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TIMELINE PART 15

10/18/18 :

Paul Jadin, the first CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., informed the board of the Madison Region Economic Partnership on Wednesday that he was resigning from his $208,000-a-year job. He said the resignation was necessary to avoid entangling the agency with his political activity.

On Thursday, Jadin released to the Wisconsin State Journal an open letter, co-signed by former Corrections Secretary Ed Wall and former Financial Institutions Secretary Peter Bildsten, slamming Walker and endorsing Walker’s Democratic opponent State Superintendent Tony Evers. …

Another ex-cabinet official, former Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb, has also come out against Walker in recent months, saying the governor hasn’t been telling the truth about road funding. …

In their letter, the three former secretaries say they joined his administration with a “fervent belief” that Walker shared their desire to improve the state. But over time, they said, “it became clear that his focus was not on meeting his obligations to the public but to advancing his own political career at a tremendous cost to taxpayers and families.“

Walker’s campaign did not respond directly to the former officials’ critique. But in a statement, Walker spokesman Austin Altenburg obliquely criticized Jadin’s stewardship of WEDC, citing a nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau memo from May 2013, seven months after Jadin left the agency.

Among other things, that audit found WEDC “did not have sufficient policies, including some that are statutorily required, to administer its programs effectively,” “awarded some grants, loans, and tax credits to ineligible recipients, for ineligible projects, and for amounts that exceeded specified limits” and “did not consistently perform statutorily required program oversight duties, such as monitoring the contractually specified performance of award recipients, and could report more clearly on the number of jobs created and retained as a result of its programs.” …

Jadin, a former Green Bay mayor, was WEDC CEO until taking a job with the Madison economic development agency, then known as Thrive, in November 2012. During his time at WEDC the agency came under heavy scrutiny for its handling of several awards and not following certain statutorily required policies.

In 2015 Jadin told the State Journal that he rebuffed then-Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch‘s push for a $4.5 million loan to a top Walker donor. WEDC gave the donor’s company $500,000, but the loan was never repaid. A subsequent agency review could not locate underwriting documentation for that and more than two dozen other awards. …

“The Governor and his team do not like to leave a paper trail or state record of their actions relating to the conduct of state business,” Bildsten, Wall and Jadin wrote. “They simply did everything in their power to avoid transparency in his decision-making process so they could not be held to account.“

Paul Jadin is a former mayor of Green Bay and was the first secretary of [WI GOv. Scott] Walker’s economic development agency. He co-signed an open letter with former Corrections Secretary Ed Wall and former Financial Institutions Secretary Peter Bildsten sharply criticizing Walker and calling for Evers’ election.

“Governor Walker has consistently eschewed sound management practices in favor of schemes or coverup and has routinely put his future ahead of the state,” Jadin, Wall and Bildsten wrote. “The result is micromanagement, manipulation and mischief. We have all been witness to more than our share of this.”

Walker’s campaign issued a statement praising the work of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. since Jadin left in November 2012, without addressing criticisms of the governor laid out in the letter. …

The Wisconsin State Journal was the first to report on the letter and Jadin’s criticism of the governor. Jadin told the State Journal that he quit his $208,000-a-year job at the Madison Regional Economic Partnership on Wednesday so he could speak freely.

Walker and the Republican-controlled Legislature created the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., a public-private hybrid agency, in 2011. It was plagued with problems under Jadin’s leadership, including the loss of several top staff, not following policies and mishandling of loans. It has since been instrumental in negotiating several economic development projects, most notably the Foxconn Technology Group campus that could result in a $10 billion investment.

 

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10/23/18 :

 

Philip Reinhart of De Pere is scheduled to enter his plea Monday in federal court in Green Bay. The offense carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Reinhart would likely face substantially less.

According to his plea agreement, Reinhart and an unnamed co-conspirator were hired to create records or purported training sessions at Green Box [NA] Green Bay [LLC], run by Ronald Van Den Heuvel of De Pere, already convicted of bank and wire fraud. …

“Between approximately 2011 and 2015,” Green Box and related entities got money from lenders and investors “under materially false pretenses, representations and promises,” according to the plea agreement.

WEDC [Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.] had offered $95,000 to reimburse Green Box [NA] Green Bay for training workers how to sort waste, make fuel pellets and about liquefaction. At Van Den Heuvel’s direction, Reinhart helped create three sets of records showing such training took place — even though it did not — and submitted them to WEDC in order to get the money.

 

To date, no notice of appearance by an attorney for Defendant has been filed. Further, Defendant has not responded to the Courts order to show cause, or requested an extension of the deadline to do so. See Docket. Defendant’s willful failure to comply with the Court’s orders and to retain counsel is an abusive litigation practice which interferes with the Court’s ability to hear this case, delays litigation, wastes judicial resources, and threatens the integrity of the Court’s orders and the administration of justice. …

Sanctions less drastic than default judgment are unavailable here because Defendant has willfully refused to comply with the Court’s orders and to obtain counsel in order to continue to participate in the case at hand.

Accordingly, the undersigned RECOMMENDS that default judgment be entered against Defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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11/12/18 :

The United States notably does not contest that the ultimate goal of the Dawes Act was the termination of reservations allotted under its terms. Instead, the United States raises a number of arguments, based on cases arising in different contexts, to argue that Congress’ intent – which was fully effectuated on the Oneida [Nation of Wisconsin / ONWI] Reservation – was irrelevant. …

Since virtually all of the Oneida [Nation of WI] Reservation was allotted, and virtually all of the allottees received fee patent, the Dawes Act was thereby fully effectuated and the reservation was disestablished. …

It would be strange indeed to conclude the Oneida [Nation of WI] reservation was not disestablished like the Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s because the 1906 Oneida Provision contained somewhat different language (which was a result of the fact the Oneida disestablishment process was already underway). …

And there can be no reasonable dispute that the conclusion that the Oneida [Nation of WI] Reservation had been discontinued was central to the Stevens court’s reasoning. The court concluded that, because the Oneida  [Nation of WI] Reservation had been discontinued, the plaintiffs were bound to follow state law regarding the procedure for seeking recovery of taxes and challenging the legality of the organization of local governments, and expressly stated that its resolution of the case “follow[ed]” from its conclusion that the Oneida [Nation of WI] Reservation had been discontinued. …

Far more relevant is the State Attorney General’s position in 1931, which was that the state had jurisdiction over allotments that had passed out of trust status and that the federal courts would have jurisdiction only over “the small amount of tribal land remaining and the individual allotments which are still held in trust.” …

The United States simply ignores the far more relevant fact that local counties and towns expressly invoked the termination of the Reservation when defending against the lawsuit in Stevens, thereby indicating a more contemporaneous understanding that the Reservation as defined by its 1838 boundaries had ceased to exist. Moreover, the local governments won and the matter was settled. For the next several decades, through at least the 1970s, the United States cites no evidence that State, county, or local governments believed the 1838 boundaries continued to exist. Although some local governments may now be willing to agree with the [Oneida Nation of WI]’s position, and thereby rewrite history, the decades-long history of local government jurisdiction over fee patented land within the original boundaries of the Reservation cannot seriously be disputed.

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11/20/18 :

  • November 20, 2018 Notice of Issuance of Mandate, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-1835,  Tissue Technology LLC, Partners Concepts Development Inc., Oconto Falls Tissue Inc., and Tissue Products Technology Corp., Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  TAK Investments LLC and Sharad Tak, Defendants-Appellees

 

As the state’s law-developing court, the [Wisconsin] Supreme Court exercises its discretion to select for review only those cases that fit certain statutory criteria (see Wis. Stat. § 809.62). Except where indicated, these cases came to the Court via petition for review by the party who lost in the lower court.

 

Previously on Oneida Eye:

See also:

The defendant Brandon L. Yellowbird Stevens was found guilty of the following charge(s) in this case.

      • Burglary-Building or Dwelling, a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.10(1)(a).

      • Burglary-Building or Dwelling, a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.10(1)(a).

      • Burglary-Building or Dwelling, a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.10(1)(a).

 

The defendant Brandon L Stevens was found guilty of the following charge(s) in this case.

      • Battery, a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 940.19(1).

      • Disorderly Conduct, a class B misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 947.01.

COUNT I: cause bodily harm to another, to-wit: T**** D******, by an act done with intent to cause bodily harm to that person and without the consent of the person so harmed; BATTERY, Misdemeanor[.] Furthermore, this incident…involves a DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSE.

…Brandon L. Stevens is a REPEATER, having been convicted within the past five years of the crime(s): On March 8, 1999, the defendant was convicted of three counts of Burglary, Felonies, in Brown County File No. 98CF568[.]

COUNT II: in a public or private place, engage in violent abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance; DISORDERLY CONDUCT, Misdemeanor[.] Furthermore, this incident…involves a DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSE.

…Complainant is an Assistant District Attorney with the Brown County District Attorney’s Office and knows of the above offense on information and belief based upon.

1. His review of the details of Officer Dakota House of the Oneida Police Department…; said details indicate that on October 29, 1999 at approximately 2:13 a.m., Officer House was dispatched to St. Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay in reference to a domestic violence complaint. Officer House…met with a female who identified herself as T**** D******. Officer House observed Ms. D****** lying in the hospital bed and that she was pregnant. He later learned that she was approximately eight months pregnant. Officer House observed that she had a redness under her left eye and he asked her what happened. At first she said that nothing happened but then admitted that her boyfriend, Brandon Stevens, and her got into an argument and that he shoved her. She admitted that he was drinking the night of the incident. She indicated that he shoved her. She indicated…that this shoving incident took place [at their residence] on October 28, 1999 at approximately 3:00 p.m. She then became uncooperative and would not give any further information to Officer House.

2. His review of a statement given by Rachel Baird to Officer House on October 29, 1999; in said statement, Ms. Baird indicated that she is a nurse on the maternity ward at St. Mary’s Hospital. She stated that on October 29, 1999, a twenty-two year old woman, later identified as T**** D******, was admitted to the Family Birthing Center from the Emergency Room with complaints of spotting and cramping. Baird stated that D****** is thirty-four weeks pregnant. D****** stated to Baird that there was something she needed to talk to her about. She informed Baird “My boyfriend hit me last night.” D****** then lifted up her short sleeved shirt and showed Ms. Baird bruised arms. Baird notices that D******’s arms were bruised with four to five finger sized bruises on each upper arm including the biceps and triceps. D****** stated that her boyfriend,…Brandon Stevens, grabbed her by the face, hit her head on the driveway, and pointed to the back left side of her head. She also stated her face was red and sore from where he grabbed her and pointed to the left side of her face on her cheekbone. Baird observed small quarter size reddened areas along with a possible bruise orginating from the corner of her eye and extending under her left eye. Baird asked if he had struck her anyplace else and D****** stated he hit her one or two times in the abdomen. It is noted that D****** is approximately eight months pregnant.

1. Battery [968.075 Domestic Abuse Incident] [939.62(1){a} Habitual Criminality {Prison < = 1 Yr}]

2. Disorderly Conduct [968.075 Domestic Abuse Incident] [939.62(1){a} Habitual Criminality {Prison < = 1 Yr}]

 

On January 14, 2009 the Oneida Business Committee approved the following:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Oneida Business Committee does hereby officially support the appointment of Councilman Brandon Stevens to the Board of Regents for Haskell Indian Nations University.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY BE RESOLVED, that this resolution be delivered to the next meeting of the Haskell Indian Nations University Board of Regents and that copies be provided to the President of the University, Linda Sue Warner and the Chair of the Board, George Tiger.

Perhaps it’s finally time to ask Haskell Indian Nations University why Brandon Stevens is really the type of person they want on their Board of Regents and why they added him in the first place and why they insist on keeping him.

Does it have anything to do with his father, Ernie Stevens Jr., being the multi-term Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and Haskell’s hopes that Ernie might be able to direct more donations and funding sources their way?

Ernie Stevens Jr, Chairman of NIGA

Ernie Stevens Jr, NIGA Chairman

Ernie Stevens Jr. gave Haskell University’s 2013 Commencement Address during which he said:

“I want to also mention my sons; Brandon YellowBird-Stevens and Ernie Stevens III. These two watched their mom and dad play basketball at Haskell when they were just young boys. Brandon is currently serving his second term on the Oneida Nation Tribal Council, has an MBA and serves on the Haskell Board of Regents. Ernest III works in communications and co-produced the motion picture ‘Crooked Arrows.’“

However…

When I arrived on scene I could hear a male speaking or yelling loudly at someone…. As I’m walking up to the residence I looked at the female through the glass storm door and I could see a female that was sitting in a chair hunched over holding her stomach with her arms.  As I got closer to the residence the female looked out of the glass door and at me. I got within 15 feet of the female and I could see the female was upset and crying. The female appears as if she didn’t want to provoke the male any further and was staying submissive in appearance. I could hear the male speaking loudly at her, I heard him say, “This is your fault.” As I was looking at the female she made a gesture with her hand and waved me into the house. I could see the urgency and fear in her eyes and the tears rolling down her face. Officer Dan House and I continued to walk into the residence. Once inside the residence I observed a Native American male, approximately 6 feet tall and 200 lbs, standing and pacing the kitchen over a female that was 5 foot 4 inches and 100 lbs. … I explanied to the male that he was going outside with Officer Dan House and I be speaking with the female without him there.

[She] said her husband Ernest went out with his friends at about 5:30 p.m. last night and didn’t get home until around 5:50 a.m. this morning. [She] said she woke up to the sound of Ernest hitting the front door and yelling. He was calling her a “bitch” and a “c*nt” as he was hitting and kicking the front door. [She] said she walked to the front door and told Ernest to calm down and then she would open the door. Ernest then kicked the front door two times and it swung open. [She] stated she stepped toward the kitchen table and Ernest stepped toward her, he grabbed her by the shoulders with both of his hands and pushed into the dining table. [She] said after a few minutes of screaming at her about not letting him in, Ernest walked back towards the front door, about 8 feet, and picked up a piece of door jam that was about 10 inches long both ends. Ernest then walked back towards her while she was sitting down on a chair in the dining room. Ernest was ranting and raving about her being a “bitch” and said it was over.

[She] said Ernest wasn’t specific about “what was over” but he kept waving the piece of sharp wood about 4-6 inches away from her face. …

[She] said she and Ernest have been married for about 6 years and they have two children together. The children were home and sleeping in the bedroom at the time of the incident. …[She] stated she did not give Ernest permission to do this to her.

I advised Officer House I had enough for charges on Ernest and he would be arrested.

 

 

Ernie Stevens III had this to say about Oneida Eye in August 2013 while he was still in the deferred prosecution agreement in Brown Co. Case No. 13CM1711 regarding a Domestic Violence incident involving the use of a dangerous weapon:

Ernest Lloyd Stevens III – Team Oneida: Rez Patrol

Note that Ernie Stevens III is holding some kind of gun in his Facebook avatar alongside his implied threats of vengeance & violence against the admins and authors of OneidaEye.com while saying that any enrolled members of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin who are involved with keeping General Tribal Council informed via this website should be disenrolled and banned from the ONWI Reservation for life, “for their own good”.

On August 30, 2017 the Oneida Business Committee approved the following:

Maybe Haskell University officials don’t really care who’s on their ‘Rascal Board of Rejects’ or if it’s all just malignant NEPOTISM.

11/21/18 :

See our previous reporting:

11/26/18 :

The parties have agreed to depose Steven Van Den Heuvel on December 18, 2018, and Marc Langs on December 21, 2018, at the offices of Husch Blackwell, LLP in Chicago, Illinois.

11/27/18 :

Plaintiff VHC, Inc. in court. Defendant Green Box NA Green Bay LLC not in court. Defendant Partners Concepts Development, Inc. not in court. Defendant Ronald VanDenHeuvel not in court. Tenant must vacate by noon on December 28, 2018.

11/29/18 :

  • November 29, 2018 Motion Hearing Minutes re: Oneida Nation WI and Village of Hobart WI motions for summary judgment, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 16-CV-1217,  Oneida Nation of Wisconsin  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin

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12/14/18 :

 

Six months after overwhelmingly approving $5.3 million in aid to help a local paper mill grow, Brown County supervisors will be asked to increase that contribution by almost $3 million.

That’s because the county’s original estimate of site-work costs for the Green Bay Packaging Inc. expansion fell about $6.5 million short of what it will cost to do the necessary work, lawmakers were told in a closed-door meeting on Dec. 10.

The impact: Supervisors on Wednesday will be asked to authorize $2.95 million in additional funding to do work that includes building a retention pond, and running a large water line about one-half mile to the NEW Water plant on the opposite side of Interstate 43 from the mill. …

Some supervisors indicated they find the request for an increase troubling. The county board’s chairman, though, said it doesn’t appear that supervisors can do much but approve the increase.

“The numbers we voted on in June were hard numbers at the time, but once (work started), they weren’t,” Chairman Patrick Moynihan Jr. said Thursday. “But what do we do? If we say no to the increase, we’re going to get sued.” …

The pipeline issue, which Public Works Director Paul Fontecchio likened to “a land mine,” means the pipe must be buried 18 to 20 feet deep, significantly increasing the cost. The line would enable water from the plant to be treated and reused, rather than merely pumped into the Fox River. …

Supervisors who chair each of the county board’s seven standing committees discussed the issue during the Dec. 10 closed-door meeting with Executive Troy Streckenbach, Administration Director Chad Weininger and the county attorney, Corporation Counsel David Hemery.

A person who attended the briefing said officials discussed the need to provide more funding, and circulated drawings indicating the increase would hike the project’s cost by at least $5 million, and as much as $8.9 million. …

That person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the meeting had been closed to the public, likened the news to a scene from a famous mobster movie.

“It felt like (board members) got ‘Godfathered.’ — You know, ‘We’re going to make you an offer you can’t refuse.’“

Supervisors in mid-June voted 23-1 to authorize the county to do $5.3 million worth of work to improve the site, which is in an industrial area near Webster Avenue and Interstate 43 on the city’s northeast side. With the latest increase, the county’s share of the cost would be just over $8 million.

…De Pere Supervisor Jim Kneiszel raised concerns at the time that members were given little time to consider the proposal.

“This is a $5 million expenditure,” he said at the time. “…I don’t understand why we couldn’t have at least a month” to study the proposal.

The county is not the only contributor to Green Bay Packaging Inc.’s $580-million expansion plan….

The city of Green Bay committed to roughly $23 million in tax breaks. The state contributed $60 million in enterprise-zone tax credits.

