Gallagher Trial Set for Aug 22 in Iowa Liquor Probe
Polk county grand jury indicted nine in a three month probe of the Iowa beer and liquor control department. Gallagher Tietz and Hemmen pled innocent. Gallagher trial is Aug 22 with Tietz and Hemmen facing Aug 17 and Aug 24 dates respectively. Pinckney linked to the case remains indicted. All defendants free on bond.
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Des Moines
UPS
Polk County
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Liquor Department
Garry Woodward
Leslie D. Pinckney
John Paine
Maquoketa
Iowa
Chris Hemmen
Build-A-Rama
Tietz
Pinckney
Gallagher
Hemmen
Richard Strickler
Algona Construction
Build-Arama
Algona
liquor store site ties raise questions over Pang Paine officials
Build A Rama owns liquor store leases and a close link between its executives and Pinckney surfaced in a state audit. Paine allegedly controls leases via B Z Feeds Inc and Blazer Inc. Gallagher faced charges for accepting gifts from a distillery rep linked to Iowa’s monopoly system. He would not comment, citing counsel.
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Rolland A. Gallagher
Iowa
Donald R. Tietz
Build-Arama, Inc
Algona
Tietz and
Hemmen
Build-A-Rama
Pinckney
Paine
B & Z Feeds, Inc
Blazer, Inc
Gallagher
Des Moines
Newton youth held in burglary swallows rings
An 18 year old Newton man Ted Stafford and a 17 year old youth were arrested inside William Clark's home at 2:20 a.m. on burglary charges. Stafford allegedly swallowed two rings after police found them, then was taken to a Newton hospital for examination.
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Newton
H.A. Greve
Ted Stafford
William Clark
Greve
Stafford
Supreme Court rules NFO grain trust had express jurisdiction
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Clayton county district court did have jurisdiction to dissolve the National Farmers Organization grain trust. It reversed a lower court ruling that found no expressed trust existed, noting the NFC trust formed in June 1973 to manage grain sales for member farmers.
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Des Moines
Clayton County
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Iowa Supreme Court
Roger Peterson
NFC Trust
Supreme Court
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