Community batter was recently sent prison for choking his spouse and he blamed alcohol for the violence saying he was a mean drunk during a conversation with U.P. Breaking News – and then repeated that in court – noting the federal bust experience changed his life and he is now helping others and staying sober. He said drinking was no excuse for his violent crimes.
The tiny victim stood at his side and said she still supports and forgives him – but he has to stay away from booze.
First we look at the laws that have allowed this federal crackdown on tribal habitual domestic violence.
Feds Demand Domestic Violence Will End in Tribal Households across northern Michigan – or the FBI is coming to get you
Violence Against Indian Women
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a landmark piece of legislation that sought to improve criminal justice and community-based responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in the United States.
The passage of VAWA in 1994 and its re-authorization in 2000 has changed the landscape for victims who once suffered in silence.
Victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking have been able to access services, and a new generation of families and justice system professionals have come to understand that domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking are crimes that our society will not tolerate.
Federal Prosecutor Hannah Bobee Takes on the Bad Boys of the Tribes – and They Lose
Also Feds are cracking down on pervs who hurt children in ways that are sickening
Kicking the Batterers’ Butts to the Pen – The Big House – To meet their friendly shower-mate Bubba
(Marquette, MI) – A Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) man recently pleaded guilty to being a domestic violence habitual offender in a violent attack on his spouse involving putting his hands around her throat in an attempted strangulation.
Under the plea agreement with Glenn Daniel Tolonen, Sr., a KBIC fisherman, a second charge of assault by strangulation was dropped. Meanwhile, an Isabella Indian Reservation man in central Michigan was recently sent to federal prison for his violent attacks on females.
After hearing his defense attorney extol the good sides of Mr. Tolonen, the prosecutor said don’t be fooled because Tolonen is a manipulator.
Mr. Tolonen “is a batterer and this is how he manipulates victims,” said prosecutor Bobee.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Hannah Bobee of Marquette is throwing tribal domestic batterers into federal prison. because if you have three tribal or state court domestic violence-related convictions – the fourth time the FBI is coming.
Bobee said the public must realize that women are being seriously hurt and even murdered – and the Tolonen case is serious because of “the gravity of this type strangulation” that could have led to death.
A federal judge said tribal batterer’s better take the domestic violence crackdown seriously. In other words, the government isn’t playing.
Mr. Glenn Tolonen, Sr. “is a batterer and this is how he manipulates victims,” said federal prosecutor Hannah Bobee.
Photo of now-retired Federal Judge R. Allan Edgar by David Laprad, Hamilton County Herald
“The federal government is prosecuting these cases – its meaningful,” said federal judge R. Allan Edgar during his final handful of sentencings before retiring after 20 years on the bench.
Judge Edgar was not pleased with Tolonen’s four domestic violence convictions and said Tolonen “obviously has not respected the law and the victims” adding that prison time for many may be a “deterrent.”
The judge said by giving prison terms family batterer’s will get a clue because “hopefully consequences will make them (batterers) think twice about doing it,” the Judge said.
“The federal government is prosecuting these cases – its meaningful,” said federal judge R. Allan Edgar during his final handful of sentencings before retiring after 20 years on the bench. “Hopefully (the) consequences will make (batterers) think twice about doing it.”
Tolonen received two-and-a-half years (30 months) in federal prison from U.S. District Court Judge R. Allan Edgar last Wednesday, June 22, 2016 – who held his final day of sentencings before retiring after nearly three decades on the bench and legal work. Following his release, Tolonen will be on two years supervised release.
Tolonen has been receiving alcohol treatment at the Phoenix House in Calumet and “there is a spiritual component,” said Assistant U.S. Public Defender Elizabeth A. LaCosse, adding that the treatment has made a “profound difference” in his life.
Mr. Tolonen is “very remorseful for his actions,” LaCosse said. Tolonen “hurts deeply in his soul.” for attacking his female companion.
While Tolonen is making no excuses for his crime, LaCosse said alcohol has always been “a precursor” to violent behavior. The alcohol “allows demons that would hit a woman or a girl,” LaCosse said.
Tolonen’s alcohol and domestic violence go “hand-in-hand”but she acknowledged he has been in an out of treatment that never sticks – until now. LaCosse said since his arrest by the feds her client has “helped people get into treatment – and helps the elderly a lot.”
LaCosse asked the judge to allow Tolonen to “self report” and reminded the court Tolonen is a “commercial fisherman” who will likely lose his job. However Assistant U.S. Attorney Hannah Bobee would have none of that – saying the attack was “a violent offense” and he should be “taken into custody.”
By Susan Field, Mt. Pleasant News
Meanwhile, sentencing was held on April 11, 2016 in federal court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Bay City, MI for Sean Michael Wilson of the AnishinaabeIsabella Indian Reservation located in the heart of the Lower Peninsula.
Wilson pleaded guilty to habitual offender domestic violence and was sentenced to just over three years or 37 months in federal prison .