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12/19/18 :

  • December 19, 2018 Status Hearing Minute Entry, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108,   RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel, ST Paper LLC & Sharad Tak

 

12/21/18 :

 

 

  • December 21, 2018 Vance Reed Reply Brief to State of Wisconsin re: Appeal of Outagamie Co. Case No. 16-CF-889, Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III Appeal No. 2018-AP-1051,  State of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent  v.  Vance D. Reed, Defendant-Appellant

12/27/18 :

Appellant’s brief due on or before 02/05/2019 for VHC, Inc. Docketing Statement due for Appellant VHC, Inc. by 01/03/2019.

01/02/19 :

  • January 2, 2019 Notice of Rescheduled Amanda Knorr Sentencing to 04/05/19, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corp. / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

01/03/19 :

  • January 3, 2019 Order consolidating cases 18-3717 & 18-3718 with briefing schedule, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-3718,  VHC Inc. & Subsidiaries, Petitioner-Appellant  v.  Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent-Appellee

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  • January 8, 2019 Order granting Wayde McKelvy Motion for Continuance of 01/30/19 Sentencing, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corp. / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

01/09/19 :

Due to many misspellings (including the names of Ron Van Den Heuvel’s sister, wife, and daughter) along with several factual errors, this document was resubmitted to the court on January 16, 2019, but was filed under seal.

Oneida Eye editors have added corrections to the original version posted above.

01/10/19 :

 

PREVIOUS FELONY THEFT CONVICTION ON 02/28/05:

• Brown Co. Case No. 2004-CF-586, State of Wisconsin v. Tami L. Phillips

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01/14/19 :

  • January 14, 2019 Judgment/Lien Against Howard Bedford for $3,863,436.47, Brown Co. Case No. 16CV1137,  Daniel J. Platkowski  v.  Ron Van Den Heuvel; Howard Bedford [rep’d by Jonathan Smies / Godfrey & Kahn SC]; Tissue Technology LLC; Glen Arbor LLC; Quotient Partners [dismissed defendants: GlenArbor Equipment LLC; Reclamation Technology Systems LLC; Stonehill Converting LLC; Horicon Bank]

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01/18/19 :

Kristie Hoffman’s husband Patrick Hoffman was one of Ron Van Den Heuvel’s bank fraud ‘straw borrowers’ as seen in the indictment below in which he is referred to as “P.H.” in five separate counts:

•  September 20, 2016 Superseding Indictment (including 9 New Counts For a Total of 19), U.S. District Court, WI Eastern District Docket No. 16-CR-064,  United States of America  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Paul J. Piikkila, and Kelly Y. Van Den Heuvel

01/21/19 :

I have heard it said that ‘we are hiding money’ or that we lived an extravagant lifestyle. I can tell you that is not true. I live in a home that was built by my husband and his first wife. I do not own the home and have been given 30 days to vacate.

 

UNITED STATES’ SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

The United States of America, by and through undersigned counsel, respectfully submits this memorandum for the January 23, 2019 sentencing of defendant Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel. Van Den Heuvel orchestrated a long-term scheme that used constant deception to obtain nearly $9.5 million from at least 14 lenders and investors in Green Box. Those victims ran the gamut from international investors to family friends and the State of Wisconsin. Van Den Heuvel’s scheme also harmed numerous employees, contractors, and vendors who gave their time and resources, often without compensation, trusting that Van Den Heuvel was making good faith efforts to pursue the Green Box project.

To be sure, Van Den Heuvel engaged in frenetic activity to promote Green Box, making plans in various cities, engaging consultants, and negotiating contracts. In reality, however, those activities were part and parcel of the fraud as Van Den Heuvel pointed to the plans, consultants, and contracts to induce more loans and investments. Meanwhile Van Den Heuvel was diverting millions of dollars away from Green Box, preventing the business plan from proceeding in any meaningful way. Van Den Heuvel may believe that Green Box is viable, but his use of the funds revealed his true mission – to keep creditors at bay and maintain his wealthy image. Van Den Heuvel was so committed to that mission that he has persisted in fraud, even after being indicted. For the reasons given below, the United States respectfully requests that the Court impose a sentence of 90 months concurrent to the sentence imposed in Case No. 16-CR-64; a restitution order for at least $9,428,618.81; a period of supervised release; and a special assessment of $100. …

I.  The PSR Correctly Calculates the Guideline Range

In fashioning a sentence, the Court should begin “by correctly calculating the applicable Guidelines range.” … “As a matter of administration and to secure nationwide consistency, the Guidelines should be the starting point and the initial benchmark.” … The PSR correctly calculates the offense level to be 30 and the criminal history category to be II, for a Guidelines range of 108 to 135 months. …

The base offense level is 7 pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1. An 18-level increase is warranted under U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(B)(1)(J) because the loss amount exceeded $3.5 million but was less than $9.5 million. Based upon its investigation, the United States agrees that the loss amount should be calculated as $9,428,618.81, as detailed in PSR ¶ 91. The PSR correctly applies a four-level enhancement for Van Den Heuvel’s role in the offense under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1(a) … The government detailed its argument for this enhancement in its January 15, 2019 response to the defendant’s PSR objections. In brief, Van Den Heuvel was the leader and organizer of criminal activity that was extensive. The scheme’s length, the nearly $9.5 million loss, the level of orchestration, and the number of participants make this case similar to other criminal activity the Seventh Circuit has deemed “extensive.”

In addition to participants Phillip Reinhart and Tami Phillips, who have pleaded guilty to conspiracy, Van Den Heuvel directed numerous other employees, contractors, and associates to aid the scheme, whether knowingly or not. For instance, Van Den Heuvel used [Simon Ahn] and brokers in China to make false representations to EB-5 investors to raise over $4 million. That is comparable to the outsiders in United States v. Frost that submitted false documents to obtain Pell Grants. … During tours of his facilities with investors, Van Den Heuvel ordered other employees to operate machinery that was not fully functioning in order to mislead investors. The defendant directed others to create misleading marketing materials and provide legal services to advance the scheme. Van Den Heuvel obtained millions of dollars from the scheme while the other participants received comparably little and often went unpaid. Given these facts, the four-level organizer enhancement applies here.

Taken together with the other adjustments, the offense level should be 30, and the criminal history category should be II, for a Guidelines range of 108 to 135 months.

II. A Sentence of 90 Months Is Sufficient to Satisfy the § 3553(a) Factors

After determining the Guidelines range, the Court must consider the factors set forth in § 3553(a) to fashion a sentence that is “sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to comply with the purposes” of sentencing. … Although the Court “may not presume the Guidelines range is reasonable,” the Guidelines range remains the “lodestone” of sentencing. … “A district court contemplating a non-Guidelines sentence ‘must consider the extent of the deviation and ensure that the justification is sufficiently compelling to support the degree of the variance.’” … The government respectfully requests that the Court impose a sentence of 90 months concurrent to the 36-month sentence in Case No. 16-CR-64.

A. Nature & Circumstances of the Offense

Section 3553(a)(1) directs the Court to consider the “nature and circumstances of the offense.” Several aspects of this offense warrant a lengthy period of incarceration.

1. Length of Offense. The duration of the offense is significant, reflecting not an isolated lapse in judgment but a pattern of unrelenting deception. The indictment alleges a scheme that spanned over four years, from April 2011, when Van Den Heuvel received $600,000 from [Dr. Marco Araujo], to September 2015, when Van Den Heuvel received the last EB-5 investment. The scheme actually began even earlier, as Van Den Heuvel spent time pitching [Dr. Marco Araujo] on this “special investment opportunity” at social events. … And the scheme lasted even longer, as Van Den Heuvel pursued fraudulent transactions even after being indicted. …

2. Loss Amount. The loss amount – $9,428,618.81 – also makes this a very serious offense. … This amount lands at the top of the Guidelines’ range for the 18-level increase. …

Further, although the government agrees that this loss amount applies for the Guidelines calculation and restitution, Van Den Heuvel’s conduct caused even broader economic harm. … Victims incurred additional costs, such as legal fees, that are not included in the loss amount. See PSR ¶¶ 107, 109, 112, 113. And the loss amount does not account for the various employees, contractors, and vendors whom Van Den Heuvel failed to pay for their contributions to the Green Box project even as he diverted funds to maintain his prominent image. … ([Steve Huntington] was not paid for accounting services worth over $180,000) … (G.K. was not paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars in architectural services).

For example, [Christopher Webb] and [Martin Redeker] operated RGEN Systems, a small, start-up company in Texas that was developing a prototype liquefaction unit. … Van Den Heuvel convinced [Chris Webb] and [Martin Redeker] to move their business to De Pere for further development with promises of payment from Cliffton Equities’ investment. … After [Christopher Webb] and [Martin Redeker] relocated their business, Van Den Heuvel paid [Chris Webb] and [Martin Redeker] less than half the agreed-upon amount. … He instead spent Cliffton Equities’ funds on such items as Packers tickets, his children’s private school tuition, and a new Cadillac Escalade for his wife. … Incredibly, Van Den Heuvel then persuaded [Chris Webb] and [Martin Redeker] to loan him $150,000, which he neither repaid nor used fully for the purposes he represented. …

It is true that Van Den Heuvel used some amounts of victims’ funds for their intended purposes. Between this criminal case and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s parallel civil investigation, the government expended substantial resources to trace how Van Den Heuvel moved funds through over 50 bank accounts, five banks, and numerous corporations. … The government could not determine how some funds were spent, and the government’s analysis gives Van Den Heuvel the benefit of any doubt. Still, the government’s analysis shows that for each victim save one, Van Den Heuvel directed at least half the funds to purposes not permitted by the loan or investment agreement. [Dr. Marco Araujo]; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (“WEDC”); Cliffton Equities’ 2012 investment; Cliffton Equities’ 2014 investment and EB-5 funds; Van Den Heuvel converted all of [David Williquette]’s $40,000 investment to cash] … Van Den Heuvel misappropriated nearly three quarters of the WEDC’s $1,116,000 loan. … Again, these are conservative estimates.

3. Type of Victims. The type of victims that Van Den Heuvel exploited makes this offense more blameworthy on several points. First, the offense is especially serious because Van Den Heuvel defrauded a State agency – the WEDC – of taxpayer dollars and undermined the integrity of its job-creation programs. … The WEDC has a finite amount of public funds. In selecting among the many businesses that sought its advantageous loan terms, the WEDC tried to identify businesses that could match public funds with private investments and create solid jobs. … Accordingly, the WEDC loan agreement required Van Den Heuvel to show that Green Box-Green Bay had raised other capital, acquired the EcoFibre facility, and could create 116 new jobs. … If a different, honest business had received these WEDC funds, it may have led to actual job creation and training to benefit Wisconsin residents.

Instead, Van Den Heuvel made brazenly false representations to the WEDC, claiming that Green Box-Green Bay had raised matching contributions and acquired the EcoFibre facility (even giving WEDC a worthless mortgage). … He stressed that the WEDC loan would allow Green Box-Green Bay to hire new employees and immediately start full-time operations. … Van Den Heuvel then made a mockery of the WEDC program by promptly misappropriating the funds, taking nearly $40,000 in cash and paying off hundreds of thousands of dollars of debts owed to his ex-wife [Jan Summers], former nanny [Julie Gumban], mother-in-law [Phyllis Yessman], friend who co-owned a hunting cabin, and children’s private school, among others. … Van Den Heuvel compounded the fraud by directing subordinates to create false records for training that never occurred to draw the WEDC training grant funds. … This theft of public funds and abuse of job-creation programs calls for significant punishment.

Second, the offense is aggravated also because the victims included personal acquaintances whose trust Van Den Heuvel exploited. Van Den Heuvel met two of the victims – [Dr. Marco Araujo] and [Dr. Edward Lin] – because their children attended the Wisconsin International School together. … Similarly, victim [David Williquette] was a long-time personal acquaintance. … These were not sophisticated investors, lenders, or businessmen. Van Den Heuvel took advantage of their trust to obtain whatever amounts possible, ranging from $25,000 from [Dr. Edward Lin] to $600,000 from [Dr. Marco Araujo].

Third, the offense is blameworthy because it defrauded international investors. Countries are competing to attract capital from groups like Cliffton Equities who seek to invest in new environmental and energy technologies. One of the United States’ historical advantages has been our relatively transparent markets, strong rule of law, and absence of corruption. Van Den Heuvel’s fraud harms that reputation, which can increase the costs for legitimate start-up companies. Cliffton Equities will doubtless demand even more documentation, security, and due diligence before it invests in another American small business.

Finally, the sentence should reflect that Van Den Heuvel defrauded nine Chinese EB-5 investors and undermined the federal EB-5 program. The EB-5 program aims to attract foreign capital to support job creation in the United States. Van Den Heuvel’s offense contributes to an unfortunate collection of schemes that have abused the EB-5 program. On the human level, the nine EB-5 investors could have invested in a different, legitimate project. Because of Van Den Heuvel’s fraud, those investors not only have lost their funds but also now face long odds to obtain lawful permanent residence status. …

4. Nature of the Deceit. Although every wire fraud offense involves false representations, Van Den Heuvel’s lies were extraordinary for their variety, persistency, and manipulative nature. This offense did not involve just a single, one-off misrepresentation. Rather, Van Den Heuvel engaged in myriad different misrepresentations. His pitches regarding Green Box were rife with material falsehoods, including claims of “zero waste water discharge” displaying fuel pellets that were actually made by a different company; and claims of patents and business relationships that did not exist. … Then after receiving funds, Van Den Heuvel told more lies to string victims along, changing stories as necessary to stay just ahead of trouble. Here are just a few of the many examples:

• After misappropriating [Dr. Marco Araujo]’s $600,000, Van Den Heuvel assured him that Green Box-Green Bay was on track and even directed him to plan for a “grand opening” ceremony that never occurred. …

• The WEDC required Van Den Heuvel to submit Schedules of Expenditures that included an independent accountant’s review. Van Den Heuvel responded by certifying that he had spent the funds properly and falsely claimed he had retained Schenck SC to conduct the review when, in fact, he had not. …

• Van Den Heuvel induced Cliffton Equities’ September 2012 investment of $2 million by claiming it would allow the EcoFibre facility to begin operations with the RGEN liquefaction unit. … When Cliffton Equities inquired in December, Van Den Heuvel falsely claimed the unit would be “operational” in four weeks. In truth, the unit was just a prototype, and the plant was not close to regular operations. …

• When [Simon Ahn] requested an audited financial statement for Green Box-Detroit, Van Den Heuvel submitted inflated financial statements and a letter he forged on Schenck SC’s letterhead to bolster the financial statements. …

Throughout the scheme, Van Den Heuvel deployed complexity to obscure what he was really doing. Van Den Heuvel had over 50 bank accounts during the scheme, and he regularly shuttled funds between them. … Van Den Heuvel formed numerous business entities, frequently changing the names of companies he used in making pitches to potential funders. … Van Den Heuvel would also change the company that he claimed owned assets like the Mayfran Conveyor and Kool Units. … This allowed him to play a shell game, telling different investors in different companies they both owned the same equipment. … This complexity made it easier for Van Den Heuvel to evade for creditors and law enforcement.

5. Van Den Heuvel’s Contrary Characterization. In a troubling way, Van Den Heuvel’s submissions to this Court engage in another deception. Van Den Heuvel contends the offense is less serious on the ground that he had noble intentions and was sincerely pursuing a business plan that “was conceptually and practically viable,” and that would have succeeded but for the execution of search warrants. … As the United States explained in detail in its January 15, 2019 submission to the U.S. Probation Office, that characterization is not accurate.

As to the business plan: Aspects of the Green Box plan are certainly viable, but Van Den Heuvel made claims about other aspects that are false or at least questionable, such as the claim that it would produce “zero waste water discharge.” The various reports that Van Den Heuvel cites are generally limited in scope and, in some instances, rely on assumptions provided by Van Den Heuvel himself. It is not accurate to say that the Green Box plan has been fully validated.

As to Van Den Heuvel’s efforts: It is not true that he invested “millions of his own dollars.” Van Den Heuvel was deeply in debt by the late-2000s and had no money of his own to invest. Nor was the Green Box plan close to succeeding. Van Den Heuvel’s agreements to purchase facilities and equipment in different cities were often preliminary and depended upon his ability raise enormous amounts of capital. In many instances, Van Den Heuvel used those agreements in pitches to raise funds that he diverted to other uses. In a similar way, Van Den Heuvel exaggerates the “funding guarantees” that he claimed to have arranged. Many were extremely preliminary and tenuous. Others, like the Raymond James arrangement, depended upon further due diligence that Van Den Heuvel was unlikely to survive. For example, soon after the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (“MEDC”) began a more rigorous review of Van Den Heuvel’s proposals, it discovered the numerous liens and judgments against Van Den Heuvel and backed away. Nonetheless, Van Den Heuvel continued to tell EB-5 investors that the MEDC’s tax-exempt bond financing was on track. …

As to the search warrants: The factual timeline belies Van Den Heuvel’s claim that his Green Box plan stood on the precipice of success before search warrants were executed in July 2015. Four months earlier, creditors sued to foreclose on Green Box-Green Bay’s assets, and then in May 2015, a group of creditors – including victims [Dr. Marco Araujo], the WEDC, and Cliffton Equities – filed a receivership action against Green Box-Green Bay. … Those actions began to shed light on Van Den Heuvel’s misuse of victims’ funds and likely doomed any real progress on the Green Box plan. Moreover, reports by independent consultants like E3 Consulting and Van Den Heuvel’s own projections indicate that he needed to raise over $100 million for each individual Green Box operation. Van Den Heuvel’s checkered history made it doubtful that he ever could have raised such funds.

Thus, the reality is that Van Den Heuvel’s wide-ranging activities – the engineering reports, the purchase agreements, the funding agreements – were all part of his fraud. Van Den Heuvel may sincerely believe that the Green Box plan is viable. But Van Den Heuvel’s top priority was different. It was to maintain his image as a wealthy and successful businessman. Green Box became the vehicle for projecting that image and attracting funds to sustain his high-end lifestyle. Along the way, Van Den Heuvel was warned. In mid-2013, two accountants wrote a memorandum advising that Van Den Heuvel and his wife’s misuse of investor funds “may have exposed both of you to severe IRS tax and possible federal charges.” … Needless to say, Van Den Heuvel did not heed the warning.

In sum, the nature and circumstances of the offense are very serious and require a lengthy term of imprisonment.

