Hey,
It’s that day. Guys are setting up at the David Mann Chopper Fest. Some of the brothers rode to Ventura to party in the streets last night.
Someone showed me a bag of magic mushrooms and I ran the opposite direction. Some of us are trying to get out to the tattoo exhibit at the Natural History Museum this week.
I’m going to roll over to Zach and Susy’s for a Super Bowl party in Long Beach. Zack always has new projects to review either motorcycle or around his building.
I started to apply clay to my charity sculpture and it didn’t go well. The clay shrinks as it dries, and separates from the metal. I need to investigate.
Damn, this is going to be an exciting year.
Let’s hit the news.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY– May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
–from Sidehack Jerry
10 STATES, D.C. oppose reduction of Harley-Davidson emissions penalty–
The attorneys general of 10 states and the District of Columbia have filed an objection to the Trump administration’s decision to drop a $3 million penalty against Harley-Davidson Inc. related to a 2016 settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice.
The 2016 settlement, with the Obama administration, regarded the sale of after-market devices that caused Harley-Davidson’s motorcycles to emit too much pollution.
Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) agreed to pay $15 million to settle the complaint from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department that the company manufactured and sold devices that increased motorcycles’ emissions of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides to levels in excess of federal clean air standards.
The company did not admit wrongdoing under the settlement, but agreed to stop selling the devices and buy back the devices in dealerships’ inventory and destroy them.
Under the settlement, $12 million represented a civil fine and $3 million was intended to finance a pollution-mitigation project that called for the retrofitting or replacement of wood-burning appliances with cleaner stoves.
The $3 million project was to be implemented by the American Lung Association of the Northeast, and the state of Vermont believed that some of the funds would be made available as incentives for wood stove retrofit and replacement projects in Vermont. Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan leads the coalition of states in filing an amicus brief opposing the U.S. Department of Justice’s July 2017 decision to drop the wood-stove mitigation penalty.
In the brief, the states and the District of Columbia, joined by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, disagree with the DOJ’s claim that a new policy issued by the U.S. Attorney General prohibits federal settlements from including payments to third parties. In their opposition, the states argue that the policy does not apply to projects like the wood-stove mitigation project because it “directly remedies the harm caused by pollutants emitted by the non-compliant Harley-Davidson motorcycles.”
In a press release Thursday, Donovan said older wood-burning stoves represent a health hazard in Vermont and other states. He and the other attorneys general are calling for the court to deny the new settlement unless the $3 million penalty is restored.
Along with Vermont, the attorneys general of Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and the District of Columbia, and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency also joined in the brief.
Several of the states are actively working to control emissions from high-polluting wood-burning stoves and boilers, including some with retrofit or replacement incentive programs.
–By David Schuyler – Digital Producer, Milwaukee Business Journal
BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY OPEN ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY– Lance Armstrong
I think it is just terrible and disgusting how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong, especially after what he achieved, winning 7 Tour de France races, while on drugs.
When I was on drugs, I couldn’t even find my bike.
–from Rogue and Sidehack Jerry
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Deniers Doom— I’ve discovered many things as I’ve banged through life. It’s full of treachery and conflict. It’s full of politics and bad partners. I was the foolish one who fought for our aftermarket against the odds.
The MIC tried to stop me directly. SEMA wouldn’t step up. Maybe I was too tall. Members of the MIC came to the Bikernet Headquarters and asked me not to support the MRF and any fight against the EPA. They said they had it under control, that there was no denying global warming and the restriction induced by man-made climate change. We just had to buckle and see if we could adapt.
Some companies went out of business trying to comply. I kept fighting and I recently discovered that MIC members went around me to the MRF and convinced them not to pursue any aftermarket help group. I wondered why communications with the MRF dried up. I thought it was my bad breath.
I kept plugging away until it was obvious there was no support, so I backed off. But I didn’t give up the personal endeavor to prove the truth about climate change and now it’s all over the place in books, documentaries, etc.
But unfortunately it hurt our industry. Drag Specialties paid a massive fine and took 300 parts out of their catalogs. California has virtually eliminated any performance product being sold, which has impacted all the states.
