| Show A4 '''' '? ‘ ' Iv: II Continued from A1 fe ' for unlawfully selling Saturday night specials He pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor He received probation a $1000 fine retained his firearms license — and got back the 67 weapons confiscated by federal agents Vicki and Martin Martinez indicted on seven federal $11 -- rd-keeping pleaded 6 late-mod- chickensh-- - cases" said Loni --- : 4 $ t1 — t c: 0 ::' 1 r ' :i '!'I I IA I ii ii c7::1 ''''' r-k- 41 t :z I it irN !!' ''' 1' ?$ it — - 041h :ki 4 1 '1 iix5zkt4 pot - f- : ' 4: 00 LII ( t' r-- F t0 4 I 1 ta''94:lit'11 rToht 411 ti '1''''' 41'—:i'' ' czok :11 : 741 1tt ' 4 fli'': l':17 Till '4 t '''q '''3 '5' '''' '1 A 101 - st vs A 4w d 001 : Jerold McPhee and several The news media's focus fell on the 60 suspects that were rounded up in the Uinta Basin last April in a drug and weapons sting oth- er defense attorneys agreed "They were deals you couldn't turn down" said Mr McPhee Mr Lubeck declined comment His boss US Attorney David Jordan said federal authorities were forced to prosecute some of the cases because they occurred on the Uintah-OuraReservation where the state has no jurisdiction And he wanted to avoid criticism that he hit American Indians with heavier federal punishment : "We did the right thing" Mr Jordan said "We tried not to overreach we tried not to hammer Indians just because they live on the reservation" Mr Concerning Jordan said a key goal of the opercall" ation was to send a "wake-uto the criminal community yet not lock up everyone "We never claimed we were taking down the Medellin coy non-India- p caine cartel" added Uintah County Attorney Harry Souvall Mr Souvall and Mr Jordan contend that when they should have gotten tough they did There wasn't much negotiating with Meredith Brumfield Charged in nine federal counts of dealing pipe bombs and dynamite through informant Craig Dimmick Brumfield went to trial His conviction on all counts netted him 57 months But Brumfield and a few others imprisoned were the exceptions Even some federal agents are grumbling about the leniency — and the failure to indict two others who trafficked in gun silencers "It was a big publicity stunt" addedVernal attorney Alan Williams A federal agent from San Francisco flew in for the news conference attended by representatives from the FBI the Bureau of Indian Affairs the Ute Tribe the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms the US Justice Department Duchesne and Uintah county sheriffs and attorneys and Vernal police among others Officials came under fire immediately after unveiling the operation with critics claiming the paltry drug seizures did not justify the public funds spent The operation cost area taxpayers $39865 the federal expenditure - $o:nn t -- - criminating statements from court because of agent McPheters' conduct p The judge's ruling — that the Howses' cooperation with agent McPheters was involuntary — gravely wounded the prosecutors' case Agent McPheters and the FBI refused to comment The agent said plenty in a Vernal newspaper about the judge's ruling though His pretrial remarks forced prosecutors to ban Ilintah and Duchesne residents from the jury because they might be prejudiced against the couple In the end the Howse case folded like the others: Five of six counts against William were dropped He is awaiting sentencing on a felony count The single felony against Sarah was dismissed drug-dealin- g -' - - - l' ‘ A : ---- -2 - etc 0 airtv Re a ' 041E4 -- - r od - - -- P Vs It e l't egrest ' - belt- - '1 " 41 ica-- : : fimat T7 ill —iiiiininteittolakiiiiitill0 Sunda MAI' STERC - Ivt'4ii410 - 7 ' : iiha iift OctIjtMpr 0 main "iv 4: nil -' terviewed for this story The taint of his hefty debt is just one peculiarity with the informant Mr Dimmick's personal history — including a suicide attempt and confinements in the Utah State Hospital raises questions about his credibility which prosecutors rely on when their witnesses testify To be sure informants are not choirboys And their activities are debated endlessly in entrapment arguments "They're not nice people" said US Attorney David Jordan whose staff