Sat, Nov 07 2009
|
|
Published March 28, 2009 12:00 am - GALENA, Kan. — Businessman Gary Hall gets to keep his jet, for now, thanks in part to his business partner and friend. Hall is scheduled to stand trial on April 13, 2010, on a 43-count federal indictment. Trial date set in 2010 for Hall By Roger McKinney
rmckinney@joplinglobe.com GALENA, Kan. — Businessman Gary Hall gets to keep his jet, for now, thanks in part to his business partner and friend. Hall is scheduled to stand trial on April 13, 2010, on a 43-count federal indictment. He and seven others associated with Sunflower Supply Co. in Galena are charged in the indictment alleging they defrauded the state of Oklahoma and American Indian tribes in the state of $25 million in tax revenue. The indictment against Hall, 66, of Joplin, Mo., includes several counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and other charges related to the tobacco-wholesale company that Hall owns. The indictment describes a complex web of transactions alleging that Hall and the other defendants schemed to stamp cigarettes for sale at tribal smoke shops in lower tax-rate areas when they actually had been sold at tribal smoke shops in higher tax-rate areas. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot set the trial date when granting a continuance last month. He noted in his ruling that defense lawyers needed the additional time to prepare for the case. James Cross, a spokesman for acting U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker, has said about 95 percent of federal cases don’t go to trial, but are resolved with plea agreements. Another ruling last month by the judge allowed Hall to keep his Hawker Beechcraft jet, listed in the forfeiture allegation of the indictment. The judge issued an order allowing Hall to substitute property for the jet. The plane was seized as part of a federal seizure warrant on Oct. 17, 2008, the same day Hall was arrested. The agreement allows Hall to substitute property owned by Hall, or business partner and developer Steve Vogel. It includes property in Benton County, Ark.; 300 acres known as the Standing Rock Property in Camden County, Mo., at the Lake of the Ozarks; and some of Vogel’s property in Webb City. According to the Jasper County assessor’s office, the legal description is that of property west of Vogel’s City Pointe development, at 526. S. Madison Ave., 604 S. Madison Ave., 610 S. Madison Ave., 620 S. Madison Ave. and 622 S. Madison Ave. “Gary’s always been there for me,” Vogel said. “It’s a no-brainer. He’s always helped me when I needed help.” He said he is convinced of Hall’s innocence and thinks some in the public have unfairly convicted him without a trial. 
•
Click to discuss this story with other readers on our forums.
More from the Local News section
Convict back behind bars after bogus release OK Freeman contract changes stem from internal audit Kansas consumer advocates scrutinize Empire rates case Jasper man accused of online trafficking in child pornography |
Print this story
E-mail this story
Post to del.icio.us
Discuss this story
Fire that damages detached garage under investigation
 |
 |
: Special Offer For New Subscribers
:
 |
||||||||
|
||||||||
 |
|
|
Published by Newspaper Holding, Inc. 117 East Fourth Street, Joplin, MO 64801 Using our site is your agreement to the terms and conditions. News: news@joplinglobe.com • (417)623-3480 Advertise with the Joplin Globe Copyright © 2006 The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO All rights reserved. 
|
Popular Business directory links - Joplin Apartments | Joplin Attorneys | Joplin Auto Dealers | Joplin Auto Parts | Joplin Auto Repair | Joplin Beauty Salons | Joplin Car Rental | Joplin Dentists | Joplin Doctors | Joplin Flowers | Joplin Hotels | Joplin Insurance | Joplin Loans | Joplin Mortgages | Joplin Movers | Joplin Pizza | Joplin Realtors | Joplin Restaurants | Joplin Storage | Joplin Tax Preparation | Joplin Travel | Joplin Featured | More...
|
|
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. • CNHI Classified Advertising Network • CNHI News Service |