B. History & Characteristics of the Defendant

In fashioning a sentence, the Court also must assess Van Den Heuvel’s history and characteristics. 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(1). Van Den Heuvel had substantial advantages in life that many other criminal defendants lack. He grew up in a stable, two-parent family. … He has a supportive family with many siblings in the area. … Van Den Heuvel completed high school and some college, was certified as a Master Electrician, and has numerous professional licenses. … Van Den Heuvel appears to have natural intelligence, a persuasive personality, and a capacity for enterprising, constructive work. At times, he has used these advantages to positive ends and provided service in his community. …

Even with these advantages, however, Van Den Heuvel has shown a persistent pattern of deceiving others for personal gain. As his financial condition deteriorated in the late 2000s, Van Den Heuvel conspired with a loan officer to obtain over $1 million of loans in the names of straw borrowers, leading to his conviction in Case No. 16-CR-64. A few years later, during this offense, Van Den Heuvel persuaded his son-in-law [Patrick Hoffman] to seek loans based on falsified paystubs. …

Van Den Heuvel’s conduct since being indicted has revealed that his deceptive ways are entrenched. Despite the indictments, Van Den Heuvel continued to seek funding sources by making false representations. … In one pitch, Van Den Heuvel repackaged some of the same false claims – such as a partnership with Cargill, Inc. – under a new business name. … (promoting the “Great Lakes Tissue” project). In late 2017, Van Den Heuvel pledged collateral he did not own to obtain a $20,000 loan that he represented would fund business purposes, but that he instead directed partially to the Oneida Golf & Country Club. …

That conduct led the Court to impose new bond conditions in April 2018. The conditions required Van Den Heuvel to seek approval for transactions involving $500 or more, given that he had appointed counsel and owed over $300,000 in restitution. … Van Den Heuvel disregarded this requirement, selling a vehicle without approval, adding $2,000 to his tab at Oneida Golf and Country Club, and paying $3,500 in cash to the Country Club. … Consequently, the Court remanded Van Den Heuvel to begin serving his sentence in July 2018.

Not even incarceration held Van Den Heuvel back from making false claims to potential investors. … As recently as November 24, 2018, Van Den Heuvel worked with an associate to send marketing materials under a new company name (“True Sustainability”), claiming that it had obtained a $9.6 million federal loan and a $10 million working capital loan from a Minneapolis bank. … In truth, no such loans exist. Van Den Heuvel has not, to the government’s knowledge, succeeded in defrauding new victims since being incarcerated. But his relentless attempts reflect that Van Den Heuvel has an incorrigible disregard for the truth.

Van Den Heuvel contends that his age (64) and health condition are mitigating factors. … The relevant policy statements provide that age or health conditions may justify a reduced sentence if age- or health-related considerations are “present to an usual degree and distinguish the case from the typical cases covered by the Guidelines.” … The policy statement provides the example of a defendant who is “elderly and infirm.” … Van Den Heuvel is neither elderly nor infirm. To the contrary, even from jail, he has continued to market his business plans. He reports that the jail has managed his health condition adequately since the Court’s intervention. … There is no reason to think that federal facilities cannot do the same.

Van Den Heuvel is mistaken in asking the Court to consider his role as the “sole financial supporter for his family.” … “[F]amily ties and responsibilities are not ordinarily relevant in determining whether a departure [from the Guidelines] may be warranted.” That is because “[m]ost families suffer emotional and financial harm when a parent is imprisoned,” and hence, the impact is not a mitigating circumstance. … Moreover, since at least 2011, if not earlier, Van Den Heuvel has supported his family almost exclusively by engaging in fraud.

The notion that incarceration will prevent Van Den Heuvel from paying restitution, see Doc. 111, at 13, is no reason to reduce his sentence. The unfortunate reality is that Van Den Heuvel’s enormous indebtedness … and criminal convictions make it unlikely that he will be able to repay the victims. Justice is best served by a lengthy term of incarceration.

C. Purposes of Sentencing

The recommended sentence of 90 months would be sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to meet the purposes of sentencing set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2). Only significant incarceration will reflect the seriousness of the offense, promote respect for the law, and provide just punishment. As noted, Van Den Heuvel engaged in a long-term, deliberate fraud scheme that took advantage of a range of victims and undermined State and federal job-creation programs.

The need to “protect the public from further crimes of the defendant” also supports a lengthy term of imprisonment. … Van Den Heuvel’s history, especially since indictment, has shown that he will engage in fraud unless he is actually restrained from doing so. Significant incarceration is necessary to restrain Van Den Heuvel and impress upon him that such conduct results in real consequences.

A significant sentence is required also to deter others from pursuing fraudulent schemes and abusing public programs. The potential for general deterrence is heightened here because Van Den Heuvel is well known in the Green Bay area. Indeed, because Van Den Heuvel defrauded the WEDC, news media throughout the State have followed this case and likely will report the sentence imposed here. Lengthy incarceration will send the proper message, whereas Van Den Heuvel’s requested sentence – just 24 months beyond his current 36-month sentence – could send the troubling message that crime pays.

D. Guidelines Range & the Need to Avoid Unwarranted Disparity

Section 3553(a)(6) requires the Court to consider the “need to avoid unwarranted disparities among defendants with similar records who have been found guilty of similar conduct.” After Booker, the “federal sentencing scheme aims to achieve uniformity by ensuring that sentencing decisions are anchored by the Guidelines.” … Although the government is recommending a sentence slightly below the Guidelines, the defendant’s request for 60-month sentence, much further below the Guidelines, would result in unwarranted disparities with other defendants. That is true with regard to defendants sentenced around the country before other District Judges who are all required to use the Guidelines as their starting point. That is also true with regard to defendants sentenced in this District, as the following table demonstrates:

In short, a sentence lower than 90 months in this case would create unfair disparities with comparable defendants.

III. The Court Should Order Restitution of at Least $9,428,618.81

The government requests that the Court order Van Den Heuvel to pay restitution of at least $9,428,618.81 to the victims listed in paragraphs 151 and 152 of the PSR. As reflected in the PSR Addendum, the government does not believe [Steve Huntington] or J.K. is entitled to restitution. Although they went unpaid for services rendered to Van Den Heuvel, they were not investors or lenders in the Green Box business plan. As to [Stephen Smith]’s claim for restitution, the United States has proffered the facts gathered through its investigation, which are reflected in paragraphs 86 to 90 of the PSR. The United States takes no position regarding whether [Steve Smith] is entitled to restitution.

CONCLUSION

The United States respectfully requests that the Court impose a 90-month term of incarceration to run concurrently with the sentence imposed in Case No. 16-CR-64; a restitution order for at least $9,428,618.81; a period of supervised release; and a special assessment of $100.

Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 21st day of January, 2019.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Matthew D. Krueger
MATTHEW D. KRUEGER United States Attorney
ADAM H. PTASHKIN Assistant United States Attorney
BELINDA I. MATHIE Special Assistant United States Attorney Office of the United States Attorney Eastern District of Wisconsin

01/22/19 :

I am currently the sole owner of Stonehill Financial. LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, which is currently engaged in the consulting business and formerly owned various limited liability companies which engaged in the acquisition at a discount of distressed commercial and industrial loans from banks and financial institutions. In 2005 one such entity, SHF XII, LLC, acquired twenty plus million dollars of debt from CB Marine bank. The obligors included companies related to or formerly related to the Defendant including Nature’s Way Tissue owned by an Indian tribe [Oneida Nation of Wisconsin], Oconto Falls Tissue, Inc. and other entities owned in whole or in part by Defendant. All or substantially all of Defendant’s debt was personally guaranteed by him and partially guaranteed by affiliates controlled by some of Defendant’s family.

The rest of the letter is comedy gold.

                                        

01/23/19 :

• October 8, 2018 PLEA AGREEMENT, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CR-160,  United States of America  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel

 

[Ron] Van Den Heuvel pleaded guilty to one charge in a 14-count indictment. As part of a plea agreement, 13 other counts were dismissed at sentencing. …

Van Den Heuvel told investors he planned to start an eco-friendly business called Green Box that would turn solid waste into energy.

According to the indictment, Van Den Heuvel produced false financial statements that inflated his personal wealth, giving investors the idea that he would be able to afford the equipment needed for his Green Box plan. He also misled the investors about major companies being interested in Green Box.

The indictment states that he diverted investor funds between multiple bank accounts, and used the money to pay for personal expenses and to pay off creditors.

Van Den Heuvel also convinced Wisconsin commerce officials that Green Box would create 116 new jobs at the EcoFibre facility in De Pere. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation loaned him $1,116,000 to purchase and install necessary equipment. He faked the mortgage statement on the EcoFibre building – he had never purchased it. He also received about $95,000 grant from the state for worker training. …

In a separate case, Van Den Heuvel was sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding Horicon Bank between 2008 and 2009.

Federal prosecutors say Van Den Heuvel, with the help of loan officer Paul Piikkila, arranged a series of loans, worth $1 million, to straw borrowers.

The straw borrowers believed Van Den Heuvel would pay back the money. These borrowers included Van Den Heuvel’s nanny and his administrative assistant.

Van Den Heuvel failed to repay many of these loans, prosecutors say.

A judge granted Van Den Heuvel a stay of his sentence in the Horicon case to prepare for the Green Box trial. That stay was revoked after investigators discovered Van Den Heuvel was trying to defraud people while he was on release.

[Ron] Van Den Heuvel, 64, will serve the 7.5 year sentence at the same time he serves a three-year prison sentence, handed down in January 2018, for a charge of bank fraud. In addition to the prison term, U.S. Judge William Griesbach ordered Van Den Heuvel to make restitution in the amount of $9.4 million to his former investors.

The sentencing concludes multiple criminal and civil cases brought against Van Den Heuvel related to his business, Green Box and the technology that he touted to investors as a way to convert food-contaminated waste into reusable paper and plastic products. …

Prosecutors presented Van Den Heuvel as a person who made fantastic claims about a process that was nowhere near commercially viable in order to defraud friends, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. [WEDC] and foreign investors out of millions of dollars in an attempt to stay ahead of creditors.

Dr. Marco Araujo, a onetime friend who invested $600,000 in Green Box, told the court that his investment has cost $1.3 million, contributed to his separation from his wife, and produced feelings of shame and depression. …

Griesbach called Araujo a “hero” because Araujo’s pursuit of repayment helped expose Van Den Heuvel’s fraud.

“I would say you’re the hero in this case,” Griesbach said. “You brought it to an end.”

Griesbach acknowledged that his 7.5-year sentence was lenient, compared to the 9 to 11 years recommended under federal sentencing guidelines. He asked Van Den Heuvel to face his own actions while in prison and come to terms with why he defrauded his investors.

“You lied to defraud people. One doesn’t defraud so many people over four years because he has a motive to cure diseases. I’ve looked at your (supporting) documents. They’re not convincing. This is a fraud,” Griesbach said.

01/24/19 :

[I]mmediately upon being confronted by the government, Mr. Reinhart acknowledged his wrong-doing and thereafter cooperated with the government in their investigation of [Ron] Van Den Heuvel’s sprawling criminal conduct. …

Mr. Reinhart and his wife still reside in Green Bay, in that family home, but because of the devastating financial impact of this case, they have been forced to try to sell.

Mr. Reinhart held several different jobs in the Green Bay area before he started working for Van Den Heuvel in 2007, after being introduced to him through Mr. Reinhart’s brother, Peter. It is that relationship with Van Den Heuvel that ultimately landed him before this Court. Claire Reinhart describes her father’s constant struggle to provide for his family while enduring an abusive work relationship with Van Den Heuvel:

All my dad has ever wanted to do is support me and my mom.… He suffered silently while working under constant abuse, harassment, and threats. He would work every weekend and often late into the night, just so he could keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. He never liked to let me see him hurting, but I saw it all the time. I saw how he was spoken to at his office, how hard he tried to push through, and how much he withstood. I’m devastated to see how all his years of hard work and efforts to provide for his family have come to this.

 

  • January 24, 2019 Complaint re: Jonathon Tubby death in police custody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, and Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Officer Colton Wernecke, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Fmr. Brown Co. Sheriff John R. Gossage, Brown Co. Jail Administrator Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, and Green Bay Police Officers John Doe 1-10

01/25/19 :

01/29/19 :

The defendant in this case, Philip Reinhart, cooperated with the government in the investigation and prosecution of criminal activity[.]

This case involved an almost $9.5 million investment fraud scheme organized by Ronald Van Den Heuvel[.] Reinhart and Tami Phillips (who only signed her plea agreement after the defendant pleaded guilty) both pleaded guilty to bills of information charging conspiracy to defraud the United States through wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 371. …

The defendant debriefed with the United States on multiple occasions and provided significant information about Van Den Heuvel’ s actions, in particular in regards to the WEDC wing of the fraud scheme. Phillips also signed her plea agreement only after Reinhart pleaded guilty and Reinhart was prepared to testify against Phillips if necessary. Reinhart began cooperating in advance of the indictment of Van Den Heuvel. His cooperation was thus very timely. Reinhart also provided the United States with very useful information about Van Den Heuvel’s continued attempts to raise money for Green Box after Van Den Heuvel pleaded guilty, including sending the United States marketing materials that were created for Van Den Heuvel ventures and sent to potential investors after Van Den Heuvel’s guilty plea. …

Additionally, numerous witnesses have informed the United States of the constant verbal abuse to which Van Den Heuvel subjected Reinhart. …

Due to the sensitive nature of the defendant’s cooperation, the government requests that this motion be sealed for one year, or until further order of the court.

02/01/19 :

  • February 1, 2019 TEXT ONLY ORDER LIFTING STAY and REOPENING CASE. Ronald Van Den Heuvel shall file an answer within 45 days of the date of this order. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CV-1261,  U. S. Securities & Exchange Commission [SEC]  v.  Ronald Van Den Heuvel and Green Box NA Detroit LLC

02/05/19 :

02/06/19 :

02/07/19 :

 

02/08/19 :

The defendant was sentenced, on January 23, 2019, pursuant to a plea agreement, on a single count of Wire Fraud, to seven and a half years imprisonment to be served concurrently with a previously imposed three year period of institutionalization in Eastern District of Wisconsin Case No. 16-CR-64. As part of the written plea agreement, the defendant waived his right to appeal. There exists a clear and irremediable communication breakdown between counsel and the defendant to the extent that further competent representation cannot be provided.

  • February 8, 2019 Order suspending briefing, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1236, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant

The court, on its own motion, SUSPENDS briefing in this appeal pending a ruling on counsel’s motion to withdraw.

02/11/19 :

  • February 11, 2019 FINAL JUDGMENT by Circuit Judges William J. Bauer, Amy C. Barrett, and Michael Y. Scudder dismissing Ron Van Den Heuvel appeal of 16-CR-64, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-1147, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant
  • February 11, 2019 ORDER by Circuit Judges William J. Bauer, Amy Coney Barrett, and Michael Y. Scudder dismissing Ron Van Den Heuvel appeal of 16-CR-64, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-1147, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant

 

  • FILED – February 11, 2019 Notice of Appeal of Brown Co. Case No. 16CV1137 [lacking proper e-signature], Wisconsin Court of Appeals District 3, Appeal No. 19-AP-288, Daniel J. Platkowski Plaintiff-Respondent v.  Howard Bedford Defendant-Appellant [rep’d by Jonathan Smies / Godfrey & Kahn SC]; Quotient Partners, Tissue Technology LLC and Ron Van Den Heuvel, Defendants

02/12/19 :

02/15/19 :

In an eight-page filing made Friday in U.S. District Court in Green Bay, attorneys say officers Erik O’Brien and Colton Wernecke, who had arrested Tubby on a warrant, feared for their lives. The filing claims actions by Jonathon Tubby, who was handcuffed and concealing his hands beneath his T-shirt, caused O’Brien, 43, to shoot him on Oct. 19.

“Any injuries or damages suffered by Mr. Tubby were caused by…his own wrongful acts, conduct, deception and his willful resistance to the lawful acts of” the officers and the city, wrote Gregg J. Gunta, a Wauwatosa attorney hired by the city.

Tubby, a 26-year-old member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians [Oneida Nation WI] who lived in Green Bay, ran from the officers after they pepper-sprayed him in an effort to get him out of the squad car that had taken him to the Brown County Jail. Tubby climbed onto the trunk of the squad, was struck by a beanbag round fired by an officer, and had run toward other officers when O’Brien shot him, a state Department of Justice investigation found. …

“O’Brien’s use of force at all relevant times was privileged as necessary to protect his life and the lives of other officers from the reasonably perceived threat posed by Mr. Tubby’s actions,” Gunta wrote. He said Wernecke’s actions also were justifiable.

 

 

02/18/19 :

  • February 18, 2019 Brown County WI Defendants Motion to Dismiss re: Jonathon Tubby death in police custody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby  v.  GBPD Officer Erik O’Brien, GBPD Officer Colton Wernecke, GBPD Chief Andrew Smith, Fmr. Brown Co. Sheriff John R. Gossage, Brown Co. Jail Administrator Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI & GBPD Officers John Doe 1-10

02/19/19 : 

02:32 PM Attorney Elizabeth Ann Neary in court for Plaintiff Manchester Mortgage Company, LLC. Defendant Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel not in court. Defendant Kelly Yessman Van Den Heuvel not in court. Tenant to vacate by noon on March 21, 2019.

02/22/19 :

 

  • February 22, 2019 Order granting Wayde McKelvy 02/15/19 Request for deadline of March 19, 2019 to file supplemental memoranda, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corp. / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

03/05/19 :

  • March 5, 2019 Amended Complaint re: Jonathon Tubby death in police custody removing GBPD Ofc. Colton Wernecke & Fmr. Brown Co. Sheriff John Gossage and naming GBPD Ofc. Bradley A. Dernbach, BC Sheriff Todd J. Delain, BC Deputy Sheriffs Joseph P. Mleziva & Nathan K. Winisterfer, and BC Patrol Lt. Thomas Zeigle, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, and Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Brown Co. Jail Administrator Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, John Does 1-5, et al.

 

  • March 5, 2019 Notice of Issuance of Mandate re: Order and Final Judgment DISMISSING APPEAL by Ron Van Den Heuvel of WIED 16-CR-64 to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-1147, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant

03/06/19 :

03/08/19 :

 

  • FILED – March 8, 2019 Amended Summons & Complaint, Oconto Co. Case No. 17-CV-104,  Oconto Falls Tissue, Inc.  v.  ST Paper LLC [added in 03/08/19 Amended Complaint: VHC Inc., David Van Den Heuvel, Nicolet Bankshares Inc. & Ability Insurance Company]

03/13/19 :

03/18/19 :

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03/25/19 :

03/26/19 :

 

Most cities came on weekend’s to watch a Packer game and to go out to Oneida to talk Green Box! Why, because training of employees and cities for operations and safety will occur in Green Bay / De Pere complex.