May the fight for freedom never end.
–KRB
5-BALL RACING ORDER FROM HAWAII–
Ah man your killing me….. I am so torn now!!!
I think I have to go with the Pit Crew.
It’s just too awesome for the weather over here!
I’ll send the Special Ops back and I know it was more than the Pit Crew but you have been awesome to deal with so no need for any refunds.
Can’t wait to sew the patches on and show that fucker off!
Your makin’ me look good bro!
Mahalos
Ryan Suda
email@sudashades.com
Owner – Suda Shades
www.sudashades.com
Hey Ryan,
Keep them both. Test the special ops out. Does it fit you? Wear it, share it with others. I know it gets cold there once in a while. You could write me a report on both as you break them in. Send me a photo or two of you wearing them with your bike. No extra charge. Enjoy them and ride safe.
All the best,
–Bandit
Holy Shit! Really!!! Hell yea it fits and both are awesome in their own ways. That was the problem deciding.
You got it bro. Got two bikes and now two cuts (three if I take off the sleeves) so get ready for some pics!
This is one of my girls…
–Ryan
THIS JUST IN FROM AIRSTREAM STUDIOS– I’m taking up fishing instead.
–El Waggs
Pennsylvania Business Owner Admits Defrauding Veterans’ GI Bill
Agrees to 60-Month Prison Term
A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy that fraudulently obtained more than $24 million from the Post 9/11 GI Bill, a federal education benefits program designed to help veterans who served in the armed forces following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
David Alvey, 51, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
“Alvey and his codefendants stole money that was intended to provide educational opportunities to the armed services members who served following the attacks on 9/11,” U.S. Attorney Carpenito said. “Their scam targeted unwitting veterans, enrolling them in unapproved online courses without their knowledge. Our office will always work together with our law enforcement partners to find and stop this kind of government fraud, especially when it seeks to victimize those who serve our country with such courage.”
“The VA’s Post-9/11 GI Bill is a comprehensive educational program meant to help our nation’s veterans advance their education and careers as they move from military service to civilian life. Defrauding this important VA program costs our nation’s taxpayers and VA and does a tremendous disservice to our veterans,” Sean Smith, Special Agent in Charge, Northeast Field Office, U.S. Department of Veterans, Office of Inspector General, said. “VA OIG is committed to working closely with our fellow law enforcement partners and thanks the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, for its dedication to this time-intensive, complex case.”
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides educational assistance to eligible veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces by paying for veterans’ tuition, housing costs, and other educational expenses as long as their courses meet certain criteria. Because these tuition benefits are paid by the United States directly to the school, all entities involved in developing and administering the courses must be fully disclosed to the United States in order to assess the courses for approval.
From 2009 through August 2013, Alvey – founder and president of Ed4Mil – Lisa DiBisceglie and Helen Sechrist, both of whom previously pleaded guilty to a similar wire fraud conspiracy count, and others, conspired to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in tuition assistance and other education-related benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
DiBisceglie, then an associate dean at Caldwell University, helped Alvey get approval from Caldwell’s administration to develop and administer a series of non-credit online courses for veterans in Caldwell’s name. In order for the courses to be eligible for education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, DiBisceglie, Alvey, and others prepared and submitted an application with the Veterans Administration stating that the courses were developed, taught, and administered by Caldwell faculty and met Caldwell’s stringent educational standards. The courses were subsequently approved, and Alvey, Sechrist, and others aggressively marketed the courses to veterans who were eligible to receive the benefits.
However, Caldwell did not participate in developing or teaching the online courses. The veterans were instead enrolled in online correspondence courses developed and administered by a sub-contractor of Ed4Mil. Neither Ed4Mil nor its sub-contractor were disclosed to the government, and neither were eligible to receive Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.
