Friday, September 14, 2012

Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictments



MADISON, WI—A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Minnesota Woman Charged with Bank Robbery
Tanya Kay Anderson, 39, Stanchfield, Minnesota, is charged with bank robbery. The indictment alleges that she robbed the Eagle Valley Bank in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin on September 7, 2012.

Anderson was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department on September 7.

If convicted, Anderson faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. The charges against her are the result of an investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, St. Croix Falls Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution of this case has been assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin F. Burke.

California Man Charged with Failure to Appear in Court
Sang T. Danh, 28, San Bernardino, California, is charged with failing to appear in court as required by the conditions of his release order entered in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. The indictment alleges that he failed to appear in court on April 19, 2012.

If convicted, Danh faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. The charges against him are the result of an investigation by the Fitchburg Police Department and U.S. Secret Service. The prosecution of this case has been assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea.

Prison Inmate Charged with Possession of Marijuana
Darrell Wellman, 24, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oxford, Wisconsin, is charged with possessing a prohibited object. The indictment alleges that he possessed marijuana on July 21, 2012.

If convicted, Wellman faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. The charge against him is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the Bureau of Prisons. The prosecution of this case has been assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Anderson.

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