prosecuted 20 cases from the Uinta Basin roundup "They're almost always people who have previously been involved in narcotics They're crim- lie" In 1981 a hospital psychologist wrote: "His parents and siblings are very cool to him as they indicate they can believe nothing he says" Extensive interviews with Mr Dimmick's family and acquaintances showed that he fudged about even the simplest things: His dates of birth and marriage his address his discharge from the Army after going AWOL He was raised in Magna the son of a Kennecott worker and a secretary He dropped out of Cyprus High and left home at 17 "He said the other students laughed at him and called him a sheepherder because he drove a pickup and wore Western dress" a hospital report noted He picked up odd jobs caring for livestock and used his truck to haul junk While chasing his dream to join the rodeo circuit Mr Dimmick landed in Vernal working drilling jobs to finance his His first marriage ended in three months Then he married his supervisor's daughter in 1978 They had a baby But money was tight and the couple fought according to a public mental-healtspecialist They split He married his third wife Ms Harrison in 1980 By then he complained constantly of headaches claiming he had been kicked by a horse — or hit by a drilling tong His bills mounted Then other with problems along came suicide threats — by shooting himself and by drinking coyote poison He slashed his wrist with a razor blade but later said it was an accident records show He was placed in the state hospital twice in the early 1980s Doctors concluded he was competent and released him to face a charge Prosecu bronc-ridin- whose child-suppo- rt horse-rustlin- g tained from a When you finish reading your newspaper vQ2A recycle it! comput- ski-reso- rt er "Today's defendant is tomorrow's informant" chuckled a Secret Service agent ' - 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its0Alittr484465Z1484433 rt Police hire informants because undercover officers have difficulty penetrating tightknit leery ethnic drug gangs traditional organized-crime families or criminal communities in unpopulated areas such as the Uinta Basin Many informants cooperate with police because they have been arrested and are looking for a break Often however they lead police through an embarrassing legal minefield It is not uncommon for instance for drug informants to moonlight by selling dope without the knowledge of their police supervisors "There's an incredible incentive to become an informant if you're facing a heavy sentence" said Salt Lake defense attorney Ed Brass "These people have a desperate need to go out and manufacture crime to help themselves That's why these cases are troublesome to prosecutors" The Tribune reported last year that after capturing Roger Silva on videotape in a $1000 cocaine deal prosecutors in Salt Lake City dismissed the charges because he became an informant Two of six people Silva helped bust were cleared by juries after entrapment arguments The others were sentenced to short prison terms Silva meanwhile had a side I I Mr Dimmick's past may be unusual even for an informant His mother Maxine said he is a habitual liar "Craig lies about everything" she told the staff at Utah State Hospital in Provo records show "lie has always seemed to need to PROFESSIONAL SECRETARIES WEEK® al flee al k A ! i‘ 2 1 ort: -- -- - 57 tiittZWIM bac to PV0 1 t -- 1 kz64441f 1 Ei'"' ' I 1 - E- :2 Sam Ten hours after the 6 am arrest the agent refused to tell the couple the whereabouts of their three young children — until they waived their Miranda rights Then Mr Howse acknowledged cocaine deals with informant Dimmick un- 0111°Is I ) g $ Howse US District Judge Aldon Anderson barred the couple's in- g' i ph01 - BOISE — A prison sentence is It JEROLD MePHEE Defense attorney - 'r PRESS justified for a man convicted of drunken driving 25 times the Idaho Court of Appeals says The court Friday upheld the prison term of 4 to 5 years ordered for Farrell Wildcat in a Power County drunken-drivincase Wildcat's appeal said District Judge B Lynn Winmill didn't give enough consideration to the possibility