Alvey and others concealed the true nature of the courses from the government and the veterans who enrolled in the courses. Thousands of veterans enrolled in the online courses believing they were taking courses from Caldwell. The scheme caused the United States to pay more than $24 million in tuition benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
“David Alvey knowingly and willfully abused his position for personal gain and did so at the expense of those who truly deserve better – our veterans who were looking to make their dreams of a higher education a reality,” Debbi Mayer, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General’s Eastern Regional Office, said. “I’m proud of the work of OIG Special Agents and our law enforcement partners for holding Mr. Alvey accountable for his criminal actions. America’s veterans and students deserve nothing less.”
“The guilty plea by David Alvey sends a clear and unequivocal message that the FBI and our law enforcement partners will relentlessly pursue those who defraud the government. This is the third conspirator who pleaded guilty in this fraud scheme. These crimes are especially egregious since they target our veterans and the educational system,” Timothy Gallagher, Special Agent in Charge of the Newark FBI Field Office, said.
The wire fraud conspiracy charge carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. As part of his plea agreement, Alvey has agreed to a prison term of five years and to forfeit proceeds of the crime, including $702,073 in cash proceeds, as well as artwork, and stock. Sentencing is scheduled for May 15, 2018.
U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, Criminal Investigation Division, Northeast field office, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Smith in Newark; the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Gallagher in Newark; and the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General Eastern Regional Office, under the direction of Assistant Special Agent in Charge Mayer, with the ongoing investigation.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David M. Eskew and David Malagold of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Newark, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Mastropieri of the Healthcare and Government Fraud Unit, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jafer Aftab of the Asset Recovery and Money Laundering Unit.
–Department of Justice
NEWS FROM SCOTT JACOB’S STUDIO–
February 5th, 1978 marked the Grand Opening of Scott’s first gallery, Reflections on Canvas in Westfield, New Jersey.
As a Thank You for 40 years of support, we are offering Scott’s most recent Coffee Table Book for only $40 and FREE Shipping! Simply enter the Promo Code: congratsscott at checkout to get your discount.
If you come into Jacobs Gallery in Deadwood, Scott will gladly dedicate a book for you or a loved one, so come in and say hello!
PS. I’d love to hear what you think about my blog on the creation of “For Your Eyes Only” timepiece. I spent a while writing about its process and gathering the photos so a comment on the blog post would be greatly appreciated!
Enjoy!
Olivia 🙂
The Science of Policy
From Bikernet University–
The law locks up the man or woman,
Who steals the goose from the common,
But leaves the greater villain loose,
Who steals the common from the goose…
–Ujjwal Dey
Supreme Leader and editor
Bikernet Trikes
byzantine [biz-uh n-teen, -tahyn, bahy-zuh n-, bih-zan-tin]
adjective
1.complex or intricate: a deal requiring Byzantine financing.
2.(initial capital letter) of or relating to Byzantium.
QUOTES
“We’ve had the process referred to as byzantine, shrouded in secrecy, opaque. Yet this is the process that Congress designed, a process that not only demands confidentiality, but strict confidentiality. This is the system we’re tasked to administer,” Grundmann said.
— Joe Davidson, “Hill’s workplace rights agency points to Congress for lack of transparency,” Washington Post, December 1, 2017
ORIGIN
The English adjective Byzantine originally applied to the city of Byzantium (later Constantinople) and the art, architecture, and history of the Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire. The most common current sense “complex, intricate” dates from the first half of the 20th century. Byzantine entered English in the 18th century.
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–David Campbell
NMA ALERT, Transparency Worth Fighting For– To quote from the NMA Guide to the Freedom of Information Act and State/Municipal Public Records Requests (yes, we do need to work on that title):
Constructive reform of government requires a thorough understanding of an issue. Used effectively, the records request helps provide transparency of policy and related activity that are essential ingredients to an open society and functioning democracy.
Great in theory, often elusive in practice. Fortunately advocates like the Maryland Drivers Alliance (MDA) are relentless in their determination to get at the truth. Two records requests filed by the MDA and the subsequent challenges it mounted (with the aid of NMA Foundation legal aid grants) triggered important opinions by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General in its recent report on the implementation of the Maryland Public Information Act (PIA).