03/27/19 :

  • March 27, 2019 Order denying the 2/18/19 Brown County Motion to Dismiss as moot re: Jonathon Tubby death in police custody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Estate of Jonathon Tubby  v.  City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, et al.

 

  • March 27, 2019 – Waste Fiber Recovery, LLC registered w/ WDFI; Registered Agent Kelly Y. Van Den Heuvel, Registered Agent Office: 2303 Lost Dauohin Rd. [sic], De Pere, WI; Changed name to Waste Fiber & Plastic Recovery, LLC on 3/28/19

03/28/19 :

  • Waste Fiber & Plastic Recovery, LLC name changed from Waste Fiber Recovery, LLC; Registered Agent Kelly Y. Van Den Heuvel, Registered Agent Office: 2303 Lost Dauphin Rd., De Pere, WI

 

  • March 28, 2019 Opinion and Decision, Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III – IV Appeal No. 2018-AP-761,  Scott J. Brauer, Adam Kilgas, Duane A. McVane, Matt J. Vandehey & Paul Weyers, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Veripure LLC, Badger Sheet Metal Works of Green Bay Inc., Gregory A. DeCaster, Greg A. DeCaster & Judith A. DeCaster Revocable Trust, GADJAD Properties LLC, Richard Chernick, Badger Capital Investments LLC & David Conard,  Defendents-Respondents

03/29/19 :

  • March 29, 2019 ORDER of Default Judgment for Proven Damages in the amount of $11,885,669.91 against Defendant American Combustion Technologies of California Inc. / ACTI, U.S. District Court / Nevada Case No. 15-CV-694,  CH2E Nevada LLC  v.  [Abdul] Latif Mahjoob and American Combustion Technologies of California Inc. [ACTI]

 

  • FILED MARCH 29, 2o19 – March 28, 2019 DECISION AND ORDER re: Oneida Nation WI and Village of Hobart WI Motions for Summary Judgment, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 16-CV-1217,  Oneida Nation of Wisconsin  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin

[I]n more recent years the Nation has made substantial purchases of land within the original reservation boundaries. … But the Nation’s purchase of property on the open market does not by itself increase the size of its Reservation. …

[T]he Nation’s sole argument is that it is immune and not subject to the Ordinance because it’s special event occurs within the boundaries of its 1838 Reservation boundaries, the entirety of which it claims constitutes Indian country. For the reasons set forth above, the court concludes that it does not and instead holds that only those portions of the original Reservation held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Nation, as well as any allotments still under trust patents, constitute Indian country. …

In truth, the implications of the Nation’s argument are quite breathtaking. If accepted, then not only are the Nation and its members immune from the regulatory measures of the Village, but also those of a substantial portion of the City of Green Bay, Brown and Outagamie Counties, and the State of Wisconsin. To hold in its favor would mean that the Nation has primary jurisdiction over land largely populated by people who have no say in its governing body. Because the Oneida Reservation has been diminished, however, and does not include land held in fee, the Nation’s argument fails. The Nation is therefore not entitled to the relief it seeks, and the Village’s motion for summary judgment will be granted. …

… I conclude that the Treaty of 1838 created the Oneida Reservation. I also conclude that, while there is no evidence of congressional intent to disestablish the Reservation, Congress’s intent to at least diminish the Reservation is manifest in the Dawes Act and the Act of 1906, and that intent was effectuated with the issuance of unrestricted fee patents for the allotted land within the Reservation. To the extent the Nation’s special event was held on property not held in trust by the United States, it is subject to the Ordinance. In addition, the Village’s counterclaim for monetary damages is barred and must be dismissed. The Nation’s motion for summary judgment … is therefore GRANTED-IN-PART and DENIED-IN-PART and the Village’s motion for summary judgment … is accordingly GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to set the matter for a telephone conference to address the need for further proceedings as well as the form of the judgment to be entered.

 

A federal judge has issued a split decision in a lawsuit between the Oneida Nation and Village of Hobart regarding a permit for a festival.

The Tribe filed suit against the village, challenging the municipal special events permit ordinance — which the village said was needed for events such as the tribe’s annual Big Apple Fest.

Federal judge William Griesbach’s 39-page decision says the village can require the permit for events on tribal lands not held in trust status. However, the village may not fine the tribe or its officials, given its sovereign status.

As written, the village ordinance carries with it a $5,000 fine for a violation.

Absent that, Judge Griesbach addressed what could happen in the future:

“The Village in this case may have other tools that it can use to enforce its laws on its own lands, for example, bringing a suit against tribal officers responsible for unlawful conduct. As an extreme measure, the Village could presumably act to shut down the event if the Nation again sought to hold it without a permit, but there is no reason to believe that such an extreme measure will be necessary. The Nation brought this action to vindicate its sincerely held belief that it is not subject to the authority of the Village in the enforcement of the Ordinance. Should it not ultimately prevail, there is no reason to believe that the Nation will not comply with the Ordinance.”

In a statement, Hobart administrator Aaron Kramer praised the ruling.

“Hobart is pleased with the decision which was handed down today by Judge Griesbach. His decision was based on sound legal reasoning and logical conclusions. We will now take our time studying the decision in more detail and discussing its full impact with our legal counsel. The Village will provide a more detailed response early next week once our review is complete,” Kramer stated.

The Oneida Nation has not responded to Fox 11’s request for comment.

 

  • CURRENT Oneida Nation WI / ONWI Reservation consists of 14,473 acres of Tribal Trust Land marked in red in the map below according to March 28, 2019 Decision and Order of Wisconsin Eastern District Court Chief Judge William C. Griesbach:

[CLICK MAP FOR PDF]

04/02/19 :

The Oneida Nation released a statement in regards to the diminishment.

“Unfortunately, Judge Griesbach also ruled that the Oneida Reservation has been diminished through the allotment of reservation land under the General Allotment Act, the issuance of fee patents and sale of land to non-Indians,” the statement said. “While we are pleased the court rejected Hobart’s claims regarding the creation and supposed disestablishment of the Reservation, we disagree with the court’s determination that the Reservation has been diminished and are reviewing all of our options.”

In Hobart’s statement, the village said it looks forward to working with the nation in the future.

“Hobart’s defense in this case, as it was the defendant, was that the Village has the legal authority to enforce all of its ordinances in a fair and consistent manner,” the statement read. “The intent of the Ordinance is to encourage cooperation and collaboration with all residents involved in a large public event to address public safety, road closures, emergency services, and other concerns. The Village’s intent was not and has not been to diminish or eliminate Apple Fest, which is an event we encourage everyone to attend. With this most recent legal battle resolved, we look forward to working with Oneida officials on future Apple Fest planning, to insure a safe and family-friendly event for all to attend, in the same manner that is accomplished for all other large public events conducted within the Village.”

Hobart’s statement also said all ordinances are now applicable to all lands in the Village.

“The Village stands firm in its belief, which has been confirmed by the Federal courts, that all of its ordinances, not just the Special Events ordinance, have been and remain applicable to all lands within the Village, including those deemed to be held in fee by the Tribe,” the statement read.

 

Five men from Northeastern Wisconsin have sued a Green Bay man and his businesses, saying he persuaded them under false pretenses to invest part of their retirement accounts in his business.

Scott Brauer of Abrams, Adam Kilgas of Little Chute, Duane McVane of Green Bay, Matt Vandehey of De Pere, and Paul Weyers of Shiocton are all former employees of Badger Sheet Metal Works of Green Bay.

They claim the company’s owner, Gregory DeCaster, persuaded them to invest their money in a new business, Veripure LLC, a water purity company, but then used their money to pay off debt in the ailing Badger Sheet Metal Works.

They filed a complaint alleging securities fraud, racketeering and intentional misrepresentation against Veripure and Badger Sheet Metal Works in November 2014.

According to the complaint, DeCaster assured them they would make 10 times their investment if they invested in Veripure, and that their money would be used for product development and sales. …

They said that, within two or three years of investing, they had lost 80 percent of the value of their retirement accounts.

In August 2015, the investors amended the complaint to include Greg and Judith DeCaster Revocable Trust, GADJAD Properties LLC, Richard Chernick, Badger Capital Investments LLC and David Conard.

 

  • April 2, 2019 JUDGMENT for Proven Damages in the amount of $11,885,669.91 against Defendant American Combustion Technologies of California Inc. / ACTI, U.S. District Court / Nevada Case No. 15-CV-694,  CH2E Nevada LLC  v.  [Abdul] Latif Mahjoob and American Combustion Technologies of California Inc. [ACTI]

 

04/04/19 :

 

  • True Sustainability Trustco, LLP registered w/ WDFI; Registered Agent Kelly Yessman Van Den Heuvel, Registered Agent Office: 2303 Lost Dauphin Rd, De Pere, WI, the house from which Kelly Yessman & husband Ron Van Den Heuvel had already been EVICTED on 02/19/19 in Brown Co. Case No. 18-SC-5768; renamed 4R Planet Trustco LLP on 07/23/19

04/05/19 :

 

  • April 5, 2019 Scheduling Order – discovery due by 7/5/19, motions due by 8/5/19, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CV-1261,  U. S. Securities & Exchange Commission [SEC]  v.  Ronald Van Den Heuvel and Green Box NA Detroit LLC

 

 

04/08/19 :

 

  • April 8, 2019 USA Letter re: victims list for restitution by Amanda Knorr, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corporation / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

  • April 8, 2019 Judgment in a Criminal Case against Amanda Knorr, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corporation / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Wire/Securities Fraud Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

 

04/10/19 :

04/11/19 :

In its first comments since the March 29 decision, Chairman Tehassi Tasi [Ronald Hill Jr.] said the tribe will appeal.

The Nation remains dedicated to the principle that it and its members are subject to federal and tribal regulation within its undiminished reservation, not regulation of local governments. The Nation will stand on that principle in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. We will protect the sovereignty of the Oneida Nation and ensure the U.S. upholds its trust responsibilities to our Nation, as was intended in the 1838 Treaty.

 

 

Hobart Administrator Aaron Kramer released this statement Thursday:

The Village is confident federal Judge William Griesbach’s decision that the Oneida reservation was diminished will be upheld on appeal. As the Chief United States Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Judge Griesbach has earned the reputation of drafting thoughtful decisions withstanding appellate review.

In his detailed 39-page decision relating to the Oneida reservation, Judge Griesbach correctly interpreted several congressional acts, as well as United States Supreme Court precedent when he concluded the congressional ‘intent of the allotment policy in general and the Dawes Act in particular is unmistakable.’ It was to replace the reservation system with private property ownership of the land. When that transfer to private ownership occurred ‘the original Reservation was diminished,’ Judge Griesbach correctly concluded. While it may be true that only Congress can disestablish or diminish a reservation, Judge Griesbach found that, as to the Oneida’s, that objective was ‘unequivocally expressed by Congress.’

The decision is a significant step in ensuring the uniform and consistent application of not only the Village’s ordinances and other jurisdictional controls under a representative democratic form of government, but as the court noted, those of a substantial portion of the City of Green Bay, Brown and Outagamie Counties, and the state of Wisconsin. The Village is confident Judge Griesbach’s confirmation of the Village’s long time belief, that the vast majority of the reservation ceased to exist over a century ago, lands totaling more than 50,000 acres, will be upheld on appeal by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

A scheduling conference is scheduled for April 18 before Judge Griesbach.

04/12/19 :

 

 

04/15/19 : 

In 2002, one of Ron [Van Den Heuvel]’s commercial lenders, Associated Bank (“Associated”) was owed so much by Ron VDH and his companies that it commissioned a third-party consulting firm, Silverman Consulting, to review its debt portfolio with the Ron Entities. … Silverman’s assigned consultant, Craig Graff (“Graff”), discovered that Ron VDH had essentially played a shell game, fraudulently moving assets between companies, encumbering them multiple times, and misrepresenting assets and asset values. … Graff concluded that Associated’s loans to the Ron Entities were not collectible. … Associated was also VHC’s primary creditor at this time. …

[Footnote: Associated was not the Ron Entities’ only commercial lender. Other commercial lenders included, among others, Johnson Bank, Nicolet Bank, and Baylake Bank.]

Associated could not simply force the Ron Entities into bankruptcy. … If Associated forced the Ron Entities into bankruptcy, it could have caused VHC to go into bankruptcy as well. … Given the amounts that VHC was owed by the Ron Entities, if those businesses went bankrupt and VHC wrote off all of those debts in 2002, VHC would have been insolvent. … This would have put VHC in default of its own obligations at Associated, which would have forced Associated to write down so much of its debt portfolio that Associated’s own business may very well have been threatened. … Associated was desperate, and needed a creative solution to this problem; Graff provided one. Even though Associated recognized that the Ron Entities were separate from VHC, Graff understood that Associated could leverage its relationship with VHC to force VHC to pay the Ron Entities’ debts. … Although VHC’s balance sheet would have appeared insolvent without the Ron Entities’ receivables on its books, VHC had excellent cash flow. … Thus, VHC could provide a payment stream for the Ron Entities’ loans at Associated. … Associated had leverage over VHC because Associated was the lender for VHC’s lines of credit – which were essential to its ability to make payroll and pay current expenses, given that contractors are generally paid in arrears. … In 2002, Associated, on Graff’s advice, informed VHC that its lines of credit would not be renewed unless it signed a broad-based guarantee of the Ron Entities’ loans. … This guarantee would effectively cross-collateralize all of the Ron Entities’ debts with VHC’s debts, and would put VHC in default on its own obligations if Ron VDH allowed certain liens senior to Associated’s to arise, or even missed payments. … Further, the guarantee subordinated all of the Ron Entities’ debt with VHC to all of the Ron Entities’ debt with Associated. … Associated did not inform VHC of the fraudulent conduct by Ron VDH that had put the Ron Entities in this position.

[Footnote: Even though VHC was not aware of any fraud in 2002, VHC gradually became aware that Ron VDH “changed his companies a lot,” which was part of the reason that the promissory notes between VHC and Ron’s entities were somewhat confusing; new notes were sometimes issued to track debt that was now owed by a new entity. … Ron VDH’s fraudulent conduct became public knowledge when he was indicted prior to the trial of this case, and subsequently convicted of defrauding numerous lenders and investors in that case and a subsequent case filed after the trial of this matter. … Though not the subject of this litigation, Ron VDH is presently in jail for conduct similar to his conduct with respect to VHC.] …

Although VHC was reluctant to enter into such a guarantee, it had no choice. … Without its lines of credit, it would have gone out of business. … Moreover, although it tried, VHC was unable to find another lender who could extend it the credit it needed. … VHC agreed to Associated’s terms in September 2002. … At the time, VHC viewed its only option, other than bankruptcy, to be to agree to the guarantee. … VHC also believed it would likely not have to make payments on the guarantees because the Ron Entities would be able to cover their debts. … That proved incorrect. Over the next several years, VHC was forced to pay out over $39 million as a result of this guarantee, and $65 million all told as a result of payments made pursuant to guarantees subsequently required by other banks. … These payments included amounts paid directly to banks, advances to cover payments to other lenders, and for operating expenses in order to prevent liens from arising and throwing the Ron Entities’ loans at Associated into default. … These advances were documented with promissory notes, and interest was charged and accrued. …

VHC spent the years after 2002 trying to get out of this guarantee arrangement and paying guarantees on Ron VDH’s debts. … Even as VHC moved its debt to other local banks, though, it found that those other banks were also owed money by Ron VDH. … These banks, aware of Associated’s guarantee agreement, insisted on similar guarantee arrangements in relation to debts the Ron Entities had at those institutions. … VHC did not execute such guarantee agreements to provide Ron VDH with access to new credit, but found itself forced to guarantee numerous debts already owed. …

After the 2002 Associated guarantee, VHC wanted the Ron Entities to realize liquidity for two reasons – first, to pay back Associated so that VHC could get out from under its guarantees at Associated, and secondly, to pay VHC back. VHC therefore monitored the Ron Entities’ attempts to recognize various liquidity events, including sales contracts for paper, potential asset sales, and various credit events. …

Some small liquidity events were recognized – for example, Ron VDH’s Oconto Falls paper mill entered into an offtake agreement, whereby it agreed to sell all of its product to a paper distributor, guaranteeing it certain cash flow if it hit certain targets. … But the relatively small amounts of capital generated were not sufficient to render the Ron Entities profitable or result in significant reductions to their debt loads. … Ultimately, the Ron Entities sold their assets or were foreclosed by creditors, and VHC saw little repayment after 2004.

04/16/19 :

04/18/19 :

  • April 18, 2019 Telephone Conference Minutes re: Further Proceedings and Judgment, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 16-CV-1217,  Oneida Nation of Wisconsin  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin

04/22/19 :

  • April 22, 2019 US DOI Answering Brief [defective], U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-2607,  Oneida Indian Nation of New York, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  United States Department of the Interior, Defendant-Appellee

 

04/23/19 :

04/24/19 :

The Federal Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure provide the applicable mechanism for seeking a stay via a motion to the court, if the parties are unable to reach a stipulation. Simply inserting a sentence into the judgment itself is not contemplated by those rules. If that were allowed, the opposing party would have no ability to object to the scope and nature of the stay.

Additionally, such a stay would not address all of the Village’s concerns relative to certain aspects of the 2019 Big Apple Fest and raises questions relative to how the stay applies to other matters, if at all. Moreover, the Village, has for many years, well before the March 29, 2019 Decision and Order, taken the position the reservation was diminished or disestablished and has always asserted its jurisdiction accordingly. A stay of both the effect and the enforcement of the Decision and Order, to the extent the stay has any effect on matters other than the Nation’s Apple Fest, would alter the status quo in terms of how the Village has treated the land in question for years.

In conclusion, the Village requests that the Court sign the proposed judgment submitted by the Village. To the extent the Village’s judgment is not adopted, the Village separately objects to any judgment which creates an automatic stay by the wording of the judgment itself. If the parties cannot reach an agreement, the Nation should be required to file a motion for a stay. Either way the stay should be addressed separate from the judgment.

04/25/19 :

04/26/19 :

  • April 26, 2019 Judgment in a Civil Case, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 16-CV-1217,  Oneida Nation of Wisconsin  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Nation’s claim for declaratory relief holding that the Nation’s Big Apple Fest is not subject to the Village’s Special Event Ordinance is denied. Its request for injunctive relief enjoining enforcement of the Village’s Ordinance is likewise denied. The Village’s counterclaim for the $5,000.00 forfeiture is dismissed. This case is DISMISSED with prejudice.

The stay of the enforcement of the Village’s Ordinance against the Nation for its conduct of the Big Apple Fest, previously agreed upon by the parties, shall remain in effect until the time for appeal has expired or, if an appeal is taken, a final determination is rendered.