that Wildcat could be rehabilitated But the Court of Appeals noted that Wildcat age 48 at the time he pleaded guilty had 24 previous convictions With so many previous failures leniency is not indicated and prison is needed to protect society from the "extreme danger" of a man who cannot stop driving while intoxicated the court said In another decision the court vacated a court order taking custody of two children from a mother because the mother was not represented by legal counsel The identity of the woman and children were withheld In a Bonneville County case the court said custody termination proceedings were started after the woman and her husband were investigated for possible child abuse involving other children The husband later was charged and sent to prison but the woman was not charged A termination hearing started out as voluntary but changed to an involuntary proceeding when the woman said she did not want to give up her children Once it became an involuntary proceeding the woman was entitled to be represented by an at tomey the Court of Appeals said couldn't turn down t dling of William and Sarah 25 Convictions Justify Prison for Drunken Driver THE ASSOCIATED Whey were deals you doubtedly much higher was unavailable Naysayers claimed the roundup looked like just another "war on drugs" promotion — heavy on statistics and soundbites for the nightly news Vernal police Sgt Joe Boren disagreed "It's not Manuel Noriega who is dealing dope to the kids in our schools" he said And even though many of those arrested walked trafficking in the Uinta Basin was crippled argues prosecutor Souvall "To say you can arrest 60 people in Duchesne and Uintah counties and not make a dent in the drug trade is wrong" he asserted Authorities had other problems besides the criticism and the soft deals For instance a federal judge took a dim view of the FBI's han- now lives in her trailer in Roosevelt Ile declined to be inex-wi- fe inals" Christopher SmithThe Salt Lake Tribune penalties" ED BRASS Salt Lake defense attorney 43 Mr Dimmick with another child-suppo- at et iThere's an incredible incentive to become an informant ft you're facing a heavy sentence These people have a desperate need to go out and manufacture crime to help themselves That's why these cases are troublesome to prosecutors 9 to the IRS are readily available at agencies in Salt Lake City Vernal and Roosevelt The Utah attorney general's office — responsible for prosecuting deadbeat dads — has not taken action against Mr Dimmick because state recovery lawyers have not turned over his files 1 '?''''' 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N ' '44 z434--0- Vett ::0 - 614g t 7 Iii 1 t:' 1 - 1 i tsi:1i 4 1 ::! 4 ' tt5'1) s - )141 ii177So ' te at ' :i :z ' AO e I:m::1:4" 47 44 AtA i f ‘ ‘ :':i wo w 1 k V 714kb1111424: :ext '''- - 1" '''' !'' 4 t-i "'- j g president of the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers "Bruce did an honorable thing and took the position that it was not fair to prosecute these cases under the heavier federal t 4' P-2- t' if 441 - ' KA 1 12 e - f J ' " v ?: ' ''' k i ' ' 1 ' 4 t ' ' ' ' a i '4( : 4 V 'Ir - !T?' ::70 Y tet :'' 4' ti " -- 1 ':: - el De-Lan- :::: - '''7''4'4$' i I :: I: '' 40 ki v t4 ' ' ' 4r It - 41)11811 cocaine-traffickin- g guilty to one charge Their sentence: probation and a 9 pm-to-am curfew for six months Mr Martinez was fined $4000 A car seized by police was returned to them Emery Manning and Victor Large indicted for felony marijuana dealing each got probation and a $1000 fine for their misdemeanor federal plea Cops route cases to federal court to take advantage of much tougher sentencing laws So why the mild punishments? "Because federal prosecutor Bruce Lubeck knew these were 4 :!!- lt"Attr- - kj tk reco- ill 7-104-- A '': r-- :s 1- -i :'' ) " f -1- sn: i '? 4 "44' - Irip4yrorce4 i '' i ' 'A ' s f1 : : -- V't i - ' 0 "' 4 - Duds in Basin Rotmdup felonies - l 'Plea Bargains Transform Dynamite Busts Into " UTAHREGION The Salt Lake Tribune P' -- '' Sii!Ttr- 174il "I ' It r '- Midvale 255-425- UNIVERSITY PHARMACY 1320 East 2nd South Salt Lake City 582 7624 4:15: )' I |