Case #1: Ely v. Town of Morningside
The MDA (Ely) requested speed camera calibration records from Morningside, records that were legally required to be maintained. The town initially denied having the records. After being pressed, Morningside acknowledged that the documents were held by the speed camera vendor, a third-party contractor, which, in its opinion, put the town under no obligation to provide the records.
Noted the Attorney General’s Office in its report on the state’s public information act:
Lying at the public end of the spectrum are speed camera vendors, which essentially perform a governmental function—enforcement of speed limits. In much the same way that the government cannot avoid the PIA by storing its public records with a private vendor, there is some force to the argument that the government should not be able to avoid the PIA by delegating its public responsibilities to a private vendor.
Although there are no reported appellate decisions on the topic here in Maryland, we are aware of one circuit court decision in which the court appears to have concluded that the government violated the PIA by not disclosing records maintained by its third-party speed camera vendor. See Ely v. Town of Morningside.
Case #2: MDA’s Montgomery County Records Request
After identifying an intersection in the county with red-light cameras and traffic signals with yellow light intervals shorter than required by state policy, the MDA formally requested details of the red-light violations at that location. When Montgomery County refused to honor all parts of that request, the MDA broadened the scope of information in a second request. The county responded by quoting a processing fee of $19,000 to comply.
Agencies are permitted by law to charge reasonable fees for processing document requests, including the cost of retrieval and duplication. Reasonable, however, is in the eye of the beholder. The MDA brought the $19,000 fee to the attention of the Maryland Public Information Act Compliance Board. Montgomery County countered that all of the requested records would have to be manually retrieved and thousands of pages copied, a claim that crumbled under scrutiny.
Here too Montgomery County’s camera vendor held the records in question and maintained many of them in electronic format. The Board determined that the maximum fee for retrieval should be no more than approximately a tenth of the original estimate.
As a result, the Maryland Attorney General’s office stated:
Since our Interim Report was issued, the PIA Compliance Board issued an opinion that touches upon this issue. The Board concluded that, under the facts presented to the Board, a municipal government was obligated to seek records from its third-party speed camera vendor if doing so would provide a less expensive means of responding to a PIA request.
Thanks to the Maryland Drivers Alliance, opinions have been rendered by the state’s highest law enforcement office that will help deter future attempts to avoid records requests by storing the public documents with a private contractor or to demand outrageous processing fees in an attempt to thwart full government transparency.
Use this link to share this NMA E-Newsletter with others:
https://www.motorists.org/alerts/transparency-worth-fighting-nma-weekly-e-newsletter-473/
BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY BLONDE WING–
This blonde decides one day that she is sick and tired of all these blonde jokers and how all blondes are perceived as stupid. So, she decides to show her husband that blondes really are smart.
While her husband is off at work, she decides that she is going to paint a couple of rooms in the house. The next day, right after her husband leaves for work, she gets down to the task at hand.
Her husband arrives home at 5:30 & smells the distinctive smell of paint. He walks into the living room & finds his wife lying on the floor in a pool of sweat. . .He notices that she is wearing a heavy parka and a leather jacket at the same time.
He goes over and asks her if she if OK. She replies yes.
He asks what she is doing and she replies that she wanted to prove to him that not all blonde women are dumb, and she wanted to do it by painting the house..
He then asks her why she has a parka over her leather jacket. She replies that she was reading the directions on the paint can and it said. . .” FOR BEST RESULTS, PUT ON TWO COATS.”
–from Rogue and Sidehack Jerry
PANHEADS BRING PEACE TO VETERANS— I knew there was something special about Panheads.
Bandit, I came home in ‘67, found a little peace with this Panhead. I built the Sportster while working as a mechanic at Robisons H-D in daytona beach, back when a Harley shop was a bike shop.
As you can see the Pan is still a part of the family. It goes to my daughter when I get my flag. like the Pan you built. Have a great day and good luck with the VA.
–AJ
New England Compounding Center Pharmacist Sentenced for Role in Nationwide Fungal Meningitis Outbreak–
BOSTON – The former supervisory pharmacist of New England Compounding Center (NECC) was sentenced today in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 and caused infections in 793 patients.
