Federal Bar to host Gilman Award Lunch
The Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, will host the 2019 Leonard R. Gilman Award Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at the Crowne Plaza Detroit Downtown Riverfront, 2 Washington Blvd.
The keynote speaker will be U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider, Eastern District of Michigan.
The Gilman Award is given annually to an outstanding practitioner of criminal law who exemplifies the excellence, professionalism, and commitment to public service of Len Gilman, who was a U.S. attorney.
This year’s honoree is Kenneth Mogill of Mogill, Psoner, &?Cohen.
Cost for the lunch is $45 for FBA members and $60 for non-members.
To register, visit www.fbamich.org and click on “events.”
Court says drunken driver can choose jail over probation
ADRIAN (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals says a man convicted of drunken driving can seek a jail sentence over probation.
Joseph Bensch pleaded guilty to two separate drunken driving cases in Lenawee County. In one case, he was sentenced to six months in jail followed by six months in an in-patient treatment program. In the other case, he was sentenced to two years of probation with many conditions.
The sentences were supposed to run at the same time. But Bensch’s lawyer objected to probation in the second case.
The appeals court says the “issue rarely arises.” But in a 2-1 opinion, judges Douglas Shapiro and Jane Beckering says a 1975 legal precedent allows someone to decline probation in favor of jail. Judge Jonathan Tukel dissented.
Drug dealer sent to prison, must pay back $1.1 million
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man who was caught last year with $900,000 has been sentenced to seven years in prison for federal drug conspiracy, and he had to give up the money.
In fact, 38-year-old Quentarus Smith was ordered to surrender another $200,000 found in a bank account. Smith was sentenced Monday. He pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
Federal prosecutors say Smith was involved in a drug ring that brought cocaine and marijuana from Los Angeles and Florida to St. Louis. Smith was captured with the cash in September.
NYPD: Shoplifter slugs worker after stuffing soap down pants
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man slugged a worker who caught him stuffing a bar of soap down his pants at a New York City pharmacy.
The New York Police Department released a video Saturday of the person in the April 1 incident and asked for the public’s help in tracking him down.
Police say the soap swiper fled after punching the worker in the face several times at Rite Choice Pharmacy in the Bronx.
The 60-year-old worker refused medical attention for abrasions to the left side of his face.
The person got away with a $5.29 bar of Cetaphil soap.
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