 

04/29/19 :

04/30/19 :

05/01/19 :

  • May 1, 2019 Stipulation for Protective Order re: Jonathon Tubby death in police custody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Estate of Jonathon Tubby  v.  City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, et al.

05/02/19 :

  • May 2, 2019 Protective Order [filed May 3, 2019] re: Jonathon Tubby death in police custody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Estate of Jonathon Tubby  v.  City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, et al.

 

  • May 2, 2019 Stephen Csar Declaration, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108,   RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel, ST Paper LLC & Sharad Tak

 

05/03/19 :

  • May 3, 2019 US DOI Oral Argument Statement, U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-2607,  Oneida Indian Nation of New York, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  United States Department of the Interior, Defendant-Appellee

 

  • May 3, 2019 USA Response to Wayde McKelvy Motion for New Trial, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corporation / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

05/05/19 :

05/06/19 :

  • May 6, 2019 Oneida Indian Nation NY Reply Brief, U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-2607,  Oneida Indian Nation of New York, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  United States Department of the Interior, Defendant-Appellee

DOI recognized Oneida Nation as the name of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin without considering the harm that it would cause the Oneida Nation of New York. The available portions of the administrative record show (a) that DOI predicted confusion from changing the name that had been used to distinguish the Wisconsin tribe and (b) that the Wisconsin tribe admitted an intention to change its governmental status vis-à-vis the Nation. DOI left these matters to the judgment of the Wisconsin tribe. DOI did not consider them in making its federal approval and recognition decisions – did not even give the Nation notice and a chance to be heard. On the heels of DOI’s decisions, the Wisconsin tribe invoked federal recognition of its new name to demand that the Nation never again call itself the Oneida Nation and to petition the TTAB to cancel the Nation’s trademarks, including for Oneida Nation. …

DOI’s duty under the APA to consider material impacts of its decisions, heightened by its federal trust responsibility to all tribes, required that DOI consider the known harm to the Nation of a decision to recognize the Oneida Nation name for the Wisconsin tribe. The harms DOI should have considered, but did not, fully support the Nation’s standing to sue to remedy DOI’s failure: concrete injury-in-fact traceable to DOI’s decisions and thus redressable by a judgment in this case.

If DOI’s decisions were to be vacated and remanded after this case is litigated, and then DOI were to consider both tribes’ interests and to restore the status quo ante regarding federal name-recognition, that decision plainly would have real world impact. It would deprive the Wisconsin tribe of the ability to continue to use federal recognition of the new Oneida Nation name as a weapon against the Nation and would ameliorate or eliminate the confusion and the harm to the Nation’s status that now comes from federal recognition of the Wisconsin tribe as the Oneida Nation. DOI’s position that nothing would change even if DOI were to return name-recognition to the status quo ante depends wholly upon unrealistic speculation that the Wisconsin tribe could and would use a self-made name in the same way and to the same effect as a name formally approved and recognized by the federal government. Speculation cannot defeat standing any more than it can support it. …

II.  DOI DOES NOT DISPUTE THAT THE WISCONSIN TRIBE’S CEASE-AND-DESIST DEMAND AND ITS PETITION TO CANCEL TRADEMARKS CONSTITUTE INJURY-IN-FACT, AND IGNORES OR MINIMIZES THE COMPLAINT’S ALLEGATIONS REGARDING INJURY-IN-FACT FROM CONFUSION AND DIMINISHMENT OF THE NATION’S REPUTATION AND DIGNITY. …

DOI cannot credibly contest the likelihood of confusion. The complaint (¶36) quotes the admission by DOI staff that the challenged name change “will cause confusion for a number of entities engaged in business with the Oneida Tribe as well as other governments” and that “they will undoubtedly be confused more often than they are now.” JA 26. The confusion is so apparent that the district court and DOI have had to avoid it by abandoning use of “Oneida Nation,” substituting “the Wisconsin tribe” or some other name. Nation Br. 34. If, instead, DOI had used “Oneida Nation” in its brief, it would be nearly unreadable because of the confusion that would cause.

 

05/07/19 :

05/08/19 :

  • May 8, 2019 RNS Servicing LLC Notice of Motion, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

 

05/09/19 :

  • May 9, 2019 Scheduling Order – Jury Trial will be held on 11/16/20 at 8:30 a.m. at 125 South Jefferson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301, in Room 201 re: Jonathon Tubby death in police custody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Estate of Jonathon Tubby  v.  City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, et al.

05/10/19 :

  • May 10, 2019 Notification of Docket Entry, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

05/13/19 :

  • May 13, 2019 Notification of Docket Entry, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

05/14/19 :

  • May 14, 2019 Notification of Docket Entry, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

 

05/17/19 :

  • May 17, 2019 Defendant-Appellant Howard Bedford Brief, Appeal of Brown Co. Case No. 16-CV-1137 [filed 5/20/19], Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III Appeal No. 2019-AP-288,  Daniel J. Platkowski, Plaintiff-Respondent  v.  Howard Bedford [rep’d by Godfrey & Kahn], Defendant-Appellant; Quotient Partners, Tissue Technology LLC, and Ron Van Den Heuvel, Defendants

05/20/19 :

  • May 20, 2019 TEXT ONLY ORDER granting 3/25/19 USA Motion to Seal and 4/8/19 Tami Phillips Motion to Seal, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 18-CR-231,  United States of America  v.  Tami Phillips

05/21/19 :

  • May 21, 2019 USA Motion for Amended Judgment to specify the amount of money owed to each of the individual Chinese EB-5 investor victims of Green Box NA Detroit LLC, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CR-160,  United States of America  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel
    • Xiaohong Wang
    • Meng Qiao
    • Honggui Xie
    • Qi Zhong
    • Hongwu Li
    • Haitao Kang
    • Qian Qian Wang
    • Qiujuan Lin
    • Jianfeng Hu

05/22/19 :

 

05/23/19 :

 

05/24/19 :

  • May 24, 2019 Order, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-3718,  VHC Inc. & Subsidiaries, Petitioner-Appellant  v.  Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent-Appellee

 

05/27/19 :

05/28/19 :

05/30/19 :

  • May 30, 2019 Notice of Wayde McKelvy Motion Hearing for 6/28/19, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corp. / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme
  • May 30, 2019 Notice of Rescheduled Troy Wragg Sentencing Hearing to 8/20/19, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corp. / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

 

05/31/19 :

  • May 31, 2019 TEXT ONLY ORDER granting 5/21/19 USA First Motion for Amended Judgment to specify the amount of money owed to each of the individual Chinese EB-5 investor victims of Green Box NA Detroit LLC. The amount of money owed to each of the other payees, and the total amount of restitution [$9,428,618.81], should remain unchanged, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CR-160,  United States of America  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel

 

  • May 31, 2019 Defendants’ Reply Brief in further support of their joint motion for summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds & Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak
  • May 31, 2019 Robert Romashko Affidavit in support of Defendants’ Objections & Responses to Plaintiff’s Additional Statement of Facts, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

06/03/19 :

06/04/19 :

 

06/05/19 :

  • June 5, 2019 Order granting Ron Van Den Heuvel Motion for Extension of Time to File Defendant-Appellant Brief to 7/11/19, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1236, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant

06/10/19 :

  • June 10, 2019 Notice of Rule 33 Mediation scheduled for 7/2/19, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee
  • June 10, 2019 Order: Circuit Rule 33 – Briefing; Appellant brief & appendix due 07/29/19, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee

06/11/19 :

06/12/19 :

 

06/18/19 :

  • Oconto Falls Tissue, Inc. changed Registered Agent w/ WDFI from Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel to GlenArbor Partners, Inc. / Stephen A. Smith, President, and restored to good standing

[Different entity than PCDI Oconto Falls Tissue, LLC  which was reg’d w/ WDFI on 10/14/97; Dissolved on 10/24/05; Registered Agent Ron Van Den Heuvel]

  • MOTION HEARING – Oconto Co. Case No. 17-CV-104,  Oconto Falls Tissue, Inc.  v.  ST Paper LLC [rep’d by Godfrey & Kahn S.C.], David Van Den Heuvel, VHC Inc., Nicolet Bankshares Inc. & Ability Insurance Company

  • Tissue Technology, LLC changed Registered Agent w/ WDFI from Kelly Yessman-Van Den Heuvel to GlenArbor Partners, Inc. / Stephen A. Smith, President

 

06/19/19 :

  • June 19, 2019 Plaintiff-Respondent Daniel Platkowski Brief [filed 6/20/19], Appeal of Brown Co. Case No. 16-CV-1137, Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III Appeal No. 2019-AP-288,  Daniel J. Platkowski, Plaintiff-Respondent  v.  Howard Bedford [rep’d by Godfrey & Kahn], Defendant-Appellant; Quotient Partners, Tissue Technology LLC, and Ron Van Den Heuvel, Defendants

 

  • Tissue Products Technology Corp. changed Registered Agent w/ WDFI from Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel to GlenArbor Partners, Inc. / Stephen A. Smith, President [changed name on 02/04/02 from Oconto Falls Tissue Technologies, Inc.]

 

06/20/19 :

06/24/19 :

07/01/19 :

 

07/02/19 : 

  • July 2, 2019 Defendant-Appellant Howard Bedford Reply Brief, Appeal of Brown Co. Case No. 16-CV-1137, Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III Appeal No. 2019-AP-288,  Daniel J. Platkowski, Plaintiff-Respondent  v.  Howard Bedford [rep’d by Godfrey & Kahn], Defendant-Appellant; Quotient Partners, Tissue Technology LLC, and Ron Van Den Heuvel, Defendants

The Court should not lose sight of [Daniel] Platkowski’s wrongdoing in the forest of exhibits and Platkowski’s cherry-picked testimony. This is a clear-cut issue. The trial court’s factual findings were against the clear weight of the evidence because they contradict undisputed evidence that Platkowski and [Howard] Bedford engaged in a scheme to deceive Stonehill [Converting, LLC] in order to allow Platkowski to escape an unprofitable lease. Their deceptive scheme also left Platkowski with unclean hands that should preclude the Court from granting him relief. …

For instance, Platkowski relies heavily on the fact that Bedford’s attorney, Mr. [Robert] Winner, was involved in the transactions regarding the Machines. So what? That an attorney assisted with an attempt to wrongfully terminate the Stonehill lease does not negate Platkowski’s attempt to avoid the lease by deceiving Stonehill. …

Despite admitting that Bedford did raise the unclean hands issue before the trial court, Platkowski seeks to obfuscate the legal standard by arguing that Bedford waived the unclean hands defense because he did not use the magic words “unclean hands” at trial. Bedford asserted that Platkowski had unclean hands in his answer. At trial he put forth evidence – much of it stipulated to by Platkowski – that supported that defense.

In fact, a review of Platkowski’s written correspondence shows that he actively sought to terminate the Stonehill lease by entering into the Equipment Purchase Agreement and on multiple occasions misrepresenting to Stonehill that the termination provision was satisfied. At closing arguments, Bedford’s attorney argued that Platkowski sought to deceive Stonehill and that this was part of a scheme to defraud Stonehill. …

The fact remains that Platkowski used the Equipment Purchase Agreement as a ruse to wrongfully terminate the Stonehill lease. He should not be able to profit from his own wrongdoing. The trial court failed to consider that, and the record warrants a reversal in favor of Bedford.

07/03/19 :

  • July 3, 2019 Ron Van Den Heuvel Motion for Extension of Time to File Defendant-Appellant Brief to 8/12/19, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1236, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant
  • July 3, 2019 Order granting Ron Van Den Heuvel Motion for Extension of Time to File Defendant-Appellant Brief to 8/12/19, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1236, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant

 

07/09/19 :

07/12/19 :

  • July 12, 2019 Order for Hearing during the week of July 15, 2019, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 18-CV-1362,  Fortune Avenue LLC  v.  Howard Bedford

 

07/15/19 :

07/17/19 :

  • July 17, 2019 Motion Hearing Minutes re: Fortune Avenue LLC Motion for Summary Judgment, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 18-CV-1362,  Fortune Avenue LLC  v.  Howard Bedford

07/18/19 :

07/23/19 :

  • True Sustainability Trustco, LLP renamed 4R Planet Trustco, LLP; originally registered w/ WDFI 04/04/19; Registered Agent Kelly Yessman / Kelly Van Den Heuvel, Registered Agent Office: 2303 Lost Dauphin Rd, De Pere, WI, the house from which Kelly Yessman & husband Ron Van Den Heuvel had already been EVICTED on 02/19/19 in Brown Co. Case No. 18-SC-5768

 

07/24/19 :

07/26/19 :

07/29/19 :

  • July 29, 2019 Howard Bedford Letter re: Motion for Summary Judgment, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 18-CV-1362,  Fortune Avenue LLC  v.  Howard Bedford

The parties dispute whether on December 5, 2012 David Van Den Heuvel told [Howard] Bedford he did not have to make any more payments on the promissory note at issue. This dispute of fact is material because Wisconsin law recognizes that a party to a contract may waive obligations of the right to demand the performance of another party. … This is particularly true when Plaintiff [Fortune Avenue LLC] did nothing to attempt to enforce the note for several years after the conversation in which Bedford maintains David Van Den Heuvel forgave the debt.

 

08/01/19 :

08/05/19 :

  • August 5, 2019 Order granting Ron Van Den Heuvel Motion for Extension of Time to File Defendant-Appellant Brief to 9/12/19, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1236, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant

 

  • August 5, 2019 Order, U.S. District Court / Nevada Case No. 15-CV-694,  CH2E Nevada LLC  v.  [Abdul] Latif Mahjoob and American Combustion Technologies of California Inc. / ACTI

 

  • August 5, 2019 Notice of Hearing Date on 9/27/19, U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-2607,  Oneida Indian Nation of New York, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  United States Department of the Interior, Defendant-Appellee

08/08/19 :

08/09/19 :

 

  • August 9, 2019 Order dismissing Nicolet Bankshares Inc. from claims, Oconto Co. Case No. 17-CV-104,  Oconto Falls Tissue Inc.  v.  ST Paper LLC, VHC Inc., David Van Den Heuvel, Nicolet Bankshares Inc. & Ability Insurance Company [dismissed from claim on 7/3/19]
  • August 9, 2019 Order dismissing David Van Den Heuvel from claims, Oconto Co. Case No. 17-CV-104,  Oconto Falls Tissue Inc.  v.  ST Paper LLC, VHC Inc., David Van Den Heuvel, Nicolet Bankshares Inc. & Ability Insurance Company [dismissed from claim on 7/3/19]

08/13/19 :

08/14/19 :

08/15/19 :

08/20/19 :

  • August 20, 2019 Judgment in a Criminal Case against Troy Wragg; 144 months Imprisonment, $54,531,488.57 Restitution, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corporation / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Wire/Securities Fraud Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

 

08/21/19 :

08/23/19 : 

  • August 23, 2019 Decision and Order denying Fortune Avenue LLC Motion for Summary Judgment, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 18-CV-1362,  [Van Den Heuvel family-owned] Fortune Avenue LLC  v.  Howard Bedford

 

  • August 23, 2019 Proposed Order on Stipulated Withdrawal of Vos Electric Inc. Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses and GlenArbor Partners Inc. Affirmative Defenses 2, 3, 4 & 5, Brown Co. Case No. 18-CV-902,  [Van Den Heuvel family-owned] Vos Electric Inc.  v.  GlenArbor Partners Inc.

08/26/19 :

08/28/19 : 

This map shows the project plan for the State Highway 29, County Highway VV interchange project. The red area shows the two parcels David Lewis sold to the Oneida Nation for $9.8 million. The lots are also the planned site for a road to connect Centennial Centre to the interchange. Press Times Graphic

 

08/29/19 :

 

  • August 29, 2019 2nd Amended Complaint re: Jonathon Tubby death in Green Bay Police custody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, and Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Bradley A, Dernbach, John Does 1-5, et al.

09/04/19 :

  • September 4, 2019 Notification of Docket Entry – 9/5/19 status hearing reset to 12/20/19 , U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

09/09/19 :

Based upon his thorough and conscientious review of the entire record of the proceedings in the district court below, and from communications with the Defendant-Appellant, the undersigned attorney has concluded that there exists no non-frivolous issue that can be raised in this appeal on behalf of the Defendant-Appellant.

09/10/19 :

IT IS ORDERED that briefing in this appeal is SUSPENDED pending a resolution of this matter.

 

  • September 10, 2019 Superseding Indictment, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/11/19 :

09/12/19 :

Officers found 480 grams of fentanyl “that was intended to be sold by members of the conspiracy,” reads a statement from federal prosecutors. Fentanyl is a powerful opioid that has been tied to numerous drug overdose deaths across the country.

CHARGES

Ruben Ortiz, Jr., 36 (Green Bay) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances; Money Laundering

Alejandro Lopez, 37 (Green Bay) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances; Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Crime

Francisco Martinez, 38 (Rochelle, Ill.) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances

Hector M. Gomez-Salas, 31 (Oklahoma) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances

Oscar Alonso, 45 (Milwaukee) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances; Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine; Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin

Gabriel Y. Bonilla, 37 (Green Bay) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances

Cedric D. Cohen, 42 (Green Bay) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances; Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Crime

Terry A. Johnson, 27 (Green Bay) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances; Possession with Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine; Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Crime

Richard D. Guyette, 26 (Green Bay) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances; Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

James H. Parkinson, 46 (Milwaukee) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances; Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine; Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin

Stephanie M. Ortiz, 30 (Green Bay) – Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances; Money Laundering

If convicted on the Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances charge, the defendants face 10-years-to-life in federal prison. Convictions on additional charges would extend those sentences.

 

 

  • September 12, 2019 Court Judgment, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 18-CV-1362, [Van Den Heuvel family-owned] Fortune Avenue LLC  v.  Howard Bedford

09/13/19 : 

The State has since [1981] ordered its relations with the Nation on all manner of issues, including gaming, law enforcement, family relations, and the applicability of State taxes, on the continued vitality of the Reservation boundaries. In addition, the Nation has environmental and service agreements with Brown and Outagamie Counties and other local governments, all premised upon the shared understanding that the 1838 Reservation boundaries remain intact. …

The [April 26, 2019] Decision disrupts these long-standing government-to-government relations. …

In any case, the district court’s analysis of the subsequent treatment of the Reservation is so incomplete and one-sided that it is completely unreliable and does not corroborate the district court’s diminishment finding. …

The district court’s diminishment holding has no precedence or coherence as a doctrinal matter, is unworkable on the ground as a practical matter, and has no limiting principle that restricts its pernicious effects to the Oneida Reservation among the dozens of reservations allotted under the Dawes Act. This Court should reverse and hold that the Oneida Reservation is undiminished, thus leaving the Nation free of Village regulation on the Reservation under the unchallenged and settled rules of federal pre-emption. …

This Court should accordingly reverse the district court and remand the case with direction to enter judgment in favor of the Nation. Otherwise, the longstanding government-to- government relations under which the Reservation has been governed will be cast asunder and every other reservation allotted under the Dawes Act will be placed in jeopardy.