Glenn Chin, 49, of Canton, Mass., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to eight years in prison, two years of supervised release, and forfeiture and restitution in an amount to be determined later. In October 2017, Chin was convicted by a federal jury in Boston of 77 counts, including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, mail fraud and introduction of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead.
“Mr. Chin was a pharmacist, but again and again he acted with complete disregard for the health and safety of patients,” said United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling. “Mr. Chin will now be held responsible for producing contaminated drugs that killed dozens and grievously harmed over 750 people across the country. No patient should suffer harm at the hands of a medical professional, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to combat fraud and abuse in the health care system.”
“As a licensed pharmacist, Glenn Chin took an oath to protect his patients,” said Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Boston Division. “In contrast, he failed miserably by cutting corners, ignoring warning signs, and harming hundreds of people with his reckless disregard for their safety. Dozens of unsuspecting patients died because of the tainted drugs that were distributed on his watch. Now, Mr. Chin is finally being held accountable for his role in one of the worst pharmaceutical disasters in this country. The FBI hopes today’s sentence will bring some comfort to the hundreds of victims and their families who have suffered so much.”
In 2012, 753 patients in 20 states were diagnosed with a fungal infection after receiving injections of preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) manufactured by NECC. Of those 753 patients, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 64 patients in nine states died. The government has since identified a total of 793 patients throughout the country harmed by NECC’s contaminated steroids.
Chin manufactured three lots of contaminated MPA, which comprised more than 17,000 vials of medication. In doing so, Chin ignored NECC’s own drug formulation worksheets and standard operating procedures. Specifically, he improperly sterilized the MPA, failed to verify the sterilization process, and improperly tested it to ensure sterility. Despite knowing these deficiencies, Chin directed the MPA to be filled into thousands of vials and shipped to NECC customers nationwide. During the fungal meningitis outbreak, the CDC identified 18 different types of fungi from MPA vials and patient samples. In the words of one public health official, NECC was a “fungal zoo.”
“The VA provides healthcare to those who have sacrificed so much for our country and fortunately no veterans receiving VA care were harmed by the fungal meningitis outbreak. However, it is appalling that NECC staff acted with such reckless disregard for patients by putting profits over safety,” said Special Agent in Charge Sean J. Smith for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General. “The VA Office of Inspector General is honored to work with our partners in law enforcement on such an important investigation and assist in bringing those individuals who were responsible to justice.”
U.S. Attorney Lelling, FDA Commissioner Gottlieb, M.D., FBI SAC Shaw, DCIS SAC Barzey, VA OIG SAC Smith, and Acting Inspector in Charge of USPIS Moss made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys George P. Varghese and Amanda P.M. Strachan of Lelling’s Health Care Fraud Unit prosecuted the case.
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BIKERNET LAMP ALMOST FINISHED–
Got the bodywork, primer and silver base coat done.
Sand and 5 Ball graphics next…….
–Jim Waggaman
BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY SUNDAY EDITION– The Jewish Quarterback
The coach had put together the perfect team for the Chicago Bears. The only thing that was missing was a good quarterback.
He had scouted all the colleges and even the Canadian and European Leagues, but he couldn’t find a ringer who could ensure a Super Bowl win.
Then one night while watching CNN he saw a war-zone scene in the West Bank in Israel. In one corner of the background, he spotted a young Israeli soldier with a truly incredible arm.
He threw a hand-grenade straight into a 15th story window 100 yards away. KABOOM! He threw another hand-grenade 75 yards away, right into a chimney. KABOOM! Then he threw another at a passing car going 90 mph. BULLS-EYE!
“I’ve got to get this guy!” Coach said to himself. “He has the perfect arm!”
So, he brings him to the America and teaches him the great game of football. And the Bears go on to win the Super Bowl.
The young man is hailed as the great hero of football, and when the coach asks him what he wants, all the young man wants is to call his mother.
“Mom,” he says into the phone, “I just won the Super Bowl!”
“I don’t want to talk to you, the old woman says, “You are not my son!”
