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A federal judge in Aberdeen has refused to accept a plea agreement, and as part of that ruling, he would not allow the prosecutor to dismiss four of the five charges against the defendant. That has led to the strange situation of a prosecutor and a defendant coming together to appeal a judge’s decision.Judge Charles Kornmann said in his ruling late last year that the plea agreement limited his sentencing option to 15 years for a ruthless attack. The federal prosecutor said there are no valid reasons in this case that allow the judge to refuse to dismiss charges.The Eighth Circuit Court of Ap...

Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release.

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Mar 1, 2021 2:48 PM United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Omaha, Nebraska, man convicted of a violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act was sentenced on February 24, 2021, by Daneta L. Wollmann, U.S. Magistrate Judge. Jason Brodersen, age 49, was sentenced to one year of probation and was ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a fine of $1,250, and a $35 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Brodersen was indicted by a federal grand jury in September ...

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Jan 28, 2021 7:46 AM In a ceremony on January 25, 2021, United States Attorney Ron Parsons presented several federal prosecutors and law enforcement officials with the prestigious Attorney General’s Award, the highest honor given by the Department of Justice, for their exceptional efforts in the multi-district federal prosecution of Stanley Patrick Weber. A longtime pediatrician with the Indian Health Service (IHS), Weber was convicted on multiple counts for the sexual abuse of Native American children on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and Blackfeet Res...

Success is a messy picture when it comes to Covid-19. Nikos Frazier, Journal & Courier In a year when we were mostly shut indoors, it was difficult to define personal success. What does success look like when a global pandemic is raging beyond the windows of your home office or dining-room table? How can you define it when an avalanche of domestic and work responsibilities hit you one March morning? There's no one right answer to those questions. But for colleges and their leaders, there was a simple way to define accomplishment. Victory for some campuses meant finishing the fall semester in ...