09/19/19 :

 

The Supreme Court has held that the enactment and implementation of the generally applicable allotment statutes – the Dawes Act, as amended by the Burke Act – do not evidence congressional intent to diminish a reservation. …

If allotment under the Dawes Act, as amended by the Burke Act, were sufficient by itself to diminish a reservation, virtually no major Indian reservation would remain intact. Seymour, Mattz, Solem, and Nebraska do not countenance that result. …

The 1906 [Appropriations] Act does not provide any more evidence of congressional intent to change the boundaries of the Oneida Reservation than does the Dawes Act and Burke Act. …

The district court’s decision disregards the entire body of Supreme Court precedent on the respective jurisdiction of governmental authorities within Indian reservations.

09/20/19 :

[T]ribes – as well as federal, state, and local governments – are relying on generations of Supreme Court and lower court precedent establishing that allotment and alienation under the Dawes Act and Burke Act alone do not diminish a reservation. The holding of the District Court below would upend that long-held understanding. This radical reversal of existing law cannot stand.

In light of the above provisions, the diminishment holding of the district court may throw the legal status of some Oneida facilities into doubt.

Three of the Oneida’s five gaming facilities are located on parcels that were conveyed to the United States in trust after October 17, 1988. Gaming on those parcels is thus lawful only if the parcels are within or contiguous to the current boundaries of the reservation. Under the district court’s decision, whether those parcels are still within the reservation turns on the history of the fee-patenting of each parcel and on whether each parcel has ever been conveyed in fee simple to a non-Indian. Depending on the outcome of the analysis of those issues, a legal shadow could be cast on gaming at those locations.

That uncertainty could also impact the State’s treasury. Under section XXXII.A. of the State’s gaming compact with the Oneida, the Nation is required to annually pay to the State 4.5 or 5.5% of the net win from its Class III gaming operations during the previous fiscal year, minus a deduction for any amounts paid to local units of government pursuant to service agreements. If the district court’s diminishment of the reservation were to cause any temporary or permanent reduction in the scope of Oneida’s gaming operations, it is likely there could be a corresponding reduction in the Nation’s revenue sharing payments to the State.

Moreover, the decision could create similar uncertainty regarding some gaming operations of the other seven Wisconsin tribes whose reservations could be affected by the district court’s diminishment principles. And like the Oneida, each of those tribes also pays to the State a share of its annual gaming revenue. The district court’s holding thus has the potential to disrupt tribal gaming operations in Wisconsin, with a corresponding potential impact on annual tribal revenue-sharing payments to the State.

The district court’s reservation diminishment analysis, if upheld, could lead to changes to State and tribal territorial jurisdiction that would negatively impact cooperative State-tribal relationships, increase State responsibility for providing law enforcement and other governmental services in former reservation areas, create uncertainty about the legal status of tribal gaming facilities, and reduce tribal gaming revenue sharing payments to the State.

CONCLUSION

The Court should vacate the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings consistent with the Court’s decision.

09/23/19 :

09/24/19 :

 

  • September 24, 2019 USA Motion for Complex Case Designation, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

The volume of materials, noted in Paragraph 4, above is substantial and voluminous. It includes wiretap orders authorizing the intercept of pertinent phone calls from two cell phones possessed by a conspiracy member, as well as a Facebook message wiretap intercept. Law enforcement have designated well in excess of one hundred phone calls as being drug pertinent. Numerous items of evidence, including cell phones seized from conspiracy members, are still being analyzed by law enforcement. Another factor unique to this case includes the long term nature of this investigation that dates back in excess of five years.

09/25/19 :

  • September 25, 2019 Protective Order Governing Discovery, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/26/19 :

  • September 26, 2019 Stephanie Ortiz Arraignment Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • September 26, 2019 Stephanie Ortiz Order Setting Conditions of Release, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

  • September 26, 2019 TEXT ONLY NOTICE: U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee

Circuit Rule 46(a) requires lead counsel be admitted to practice within 30 days of the date the appeal was docketed. The rule also requires any attorney wishing to present oral argument to be admitted. Our records indicate as of this date Attorney Jessica Mederson for Appellant Oneida Nation has not been admitted to practice in this court.

10/02/19 :

 

  • October 2, 2019 Alejandro Lopez Motion for Bail Modification [Filed in Error / Motion Withdrawn], U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/03/19 :

 

  • October 3, 2019 Alejandro Lopez Detention Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/04/19 :

  • October 4, 2019 Alejandro Lopez Order of Detention Pending Trial, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/07/19 :

  • October 7, 2019 Order granting Village of Hobart Unopposed Motion for Extention of Time and for Leave to File Oversized Brief [due 11/4/19],  U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee

10/09/19 :

  • October 9, 2019 Order re: IRS brief due 1/15/20, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-3718,  VHC Inc. & Subsidiaries, Petitioner-Appellant  v.  Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent-Appellee

10/10/19 :

10/11/19 :

10/16/19 :

 

  • October 16, 2019 Motion for Complex Case Designation Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

Scheduling Conference set for November 12, 2019 at 10:00 AM.

10/19/19 :

  • October 19, 2019 Order denying Ron Van Den Heuvel Motion for Return of Property, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CR-160,  United States of America  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel

The Defendant contends that the failure by the government to return Defendant’s server from where it was seized to the Defendant has allowed for the illegal sharing of documents. These emails and documents have been illegally taken, in some instances altered and given to the government and the Oneida Eye.

  • October 19, 2019 Order denying Ron Van Den Heuvel Motion to Seal Exhibits in Support of Motion for Change of Venue & Motion to Suppress Physical Evidence, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CR-160,  United States of America  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel
    • August 20, 2018 Unsealed Exhibits A-J of Ron Van Den Heuvel Memorandum in Support of Motion for Change of Venue, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CR-160,  United States of America  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel
    • August 20, 2018 Unsealed Exhibits A-M of Ron Van Den Heuvel Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress / Franks, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CR-160,  United States of America  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel

10/21/19 :

  • October 21, 2019 Summary Order by Circuit Judges Dennis Jacobs, Robert D. Sack & Peter W. Hall affirming the Northern New York District Court judgment in 17-CV-913, U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-2607,  Oneida Indian Nation of New York, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  United States Department of the Interior, Defendant-Appellee

 

10/22/19 :

10/30/19 :

11/04/19 :

The [Oneida] Nation [of Wisconsin] and the United States exaggerate and, in certain instances, misrepresent these decisions. Contrary to their claims, the Supreme Court has not “repudiated” or “rejected” the theory of diminishment the district court applied below. Indeed, although the [Oneida] Nation claims the Supreme Court has held that the conveyance of allotted lands to non-Indians does not diminish a reservation, no Supreme Court case so holds and this is considered “[a]n important pending question.” …

The [Oneida] Nation knew it had no right to close a state or county road without permission; it similarly should not have the right to close a Village road without permission of the Village. …

CONCLUSION

This is the second time a district court has held that the Oneida Reservation, as defined by its original boundaries, no longer exists. The judgment of the district court should be affirmed.

11/06/19 :

11/07/19 :

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11/14/19 :

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12/09/19 :

CONCLUSION

It would be difficult to overstate the disruptive consequences of the judgment below. It unsettles long-standing governmental relations that the Nation has enjoyed for decades with the State of Wisconsin and other local governments on the Reservation. See State Amicus Br., pp. 13-20. It also unsettles the status of literally millions of acres throughout Indian country that were allotted under the Dawes Act and have since passed in fee patent to non-Indians. It necessarily means that the Cheyenne River Reservation considered in Solem, the Crow Reservation considered in Montana, and the Omaha Reservation considered in Parker, were all diminished, contrary to the Supreme Court’s conclusion regarding each of them. And it does all this based upon a construction of the Dawes Act that is directly contrary to Supreme Court precedent. For all these reasons, the judgment below should be reversed.

12/12/19 :

 

  • December 12, 2019 USA Letter re: Proposed Motion Schedule including defense motions to be filed by 2/28/20, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

  • December 12, 2019 Judgment Mandate by Circuit Judges Dennis Jacobs, Robert D. Sack & Peter W. Hall affirming the Northern New York District Court judgment in 17-CV-913, U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-2607,  Oneida Indian Nation of New York, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  United States Department of the Interior, Defendant-Appellee

12/13/19 : 

12/17/19 :

  • December 17, 2019 Notification of Docket Entry – 12/20/19 status hearing reset to 3/26/20, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

01/02/20 :

  • January 2, 2020 Scheduling Conference Minutes setting Jury Trial for 6/15/20, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

01/14/20 :

01/15/20 :

01/21/20 :

  • January 21, 2020 Final Judgment, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1236, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant
  • January 21, 2020 ORDER by Circuit Judges Frank H. Easterbrook, Michael B. Brennan, and Michael Y. Scudder DISMISSING APPEAL by Ron Van Den Heuvel of WIED 17-CR-160 to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1236, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant

02/04/20 :

  • February 4, 2020 City of Green Bay Response to Tubby Estate Motion to Compel & for Sanctions, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Estate of Jonathon Tubby  v.  City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, et al.

02/05/20 :

 

  • February 5, 2020 VHC Inc. Reply Brief to IRS, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-3718,  VHC Inc. & Subsidiaries, Petitioner-Appellant  v.  Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent-Appellee

02/06/20 :

 

  • February 6, 2020 Decision and Order, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 18-CV-1362, [Van Den Heuvel family-owned] Fortune Avenue LLC  v.  Howard Bedford

02/10/20 :

02/12/20 :

  • February 12, 2020 Notice of Issuance of Mandate re: Order and Final Judgment DISMISSING APPEAL by Ron Van Den Heuvel of WIED 17-CR-160 to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1236, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Defendant-Appellant

02/13/20 :

02/14/20 :

  • February 14, 2020 Notice of Oral Argument scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in the Main Courtroom, Rm. 2721 of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-3718,  VHC Inc. & Subsidiaries, Petitioner-Appellant  v.  Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent-Appellee

02/18/20 :

02/19/20 :

 

  • February 19, 2020 Notice of Oral Argument scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Monday, April 13, 2020 in the Main Courtroom, Rm. 2721 of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL,  U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee

02/21/20 :

  • February 21, 2020 Decision and Order  Granting Tubby Estate Motion to Compel and for Sanctions, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Estate of Jonathon Tubby  v.  City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, et al.

02/27/20 :

 

02/28/20 :

  • February 28, 2020 Francisco Martinez Motion for Bill of Particulars, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

03/01/20 :

  • March 1, 2020 Francisco Martinez Amended Motion for Bill of Particulars, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

03/06/20 :

  • March 6, 2020 Order granting Fortune Avenue LLC Supplemental Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 18-CV-1362, [Van Den Heuvel family-owned] Fortune Avenue LLC  v.  Howard Bedford

03/18/20 :

  • March 18, 2020 Order,  U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee

03/19/20 :

  • March 19, 2020 Notice of Oral Argument rescheduled from April 1, 2020 to 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in the Main Courtroom, Rm. 2721 of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-3718,  VHC Inc. & Subsidiaries, Petitioner-Appellant  v.  Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent-Appellee

 

  • March 19, 2020 Brown County Defendants Response to Tubby Estate Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended Complaint, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Estate of Jonathon Tubby  v.  City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, et al.

 

  • March 19, 2020 USA Response to Stephanie M. Ortiz Motion for Discovery, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

03/20/20 :

 

  • March 20, 2020 Notification of Docket Entry – 3/26/20 status hearing reset to 4/26/20, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

03/21/20 :

 

03/25/20 :

  • March 25, 2020 Judgment in a Civil Case in favor of Defendants and against Plaintiff (dismissed with prejudice), U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak
  • March 25, 2020 Memorandum Opinion and Order, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

03/26/20 :

 

  • March 26, 2020 Order granting Tubby Estate Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended Complaint, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Estate of Jonathon Tubby  v.  City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, et al.
  • March 26, 2020 Third Amended Complaint re: Jonathon Tubby death in Green Bay Police custody removing GBPD Ofc. Bradley A. Dernbach, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, and Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, City of Green Bay, Brown Co. Sheriff Todd J. Delain, Brown Co. Jail Administrator Heidi Michel, Brown County WI, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, and John Does 1-5

03/27/20 :

  • March 27, 2020 Francisco Martinez Letter to USA Responses to Francisco Martinez Pre-Trial Motions, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • March 27, 2020 Francisco Martinez Amended and Corrected Motion to Suppress Evidence as to Fond Du Lac County WI traffic stop, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

03/31/20 :

  • March 31, 2020 Fortune Avenue LLC Bill of Costs in the amount of $1,381.90 against Howard Bedford, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 18-CV-1362, [Van Den Heuvel family-owned] Fortune Avenue LLC  v.  Howard Bedford

04/02/20 :

04/03/20 :

  • April 3, 2020 USA Motion to Adjourn Suppression Hearing re: Francisco Martinez Motions to Suppress Evidence, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

04/07/20 :

  • April 7, 2020 Arlinda Locklear Argument Confirmation as counsel for appellant Oneida Nation of WI,  U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee
  • April 7, 2020 Frank Kowalkowski Argument Confirmation as counsel for defendant Village of Hobart, WI,  U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee

 

04/08/20 :

 

  • April 8, 2020 Sharad Tak Bill of Costs, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

04/09/20 :

  • April 9, 2020 Notification of Docket Entry, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

04/22/20 :

  • April 22, 2020 Order on Francisco Martinez Pretrial Motions, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • April 22, 2020 Order on Stephanie Ortiz Pretrial Motions, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

04/23/20 :

  • April 23, 2020 RNS Servicing LLC Notice of Appeal to the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

05/01/20 :

05/05/20 :

  • May 5, 2020 Notification of Docket Entry, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

05/08/20 :

05/11/20 :

05/12/20 :

  • May 12, 2020 TEXT ONLY ORDER signed by Judge William C. Griesbach DIRECTING THE GOVERNMENT AND PROBATION to file a response on or before 5/19/2020 to the Ron Van Den Heuvel Motion for Compassionate Release from Custody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CR-160, United States of America  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel

05/13/20 :

05/15/20 :

 

  • May 15, 2020 Order that counsel present oral argument either telephonically or by video on 9:30 a.m. 6/10/20, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 18-3718,  VHC Inc. & Subsidiaries, Petitioner-Appellant  v.  Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent-Appellee

05/18/20 :

05/19/20 :

  • May 19, 2020 USA Motion to Adjourn Final Pretrial and Trial to August 2020, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

05/20/20 :

05/21/20 :

05/22/20 :

05/26/20 :

05/27/20 :

05/28/20 :

 

  • May 28, 2020 TEXT ONLY – Notice of Evidentiary Hearing as to Francisco Martinez rescheduled to 1:30 PM, 7/27/20 before Judge William C. Griesbach, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

05/29/20 :

  • May 29, 2020 Counsel only Telephone Status Conference Minutes noting possible new charges added in July if a grand jury convenes and scheduling jury trial for 10/19/20, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

06/09/20 :

  • June 9, 2020 USA Response in Opposition to Troy Wragg Motion for Release from FCI Fort Dix West to Home Confinement due to COVID-19, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corporation / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

06/15/20 :

06/17/20 :

 

  • June 17, 2020 Cedric Cohen Motion to Review Detention Order, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

06/24/20 :

 

 

  • June 24, 2020 Notification of Docket Entry, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108, RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel & Sharad Tak

06/26/20 :

06/29/20 :

 

07/01/20 :

07/02/20 :

07/04/20 :

07/07/20 :

  • July 7, 2020 USA Petition to Seal Motion, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

07/09/20 :

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07/10/20 :

Dr. Marco Araujo, a former Green Bay anesthesiolgist and former friend of [Ron] Van Den Heuvel’s was cheated out of $600,000 in the scheme. He has seen no restitution, and he continually sends [Wisconsin Eastern District US Attorney Matthew] Krueger notes and letters hinting at where and how Araujo believes Van Den Heuvel has hidden assets to avoid paying anyone back.

 

07/14/20 :

  • July 14, 2020 Frank Kowalkowski/Village of Hobart Response to Arlinda Locklear/Oneida Nation Letter re: supplemental authority (McGirt v. Oklahoma, 18-9526),  U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee

07/16/20 :

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07/20/20 :

07/22/20 :

 

07/28/20 :

07/29/20 :

07/30/20 :

  • July 30, 2020 ORDER,  U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee
  • July 30, 2020 DECISION,  U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-1981, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee

The Oneida Reservation defined by the 1838 Treaty remains intact, so the land within the boundaries of the Reservation is Indian country under 18 U.S.C. § 1151(a). The judgment of the district court is REVERSED, and the case is REMANDED with instructions to enter judgment in favor of the Oneida Nation.

07/31/20 :

  • July 31, 2020 Counsel Only Telephone Conference Minutes re: Francisco Martinez Request for Hearing on Motions to Suppress Evidence (scheduled for 9/4/20), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

08/05/20 :

08/06/20 :

 

  • August 6, 2020 DECISION/OPINION by Circuit Judges Joel M. Flaum, Amy Coney Barrett and Amy J. St. Eve affirming U.S. Tax Court Judgment in favor of IRS, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Cases Nos. 18-3717 & 18-3718,  VHC Inc. & Subsidiaries, Petitioner-Appellant  v.  Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent-Appellee

08/10/20 :

 

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08/14/20 :

08/17/20 :

08/19/20 :

08/20/20 :

08/24/20 :

08/25/20 :

08/28/20 :

Bill Bain, Ron Van Den Heuvel, Fmr. WI Gov. Tommy Thompson, Ron’s sister Ann Murphy, and Ron’s father Raymond Van Den Heuvel at PCDI Oconto Falls Tissue Corp. ribbon cutting ceremony in 1997

08/31/20 :

 

  • August 31, 2020 Detainer against Ruben Ortiz, Jr. [filed 10/19/20], U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/01/20 :

09/04/20 :

09/11/20 :

09/14/20 :

09/15/20 :

09/18/20 :

 

09/22/20 :

09/25/20 :

10/01/20 :

  • October 1, 2020 Hector Gomez-Salas Detention Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

10/02/20 :

  • October 2, 2020 Judgment in a Civil Case, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 16-CV-1217,  Oneida Nation of Wisconsin  v.  Village of Hobart, Wisconsin

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that, based upon the mandate issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on September 28, 2020, the Oneida Reservation defined by the 1838 Treaty remains intact. All land within the boundaries of the Reservation is Indian country under 18 U.S.C. § 1151(a). Statutory costs are awarded to the Oneida Nation and against the Village of Hobart.