Wilson has three previous domestic violence related convictions including a felony weapons conviction of attempted assault with a dangerous weapon in Isabella County Circuit Court, domestic violence in Isabella County District Court and family violence in Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Court dating back 15 years involving a spouse.
Starting in 1988, court records show Wilson also has a long history of other crimes including resisting arrest, animal cruelty, drinking alcohol on a roadway, driving with no license, drunken driving and possession of pot.
Stats, Info and the Fight Against Tribal Domestic Violence:
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Tribal Domestic Violence studies, information and help:
Tribal Court Clearinghouse, A Project of the Tribal Law and Policy Institute:
Violence Against Indian Women
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a landmark piece of legislation that sought to improve criminal justice and community-based responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in the United States.
The passage of The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994 and its re-authorization in 2000 has changed the landscape for victims who once suffered in silence.
Victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking have been able to access services, and a new generation of families and justice system professionals have come to understand that domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking are crimes that our society will not tolerate.
A Guide to Understanding the Requirements of Purpose Area #5 Violence Against Women Tribal (OVW) Tribal Governments Program) Fiscal Year 2016 Coordinated Tribal Assistance
Contact Info: Call The Office on Violence Against Women Tribal Affairs Division at 202-307-6026.
Fiscal Year 2016 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation.
Copy of the official solicitation may be obtained at:
At Last, Violence Against Women Act Lets Tribes Prosecute Non-Native Domestic Abusers: 3/6/2015 by Jennifer Bendery White House and congressional reporter, The Huffington Post
October 6th. 2015 panel presentation on Implementing VAWA 2013: Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction
The U. S. Department of Justice held a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event on October 6, 2015 which featured a panel discussion with representatives from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona and the Tulalip Tribes of Washington.
On March 7, 2013, President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) into law.
Patrick A. Miles, United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, headquarter in Grand Rapids, MI – where there are numerous violent cases involving automatic weapons, machine guns and more.
Federal Prosecutors in Marquette, MI: Asst. U.S. Attorney Hannah Bobee, left, and Asst. U.S. Attorney Paul Lochner, right.
Federal Prosecutors in Marquette have the go ahead to put habitual tribal domestic violence offenders in prison from Michigan Western District U.S. Attorney General Patrick A. Miles.
Pictured above are, from left, are Miles, and Marquette Asst. U.S. Attorneys Hannah Bobee and Paul Lochner They are not putting up with habitual offenders who regularly beat, strangle and seriously hurt their partner or others on tribal lands
Cracking Down of Tribal Domestic Violence
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Patrick Miles, Jr. was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 29, 2012 to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 2012 and assumed office on July 9, 2012.
Offices of the United States Attorney (federal prosecutor) for the Western District of Michigan
A Marquette native, Edgar spent most of his career in Tennessee, first an attorney and then elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. President Ronald Reagan appointed Edgar as a U.S. District judge in 1985.
His parents me at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Big Bay, MI.
Until age 13, Edgar lived as a child on West Magnetic Street in Marquette, MI
The family moved in 1953 when his his father got job in Tennessee.
The future Judge Edgar still spent summers in the U.P. with his grandparents and worked a summer job out at the exclusive Huron Mountain Club in Big Bay, MI.
Photo of Judge R. Allan Edgar by David Laprad, Hamilton County Herald
63-year-old Michael Keith Feighner of Rudyard, MI was indicted on two federal felony charges of attempted enticement of a minor and attempted travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
Mike Keith Feighner is married, a father of two grown sons, and and lists former Michigan addresses in Brimley, Grand Ledge, Niles and Kalamazoo – plus several Indiana cities. A 1975 Grand Ledge High School grad, Feighner studied criminal justice/corrections at Lansing Community College, according to his Facebook page.
The federal grand jury sitting in Marquette returned a forfeiture allegation stating the feds want to permanently seize related items allegedly used in the crimes.
Nault was released at about 4:20 p.m. this afternoon (Thurs., Nov. 9, 2017) on a $10,000 bond.
Even the super secretive Marquette felony extortion case is connected to sex offender.
Keith Dupras, 447 W Washington St, Marquette, MI – Criminal Sexual Conduct – Fourth Degree (Person Thirteen To Fifteen)
Mark Louis Lee
Lawrence Dale Johnson II
Non-Compliant
Non-Compliant
We dedicate both to our late, dear friend Tillie Black Bear – who was once a lone voice in the wilderness exposing tribal domestic violence. A Lakota, Tillie was also abused by the criminal justice system, fellow tribes people, and finally some of her co-workers.
After hearing his defense attorney extol the good sides of Mr. Tolonen, the prosecutor said don’t be fooled because Tolonen is a manipulator.
Mr. Tolonen is “very remorseful for his actions,” LaCosse said. Tolonen “hurts deeply in his soul.” for attacking his female companion.
Tolonen’s alcohol and domestic violence go “hand-in-hand”but she acknowledged he has been in an out of treatment that never sticks – until now. LaCosse said since his arrest by the feds her client has “helped people get into treatment – and helps the elderly a lot.”
Upper Peninsula Breaking News by Greg Peterson 