“I don’t think you understand, Mother,” the young man pleads. “I’ve won the greatest sporting event in the world. I’m here among thousands of my adoring fans.”
“No! Let me tell you!” his mother retorts. “At this very moment, there are gunshots all around us. The neighborhood is a pile of rubble. Your two brothers were beaten within an inch of their lives last week, and I have to keep your sister in the house so she doesn’t get raped!”
The old lady pauses, and then tearfully says, “I will never forgive you for making us move to Chicago!!!!
–from Bobby Stark
Company Owners Plead Guilty to $13.8 Million ‘Rent-A-Vet’ Scheme–
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that former owners of a local construction company, Patriot Company, Inc., have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a “rent-a-vet” scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $13.8 million in federal contracts.
Jeffrey K. Wilson, 53, of the Village of Loch Lloyd in Belton, Mo., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District judge Howard F. Sachs to one count of government program fraud. Paul R. Salavitch, 57, of Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, to a misdemeanor charge of making a false writing.
Wilson, who is not a veteran, managed the day-to-day operations and the long-term decision making of Patriot Company from May 2005 to January 2014. Salavitch is a service-disabled veteran who falsely certified that he was involved in the day-to-day operations of Patriot Company. Salavitch’s purported active management qualified Patriot Company to obtain set-aside contracts to which it was not entitled.
Wilson admitted he used Salavitch’s veteran and service-disabled veteran status in a “rent-a-vet” scheme to obtain 20 government contracts for which Patriot Company received more than $13.8 million. As a result of the fraud scheme, legitimate veteran-owned-and-run businesses were not awarded these contracts.
Wilson’s plea agreement cites 20 contracts with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Army, totaling $13,819,522, which were fraudulently obtained by Wilson, Salavitch and Patriot Company. The contracts, which ranged as high as $4.3 million, included construction projects in Missouri, South Dakota, Texas, Nebraska Oklahoma, Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee, Iowa, Illinois and North Dakota.
In September 2013, the Veterans Administration conducted an unannounced site visit of Patriot Company. The site inspector discovered that Salavitch was working 40 miles away at his full-time job as a federal employee with the Department of Defense in Leavenworth, Kan. In November 2013, Salavitch falsely certified to the Missouri Division of Purchasing and Materials Management that Patriot Company was a legitimate service-disabled veteran-owned small business when he knew it was not because he did not actively run the company. In December 2013, the Veterans Administration de-certified Patriot Company.
Under the terms of today’s plea agreement, Wilson is subject to a sentence of up to 18 months in federal prison without parole. Salavitch is subject to a sentence of up to one year in federal prison without parole. Wilson and Salavitch must also consent to the federal civil forfeiture of approximately $2.1 million. Sentencing hearings will be scheduled after the completion of presentence investigations by the United States Probation Office.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jane Pansing Brown, Stacey Perkins Rock and Curt Bohling. It was investigated by the Department of Veterans Affairs – Office of Inspector General – Criminal Investigation Division and the General Services Administration – Office of Inspector General.
–United States Attorney’s office, Western District of Missouri
THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN DURING HALFTIME–
–Sidehack Jerry
FROM RED HOT LIES— The next time somebody in the media denies that there is media bias, ask how they explain the fact that there are at least a hundred stories about the shrinking arctic ice cap for every one about the expanding Antarctic ice cap, which has now grown to record size.—Columnist Thomas Sowell
Read: Red Hot Lies by Christopher C. Horner
FROM THE SMALL BOOK ON INSPIRATION— The saints and sages of the world succeed through determination.
If you want to succeed in becoming a great person, you must resolve to accomplish important things.
–Venerable Master Hsing Yun
OFF TO THE GAME— It’s going to be a good one, I hope. I wanted to take my new Panhead to the Ventura Chopperfest Show, but it didn’t happen.
The bros will report in with shots of Jeremiah’s squeeze Honor. How’s that for a name.
Next week will be a scramble. We have reports headed your way on several topics and Peter will be shooting Larry Settle’s turbo twin cam with a Trask Turbo from Phoenix.
We never slow down or stop.
Ride Free Forever,
–Bandit