 

  • October 2, 2020 Telephone Scheduling Conference Minutes re: Trial Date scheduled for 3/1/2021, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/05/20 :

  • October 5, 2020 Hector Gomez-Salas Order of Detention Pending Trial, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/07/20 :

10/09/20 :

  • October 9, 2020 ORDER as to Wayde McKelvy, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corporation / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme
  • October 9, 2020 Opinion / Memorandum as to Wayde McKelvy, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corporation / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

10/13/20 :

  • October 13, 2020 Notice of Wayde McKelvy Sentencing set for 3/15/21 [MOVED TO 8/05/21], U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corporation / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

10/16/20 :

10/24/20 :

10/29/20 :

 

  • Inside Higher Ed / InsideHigherEd.com – Blaming the Messenger – The editor of a student newspaper is facing sanction by the institution’s president for reporting considered routine journalistic practice. Free press advocates call it an “egregious” violation of the First Amendment

11/02/20 :

 

 

11/06/20 :

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11/20/20 :

11/23/20 :

  • November 23, 2020 Stephanie Ortiz Plea Agreement, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

12/02/20 :

 

12/07/20 :

  • December 7, 2020 Stephanie Ortiz Plea Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

12/16/20 :

12/22/20 :

  • December 22, 2020 Francisco Martinez Plea Agreement [hearing set for 1/11/21], U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

12/23/20 :

 

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12/29/20 :

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01/01/21 :

  • January 1, 2021 ORDER, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Docket No. 17-CV-108,   RNS Servicing LLC  v.  Spirit Construction Services Inc., Steven Van Den Heuvel, ST Paper LLC & Sharad Tak

01/04/21 :

  • January 4, 2021 ORDER for Oral Argument re: Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment [scheduled for 2/4/21], U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby  v.  City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, et al.

01/08/21 :

01/11/21 :

01/13/21 :

01/15/21 :

01/20/21 :

  • January 20, 2021 Notice of Wayde McKelvy Sentencing set for 5/18/21 [MOVED TO 8/05/21], U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corporation / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme

01/28/21 :

01/29/21 :

02/02/21 :

  • February 2, 2021 USA Motion to Adjourn Final Pretrial and Trial, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

02/04/21 :

02/06/21 :

02/08/21 :

 

02/10/21 :

  • February 10, 2021 Telephone Status Conference Minutes [next Status Conference set for 3/17/21], U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

02/12/21 :

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02/26/21 :

03/01/21 :

03/02/21 :

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This is a true story about an untrue story. It takes you through the experiences of an ordinary group of citizens and neighbors who banded together to fight against a proposed trash incinerator that would have threatened their neighborhoods. It is an accounting of a scandal that was based on fairy tales of impossible science, and sprinkled liberally with deception and corruption. The true events that unfolded gave meaning to the wry observation that oftentimes, truth really is stranger than fiction. It was finally stopped when a small group decided that enough was enough. They stood up and got the truth out. By telling the truth, they slowly turned the tables against the developer. Written from the point of view of one of those citizens who got involved in the effort to stop the proposed project, this book takes you inside the real-life campaign from the initial discovery of the development all the way through its final demise.

 

  • March 2, 2021 Complaint for Civil Rights Violations; U.S. District Court, Kansas, Case No. 21-CV-2113,  Jared Nally & The Indian Leader Association  v.  Ronald J. Graham, Haskell Indian Nations University, Tony L. Dearman & the Bureau of Indian Education

 

  • March 2, 2021 Stephanie Ortiz Sentencing Memorandum, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

03/08/21 :

03/09/21 :

 

03/25/21 :

03/30/21 :

  • March 30, 2021 Cedric Cohen Letter to Judge Griesbach, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

04/02/21:

  • April 2, 2021 Judge Griesbach Response to Cedric Cohen, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

04/06/21 :

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04/15/21 :

04/18/21 :

  • April 18, 2021 Richard Guyette Plea Agreement, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

04/20/21 :

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04/22/21 :

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Stories and Lessons from America’s
Unsung Environmental Movement
Edited by Audrea Lim
includes an interview with
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04/23/21 :

  • April 23, 2021 Richard Guyette Change of Plea Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

04/27/21 :

05/01/21 :

05/03/21 :

 

05/07/21 :

  • The Indian Leader / TheIndianLeader.com – Ronald Graham removed from office, Tamarah Pfeiffer new acting president of Haskell Indian Nations University

05/10/21 :

05/12/21 :

  • May 12, 2021 USA Motion for Entry of Preliminary Order of Forfeiture re: $2,261.00 seized from Richard Guyette, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

05/14/21 :

“That will continue to be something that looms over students and their free expression rights,” [The Indian Leader Editor Jared] Nally said. [Ronald] Graham’s dismissal “doesn’t mean that the code of conduct won’t be weaponized in that way again. He may have been the bad actor that brought attention to all of this, but there’s work that needs to be done to restore free speech and expression rights.”

[Tamarah] Pfeiffer, the new acting president, declined a request for an interview and directed questions to a Bureau of Indian Education spokesperson, who did not respond to requests for comment.

Nally said faculty members and students have shown solidarity and support for one another during the past year amid the administrative turmoil. The Indian Leader has taken on the responsibility for keeping the campus informed because university administrators have failed to do so, Nally said. He noted that students found out about Graham’s dismissal only through faculty members who received an email and local news reports.

“Still nothing has been said to students,” he said, adding that the lapses in shared governance and lack of involvement of the regents have left students, faculty and staff members feeling excluded and in the dark.

“There haven’t really been checks and balances,” Nally said. “There’s a lot of ways we stepped up to fill those roles.”

05/19/21 :

 

  • May 19, 2021 JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE re: Jonathon Tubby death in Green Bay Police custody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, and Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle
  • May 19, 2021 DECISION AND ORDER re: Attorneys Fees, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, and Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle
  • May 19, 2021 DECISION AND ORDER Granting Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment [31 pages] re: Jonathon Tubby death in Green Bay Police custody, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, and Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle

05/20/21 :

 

05/21/21 :

  • May 21, 2021 Brown County Defendants’ Bill of Costs against Plaintiffs in the amount of $19,920.59, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137, Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle

05/23/21 :

05/25/21 :

05/26/21 :

  • May 26, 2021 MEMORANDUM re: APPEAL of U.S. District Court, Central District of California Case No. 16CR36; U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Appellate Case No. 19-50231,  United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee  v.  Nikishna Polequaptewa, AKA Nikishna Numkina Myron, AKA Nikishua Numkina Myron, AKA Nikishna Numkina Polequaptewa, Defendant-Appellant

[R]ather than order a new trial, we vacate the denial of the motion to suppress and remand with instructions to conduct a new trial only if the district court ultimately suppresses the laptop evidence [and] for the district court to consider…whether the warrantless search of Polequaptewa’s hotel room was unlawful.

06/02/21 :

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06/08/21 :

06/10/21 :

06/11/21 :

06/17/21 :

  • June 17, 2021 Notice of Rule 33 Mediation set for 7/9/21 in appeal of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137 [filed 6/21/21], U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 21-2101,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Defendants-Appellees

06/18/21 :

06/21/21 :

  • June 21, 2021 ORDER re: Circuit Rule 33 Briefing Schedule, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 21-2101,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Defendants-Appellees

06/22/21 :

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06/24/21 :

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06/28/21 :

07/12/21 :

 

  • July 12, 2021 Hector Gomez-Salas Plea Agreement, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

07/14/21 :

07/19/21 :

  • July 19, 2021 Cedric Cohen Bond Review Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

07/20/21 :

  • July 20, 2021 ORDER re: Circuit Rule 33 Briefing Schedule, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 21-2101,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Defendants-Appellees

07/24/21 :

  • July 24, 2021 Richard Guyette Sentencing Letters, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

07/25/21 :

  • July 25, 2021 Richard Guyette Sentencing Memorandum [FILED 7/26/21], U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

07/27/21 :

  • July 27, 2021 Richard Guyette Judgment in a Criminal Case: 10 YEARS PRISON + 5 YEARS SUPERVISED RELEASE, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • July 27, 2021 Richard Guyette Sentencing Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

07/28/21 :

  • July 28, 2021 Hector Gomez-Salas Change of Plea Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • July 28, 2021 Hector Gomez-Salas Information, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

08/06/21 :

  • August 6, 2021 Wayde McKelvy Judgment In a Criminal Case, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 15-CR-398,  United States of America  v.  Troy Wragg, Amanda Knorr & Wayde McKelvy re: Mantria Corporation / EternaGreen Global / Speed of Wealth ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Wire/Securities Fraud Pyrolysis Ponzi Scheme
    • 216 months Imprisonment on Counts 2-8 (Wire Fraud; Aiding & Abetting) & 10 (Securities Fraud; Aiding & Abetting); 60 months each on Counts 1 (Wire Fraud Conspiracy) & 9 (Securities Fraud Conspiracy); to be served concurrently
    • 5 years Supervised Release on each count concurrently after prison
    • Total Loss: $42,847,425.58
    • Interest paid to Mantria investors: $17,500,000
    • Restitution Ordered: $37,031,488.57

BACKGROUND:
Three People Charged In A $54 Million ‘Green Energy’ Conspiracy That Promised To Make Millions For Investors By Safely Turning Waste Into Energy; Sound Familiar? Mantria Ponzi Scheme, a.k.a. The “Forgotten” Ponzi; Is This Just Another Example Of Criminal Waste-to-Energy Scams Like Those Of Ron Van Den Heuvel, Abdul Latif Mahjoob, Artley Skenandore & Oneida Seven Generations Corp.?

08/18/21 :

  • August 18, 2021 Hector Gomez-Salas Sentencing Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

08/19/21 :

  • August 19, 2021 Hector Gomez-Salas Judgment in a Criminal Case: 61 MONTHS PRISON, DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS UPON RELEASE FROM CUSTODY, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

08/25/21 :

  • August 25, 2021 Cedric Cohen Plea Agreement, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

08/27/21 :

08/29/21 :

  • August 29, 2021 James Parkinson Plea Agreement [FILED 8/30/21], U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

08/30/21 :

08/31/21 :

  • August 31, 2021 Alejandro Lopez Plea Agreement, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • August 31, 2021 Alejandro Lopez Information, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • August 31, 2021 Cedric Cohen Information, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/01/21 :

  • September 1, 2021 Terry Johnson Bond Revocation Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • September 1, 2021 Ruben Ortiz Jr. Motion to Continue, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/02/21 :

  • September 2, 2021 Gabiel Bonilla Plea Agreement, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/03/21 :

  • September 3, 2021 Oscar Alonso Final Pretrial Conference Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • September 3, 2021 Cedric Cohen Change of Plea Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/08/21 :

  • September 8, 2021 Oscar Alonso Plea Agreement, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/10/21 :

  • September 10, 2021 James Parkinson Change of Plea Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • September 10, 2021 Alejandro Lopez Change of Plea Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/13/21 :

  • September 13, 2021 Gabiel Bonilla Information, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

NOTE: Heuvel is misspelled as “Huevel” twice on the first page.
ALSO, Ron appears to be claiming that he should receive credit for the six months during which the Court allowed him to delay beginning his first sentence of 36 months, as if it were ‘home confinement’ rather than a suspension of his imprisonment. In reality, the suspension was curtailed when the Court discovered that Ron was continuing his fraud schemes and threatening victim witnesses via phone while awaiting the actual beginning of his sentence. Ron was later given a second additional sentence of 90 months to be served concurrently with the first. In Oneida Eye’s opinion, the Court should change the sentencing to be consecutive for wasting the Court’s time with frivolous filings.

Below is video of Ron Van Den Heuvel being taken to begin his first prison sentence on July 6, 2018:

09/14/21 :

  • September 14, 2021 TEXT ONLY ORDER by Judge William Griesbach directing the U.S Government & Probation Office to file a response within the next 21 days to Ronald Van Den Heuvel’s Motion to Amend/Clarify Judgment to correct 1) Date of Birth, 2) Date of Sentencing in 16-CR-64 only, and 3) Term of Imprisonment, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 17-CR-160,  United States of America  v.  Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel

 

  • September 14, 2021 Gabiel Bonilla Change of Plea Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/15/21 :

  • September 15, 2021 Oscar Alonso Change of Plea Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

09/22/21 :

  • September 22, 2021 Ruben Ortiz Jr. Plea Agreement, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

 

09/23/21 :

09/29/21 :

09/30/21 :

  • September 30, 2021 Ruben Ortiz Jr. Change of Plea Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/02/21 :

10/05/21 :

  • October 5, 2021 USA Motion for Entry of Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • October 5, 2021 Preliminary Order of Forfeiture against Ruben Ortiz Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/08/21 :

  • October 8, 2021 Cedric Cohen Sentencing Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • October 8, 2021 Cedric Cohen Judgment in a Criminal Case, 96 months Imprisonment, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/13/21 :

  • October 13, 2021 Terry Johnson Plea Agreement, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/18/21 :

  • October 18, 2021 Terry Johnson Information, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • October 18, 2021 Terry Johnson Change of Plea Hearing Minutes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/19/21 :

10/20/21 :

  • October 20, 2021 Preliminary Order of Forfeiture against Terry Johnson, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

10/22/21 :

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10/26/21 :

“Van Den Heuvel has paid…nothing towards restitution, with the only restitution payments coming not from Van Den Heuvel but from his co-defendants, and made to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation,” the filing states. “The remaining payees/victims…have received nothing in restitution from Van Den Heuvel or anyone else.”

Frohling asked U.S. District Court Judge William Griesbach to make Van Den Heuvel explain his reasons for the court filing, and depending on his explanation, find that he committed perjury.

Frohling also suggested Griesbach share his findings with the Bureau of Prisons for possible disciplinary action, and to the U.S. Probation Office, who will supervise Van Den Heuvel once he completes his sentence.

11/03/21 :

 

  • November 3, 2021 Plaintiff-Appellants’ Opening Brief [100 pages], U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 21-2101,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Defendants-Appellees

12/01/21 :

  • December 1, 2021 Brown County Defendants-Appellees Brief [68 pages], U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 21-2101,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Defendants-Appellees
  • December 1, 2021 Green Bay Defendants-Appellees Brief [59 pages], U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 21-2101,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Defendants-Appellees

12/08/21 :

12/9/21 :

  • December 9, 2021 Terry Johnson SENTENCING MINUTES: 11 YEARS PRISON; 5 YEARS SUPERVISION, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

12/13/21 :

  • December 13, 2021 Terry Johnson Judgment in a Criminal Case, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,  United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

12/14/21 :

  • December 14, 2021 Gabiel Bonilla Sentencing Memorandum, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

12/20/21 :

  • December 20, 2021 Francisco Martinez Motion for Compassionate Release, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

12/21/21 :

  • December 21, 2021 Gabiel Bonilla SENTENCING MINUTES: 61 MONTHS PRISON; 5 YEARS SUPERVISION, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • December 21, 2021 Oscar Alonso SENTENCING MINUTES: 10 YEARS PRISON; 5 YEARS SUPERVISION, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

12/22/21 :

  • December 22, 2021 Plaintiff-Appellants’ Reply Brief, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 21-2101,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Defendants-Appellees

12/27/21 :

  • December 27, 2021 Gabiel Bonilla Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case: 61 MONTHS PRISON; 5 YEARS SUPERVISION, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • December 27, 2021 Oscar Alonso Judgment in a Criminal Case: 10 YEARS PRISON; 5 YEARS SUPERVISION, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

12/28/21 :

  • December 28, 2021 James Parkinson Judgment in a Criminal Case: 36 MONTHS PRISON; 4 YEARS SUPERVISION, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • ENTERED 12/28/21 : December 23, 2021 James Parkinson SENTENCING MINUTES: 36 MONTHS PRISON; 4 YEARS SUPERVISION, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • TEXT ONLY ORDER as to Ruben Ortiz, Jr. GRANTING Motion to Continue Sentencing AND GRANTING Motion to Seal Document, filed by Ruben Ortiz, Jr., signed by Judge William C. Griesbach on 12/28/2021. The Clerk is directed to reschedule sentencing as requested, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

12/29/21 :

  • NOTICE OF HEARING as to Ruben Ortiz, Jr. Sentencing previously set for 1/14/2022 is rescheduled to 2/18/2022 02:30 PM by Video Conference before Judge William C Griesbach. The court will make a record at the hearing of defendants consent to proceed by video and, in the case of a felony plea or sentencing hearing, specific findings regarding the impact of further delay on the interests of justice. Counsel for the Government and the Defendant: (1) must notify any interested family members or victims and provide the Zoom Video Conference or Telephone information to them; and (2) must contact the Office of the Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing if family members or victims wish to address the court at the hearing. Members of the public or media may contact the Office of the Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing at 920-455-7381 if they wish to listen to the court proceeding. If the defendant does not consent to proceed by video, counsel should notify the Clerk at wied_clerks_gb@wied.uscourts.gov and an in-person hearing will be scheduled. (cc: all counsel; Zoom invite emailed to all parties and Kenosha Co Detention Center)

01/08/22 :

01/13/22 :

  • January 13, 2022 Complaint, Brown Co. Case No. 22-CF-70,  State of Wisconsin  v.  Felicia M. Jacobson re: Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place / Second or Subsequent Offense / Illegal Rx drugs; Felicia Marie Jacobson was named by Stephanie Ortiz as among the mothers of Ruben Ortiz Jr.’s children and someone whom Ruben uses to conduct his illegal gang activities

SEE ALSO:

01/18/22 :

01/19/22 :

  • January 19, 2022 Notice of Oral Argument set for 2/23/22 at 9:30AM, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 21-2101,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Defendants-Appellees

01/21/22 :

  • January 21, 2022 Alejandro Lopez SENTENCING MINUTES: 84 MONTHS PRISON; 5 YEARS SUPERVISION, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

02/02/22 :

02/08/22 :

 

03/29/22 :

04/12/22 :

  • April 12, 2022 Ruben Ortiz Motion to Continue Sentencing, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

04/14/22 :

  • April 14, 2022 TEXT ONLY ORDER as to Ruben Ortiz, Jr. GRANTING Motion to Continue Sentencing signed by Judge William C. Griesbach on 4/14/2022. NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED HEARING from 4/18/2022 to 6/1/22 3PM, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

04/22/22 :

05/13/22 :

05/17/22 :

HELP WANTED:
•  USAJOBS.GOV – President, Haskell Indian Nations University
Salary: $135,468 – $203,700 per year
(Opening date 5/17/22; closing date 6/16/22)

05/27/22 :

06/03/22 :

06/10/22 :

06/23/22 :

WANTED FOR MURDER: ALEJANDRO CANTU & GUSTAVO CANTU

06/27/22 :

07/06/22 :

For all of the reasons explained above, we reject House’s argument that Congress lacked the authority to enact Public Law 280. Accordingly, we affirm House’s judgment of conviction and the order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

By the Court. — Judgment and order affirmed.

07/07/22 :

  • July 7, 2022 Ruben Ortiz Jr. SENTENCING HEARING MINUTES: 105 MONTHS PRISON; 8 YEARS SUPERVISION, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz
  • July 7, 2022 Ruben Ortiz Jr. JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CR-151,   United States of America  v.  Ruben Ortiz Jr., Alejandro Lopez, Francisco Martinez, Hector Gomez-Salas, Oscar Alonso, Gabiel Bonilla, Cedric Cohen, Terry Johnson, Richard Guyette, James Parkinson & Stephanie Ortiz

07/08/22 :

07/12/22 :

  • July 12, 2022 DECISION, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 21-2101 AFFIRMING U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Defendants-Appellees
  • July 12, 2022 FINAL JUDGMENT, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket No. 21-2101 AFFIRMING U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 19-CV-137,  Susan Doxtator, Arlie Doxtator, & Sarah Wunderlich, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Jonathon C. Tubby, Plaintiffs-Appellants  v.  Green Bay Police Officer Erik O’Brien, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, Heidi Michel, City of Green Bay, Brown County WI, Todd Delain, Joseph P. Mleziva, Nathan K. Winisterfer, Thomas Zeigle, Defendants-Appellees

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08/31/22 :

09/22/22 :

 

This court sentenced Mr. Van Den Heuvel to a term of 90 months’ imprisonment in 17-CR-160, and his anticipated release date is technically May 26, 2025. … The Bureau of Prisons has nonetheless released Mr. Van Den Heuvel to “home confinement” pursuant to the…“CARES Act”. Neither the United States Attorney’s Office nor the victims were consulted in advance about that transfer. Mr. Van Den Heuvel is thus currently out of custody and residing in Cheboygan, Michigan, where he is able to work. Indeed, multiple witnesses have reported to the government that he is, in fact, earning money. Mr. Van Den Heuvel has not, however, been making regular restitution payments, and continues to owe substantial outstanding restitution.

Based upon the foregoing, the United States respectfully asks this Court to modify the restitution orders in both cases to require Mr. Van Den Heuvel to begin paying restitution now, on the same terms as if he were on supervised release—i.e., “not less than $200.00 per month or 10% of his or her net earnings, whichever is greater,” and “100 percent of his or her yearly federal and state tax refunds.” Given that Mr. Van Den Heuvel is out of custody and equally able to work as he would be on supervised release, there is no reason for his victims to wait until his formal term of supervised release begins in 2025 to receive regular restitution payments. See, e.g., United States v. Tarnawa, 26 F.4th 720, 725 (5th Cir. 2022) (“A convicted criminal ‘cannot escape his responsibility to restore his victims by hiding behind his sentencing order, not when he has the means to pay and not when the law provides a remedy that the government and the district court may act upon.’”)

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On September 26, 2022 the Court ordered defendant to respond within ten days. … It has now been 57 days, but Mr. Van Den Heuvel has not responded.

11/23/22 :

Based upon Van Den Heuvel’s failure to respond to the government’s motion and his income earning capacity as reflected in the Presentence Investigation Report, the court finds that the payment schedule ordered as a condition of supervised release is reasonable.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Van Den Heuvel is to begin making restitution payments within 30 days of the date of this order in the amount of $200 per month or 10% of his net earnings, whichever is greater.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Van Den Heuvel is to pay as restitution 100% of his annual federal and state income tax refunds.

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03/10/23 :

In a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in January, Haskell Indian Nations University students claim that a lengthy investigation into allegations of misconduct on campus wrapped up months ago but has yet to be made public.

The letter, which the Journal-World has obtained a copy of, claims a Bureau of Indian Education investigation took place at Haskell during a span of more than six months in 2022 and by the beginning of this year had uncovered “extensive evidence” of a number of crimes perpetrated by a group of about 10 employees — fraudulent reports to remove staff, multiple “forms of assault,” sexual abuse committed by students and employees, and the embezzlement and theft of federal property. The BIE oversees Haskell’s operations and is housed under the Department of the Interior.

“The faculty members we have exchanged some thoughts and ideas (with) believe, as do the students, the investigation’s findings are 100% being covered up,” the letter reads. “We have seen systematic abuse, neglect of victims and strong efforts by BIE officials in encouraging Haskell faculty to not discuss Haskell’s investigation.”

 

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04/14/23 :

  • April 14, 2023 Donald Swenson Declaration,U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 23-CV-10564,  Prime Alliance Bank, Inc. and Sertant Capital, LLC  v.  The Great Lakes Tissue Company

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04/25/23 :

Starting at 38:10 –

City Manager Dan Sabolsky: And last, going back to my questions over here: Mr. Ron Van Den Heuvel is no longer in Cheboygan, Michigan. He was the consultant for Great Lakes Tissue. I don’t, am not sure what that means now for Great Lakes Tissue. And, he has also been ordered not to come back to Cheboygan, Michigan. He’s on an ‘extended vacation.’

Q: Who ordered him?

Sabolsky: Feds.

Q: The judge or Bureau of Prisons?

Sabolsky: Bureau of Prisons. His latest interview, he was not, I think he violated his parole by doing the interview. And, also in the latest interview, he admitted he was more than an ‘owner’ [sic ‘consultant’].
So he is, what do we say? ‘Loose lips, sink ships’? There was a perfect example. So, that is all I have, Council[.]

                                   

The full 32 minute interview:

04/26/23 :

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05/02/23 :

05/04/23 :

05/15/23 :

05/16/23 :

  • May 16, 2023 COMPLAINT re: 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child Under 13 / Incest / Repeater, Brown Co. Case No. 23-CF-845,  Wisconsin  v.  Andrew Nelson Ninham / Andrew Ninham

05/19/23 :

  • May 19, 2023 COMPLAINT re: 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child Under 12 / Lifetime Supervision of Serious Sex Offenders / Persistent Repeater, Outagamie Co. Case No. 23-CF-508,  Wisconsin  v.  Jason Lonefeather King / Jason King

05/24/23 :

  • May 24, 2023 SUMMONS & COMPLAINT, Brown Co. Case No. 23-CV-652,  The Great Lakes Tissue Group, LLC  v.  Patriot Advanced Environmental Technologies, LLC  &  4 R Planet, LLC

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RELATED:

06/06/23 :

06/08–10/23 :

06/15/23 :

  • June 15, 2023 DECISION affirming the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals re: Congress’ authority to enact the Indian Child Welfare Act / ICWA; reversing on anti-commandeering claims; vacating judgment on equal protection / non-delegation claims & remanding w/ instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; U.S. Supreme Court, Case No. 21-376, Debra A. Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, et al.  v.  Brackeen, et al.

 

In June 2023, the Bureau of Prisons transferred Ron Van Den Heuvel from Michigan to Florida:

06/19/23 :

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07/21/23 :

  • July 21, 2023 Minute Entry for Telephonic Scheduling Conference: Plaintiff will amend complaint by 10/2/23 and thereafter all of the named parties will convene again for a follow-up Rule 26 conference, and Parties will submit a proposed scheduling order by 10/31/23, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 23-CV-10564,  Prime Alliance Bank, Inc. and Sertant Capital, LLC  v.  The Great Lakes Tissue Company

07/28/23 :

07/31/23 :

08/07/23 :

08/08/23 :

  • August 8, 2023 COMPLAINT re: Possession of child pornography by Oneida Nation Cultural Heritage Department Office Manager CHAD WILSON who was apprehended at Oneida Elementary Turtle School during recital of The Great Law of Peace, Brown Co. Case No. 23-CF-1392,  Wisconsin  v.  Chad Allen Wilson

08/21/23 :

08/30/23 :

 

  • SENTENCE BEGINS for LOLI HILL – brother of Oneida Nation Chairman Tehassi Hill, Oneida Nation Judge Lati Hill & Fmr. Oneida Police Dept Officer Latsi Hill: 18 MONTHS STATE PRISON / 2 YEARS EXTENDED SUPERVISION re: 2nd Degree Child Abuse / Intentionally Cause Harm, Brown Co. Case No. 22-CF-2074,  Wisconsin  v.  Lolihwakaya Hill aka Lolihwakayu aka Loli Hill

Loli Hill’s 8-year-old son told police that – when his father strangled him as his 6-year-old sister watched – his dad’s face “looked like melting” and he saw “dark stars,” and that he “felt like his dad was a killer…trying to kill him.”

RELATED:

09/01/23 :

  • September 1, 2023 SENTENCING for 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of Child: 11 YEARS STATE PRISON / 6 YEARS EXTENDED SUPERVISION; Brown Co. Case No. 21-CF-310,  Wisconsin  v.  Jared Lee Skenadore Jr. / Jared Skenadore

SEE ALSO:
•  February 26, 2021 COMPLAINT re: Repeated Sexual Assault of a Child/Repeater, Incest/Repeater, Child Enticement/Repeater, False Imprisonment/Repeater, Brown Co. Case No. 21-CF-310,  Wisconsin  v.  Jared Lee Skenadore, Jr. / Jared Skenadore

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09/24/23 :

Tracy Morris, public information officer for the ATF’s Detroit bureau, said certified fire investigators are examining the scene to determine if there is any arson-related evidence.

09/26/23 :

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09/28/23 :

10/02/23 :

 

10/03/23 :

  • October 3, 2023 BIE Answer to PEER Complaint re: Freedom of Information Act requests for Haskell Indian Nations University report on claims of sexual assault & crimes, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 23-CV-2194,  Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility [PEER]  v.  U.S. Bureau of Indian Education [BIE]

10/05/23 :

  • October 5, 2023 ORDER that by November 2, 2023 the BIE is to file report or dispositive motion to PEER Complaint re: Freedom of Information Act requests for Haskell Indian Nations University report on claims of sexual assault & crimes, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 23-CV-2194,  Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility [PEER]  v.  U.S. Bureau of Indian Education [BIE]

10/11/23 :

10/12/23 :

  • October 12, 2023 Notice for Hearing on Motions to Withdraw, Tuesday October 24 @ 2PM – Counsel for & Representative of The Great Lakes Tissue Co. are required to attend, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 23-CV-10564,  Prime Alliance Bank, Inc. and Sertant Capital, LLC  v.  The Great Lakes Tissue Company, Tissue Depot, Inc., and Cheboygan Energies & Biofuels Corp.

10/23/23 :

10/24/23 :

10/25/23 :

10/26/23 :

10/27/23 :

Plaintiff is owed $15,000,000.00 pursuant to the terms of the promissory note.

10/31/23 :

  • October 31, 2023 Joint Revised Discovery Plan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 23-CV-10564,  Prime Alliance Bank, Inc. and Sertant Capital, LLC  v.  The Great Lakes Tissue Company, Tissue Depot, Inc., and Cheboygan Energies & Biofuels Corp.

11/02/23 :

  • November 2, 2023 ORDER for Great Lakes Tissue Co. to Show Cause re: why Court should not enter Default Judgment for Plaintiffs due to lack of counsel, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 23-CV-10564,  Prime Alliance Bank, Inc. and Sertant Capital, LLC  v.  The Great Lakes Tissue Company, Tissue Depot, Inc., and Cheboygan Energies & Biofuels Corp.

GLT’s show-cause response should be docketed on or before November 8, 2023. Failure to provide a timely or adequate response will result in the entry of the default judgment.

11/03/23 :

11/07/23 :

11/10/23 ;

  • November 10, 2023 Complaint [267 pages], U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 23-CV-1511, Village of Hobart, Wisconsin  v.  U.S. Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tammie Poitra, Acting Midwest Regional Director of BIA, and Interior Board of Indian Appeals

11/14/23 :

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11/20/23 :

  • November 20, 2023 Minute Entry for In-Person proceedings re: Plaintiffs’ Verified 2nd Motion for Possession & Injunctive Relief: MOTION GRANTED, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 23-CV-10564,  Prime Alliance Bank, Inc. and Sertant Capital, LLC  v.  The Great Lakes Tissue Company, Tissue Depot, Inc., and Cheboygan Energies & Biofuels Corp.

11/21/23 :

 

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11/27/23 :

 

11/29/23 :

12/05/23 :

  • December 5, 2023 Bureau of Indian Education Status Report re: Freedom of Information Act requests for Haskell Indian Nations University report on claims of sexual assault & crimes, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 23-CV-2194,  Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility [PEER]  v.  U.S. Bureau of Indian Education [BIE]

12/06/23 :

  • December 6, 2023 MINUTE ORDER: Bureau of Indian Education must submit another status report by 01/12/24 re: Freedom of Information Act requests for Haskell Indian Nations University report on claims of sexual assault & crimes, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 23-CV-2194,  Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility [PEER]  v.  U.S. Bureau of Indian Education [BIE]

12/07/23 :

12/08/23 :

12/14/23 :

  • December 14, 2023 Bureau of Prisons Email notifying victims that RON VAN DEN HEUVEL ESCAPED BOP’s custody & is on the loose

12/15/23 :

  • December 15, 2023 Bureau of Prisons Email notifying media that
    RON VAN DEN HEUVEL back in BOP’s custody

 

12/19/23 :

12/20/23 :

12/31/23 :

  • December 31, 2023 Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator UPDATE:
    One year added back to Ron Van Den Heuvel’s prison sentence after it was reduced due to First Step Act; won’t be released until 6/16/2025

01/10/24 :

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01/12/24 :

 

  • January 12, 2024 Bureau of Indian Education Status Report re: Freedom of Information Act requests for Haskell Indian Nations University report on claims of sexual assault & crimes, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 23-CV-2194,  Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility [PEER]  v.  U.S. Bureau of Indian Education [BIE]
  • January 12, 2024 MINUTE ORDER: Parties must submit another joint status report by 03/01/24 re: Freedom of Information Act requests for Haskell Indian Nations University report on claims of sexual assault & crimes, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 23-CV-2194,  Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility [PEER]  v.  U.S. Bureau of Indian Education [BIE]

01/16–18/24 :

 

 

 

01/19/24 :

01/24/24 :

  • January 24, 2024 Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator UPDATE:
    One month and eleven days added to Ron Van Den Heuvel’s prison sentence on top of one year added back after it was subtracted due to the First Step Act; now he won’t be released until 7/27/2025

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02/15/24 ;

  • February 15, 2024 Oneida Nation WI Motion to Intervene as Defendant, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 23-CV-1511, Village of Hobart, Wisconsin  v.  U.S. Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tammie Poitra, Acting Midwest Regional Director of BIA, and Interior Board of Indian Appeals
  • February 15, 2024 Defendants’ Answer, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 23-CV-1511, Village of Hobart, Wisconsin  v.  U.S. Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tammie Poitra, Acting Midwest Regional Director of BIA, and Interior Board of Indian Appeals

 

02/16/24 :

  • February 16, 2024 Notice of Telephone Scheduling Conference on 3/18/24 at 9:20AM CST, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 23-CV-1511, Village of Hobart, Wisconsin  v.  U.S. Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tammie Poitra, Acting Midwest Regional Director of BIA, and Interior Board of Indian Appeals

 

02/27/24 :

 

SEE ALSO:
•  December 28, 2020 Complaint re: Repeated Acts of Sexual Assault of a Child, Brown Co. Case No. 20-CF-2054,  State of Wisconsin  v.  Jeffrey Belisle

 

03/01/24 :

 

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03/12/24 :

  • March 12, 2024 Indictment for Distributing Child Pornography – by Oneida Nation Tribal Judiciary Bailiff & Oneida Nation High School Football Coach Bryan Peterson, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 24-CR-57, United States of America  v.  Bryan S. Peterson

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03/20/24 :

  • March 20, 2024 Scheduling Order – administrative record due 6/28/24, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 23-CV-1511, Village of Hobart, Wisconsin  v.  U.S. Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tammie Poitra, Acting Midwest Regional Director of BIA, and Interior Board of Indian Appeals

03/22/24 :

  • March 22, 2024 Oneida Nation WI Answer, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 23-CV-1511, Village of Hobart, Wisconsin  v.  U.S. Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tammie Poitra, Acting Midwest Regional Director of BIA, and Interior Board of Indian Appeals

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05/02/24 :

  • May 2, 2024 TEXT ONLY ORDER as to Bryan S. Peterson GRANTING-IN-PART and DENYING-IN-PART Motion to Set Date for Change of Plea Hearing signed by Judge William C. Griesbach on 5/2/2024. NOTICE OF CONVERTED HEARING from Final Pre-Trial to a Change of Plea Hearing on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 1:30 PM, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay Division, Case No. 24-CR-57, United States of America  v.  Bryan S. Peterson

05/03/24 :

  • May 3, 2024 Complaint re: First Degree Reckless Homicide and Delivery of Methamphetamine in OD Death of Wyatt Skenandore, Brown Co. Case No. 24-CF-818,  State of Wisconsin  v.  Russell Alan Stevens
    • SEE ALSO: ARSON CONVICTION,
      Brown Co. Case No. 97-CF-424

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  • May 29, 2024 ORDER for Plaintiffs’ to Show Cause for conversion claim by 6/4/24, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 23-CV-10564,  Prime Alliance Bank, Inc. and Sertant Capital, LLC  v.  The Great Lakes Tissue Company, Tissue Depot, Inc., and Cheboygan Energies & Biofuels Corp.

06/03/24 :

06/06/24 :

  • June 6, 2024 ORDER Dismissing Count IV of Amended Complaint re: conversion claim, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 23-CV-10564,  Prime Alliance Bank, Inc. and Sertant Capital, LLC  v.  The Great Lakes Tissue Company, Tissue Depot, Inc., and Cheboygan Energies & Biofuels Corp.
  • June 6, 2024 JUDGMENT, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 23-CV-10564,  Prime Alliance Bank, Inc. and Sertant Capital, LLC  v.  The Great Lakes Tissue Company, Tissue Depot, Inc., and Cheboygan Energies & Biofuels Corp.

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