ENDORSEMENT: Denied. (Government Letter, 1/12/2021, ECF Doc. Henceforth his involvement in the Apollo program would be at a higher level.[54]. Later, Kraft consulted for companies such as IBM and Rockwell International. [96][97], He won the Distinguished Citizen Award, given to him by the city of Hampton, Virginia in 1966; the John J. Montgomery Award in 1963;[2] the ASME Medal in 1973;[98] and the Goddard Memorial Trophy, awarded by the National Space Club,[2] and the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership in 1979. Mr. Williams praised the outstanding investigative work of the Special Agents and investigators within the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York and the Suffolk County District Attorneys Office. JAMES CAHILL was the leader of the Enterprise. Kraft had to personally meet with Admiral John McCain in order to persuade him to make the requisite resources available to NASA.[62]. (Talkin, Sanford) (Entered: 11/23/2020), MOTION for Protective Order . AUSAs Danielle Sassoon and Jason Swergold present for the government. Following his 1944 graduation from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a degree in aeronautical engineering, Kraft was hired by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the predecessor organization to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). After agreeing that the mission was possible in principle, Kraft went to his mission planners and flight directors in order to determine whether they and their teams could be ready within the tight schedule that was projected. The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. Defendant present with retained counsel Nikolas Kaiser. ENDORSEMENT: Let him celebrate Easter with his family. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. The Enterprise was a criminal organization whose members agreed to engage in, among other activities, honest services fraud, receipts of bribes as labor union officials, and unlawful receipt of payments to labor organizations. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 11/9/2021)(bw) (Entered: 11/10/2021), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Colleen McMahon:Status Conference (via Video/Telephone Conference) as to James Cahill, Christopher Kraft, Patrick Hill, Matthew Norton, William Brian Wangerman, Kevin McCarron, Jeremy Sheeran, Andrew McKeon, Robert Egan, Scott Roche, Arthur Gipson held on 11/9/2021. Defendant (1) James Cahill present with his attorney Sanford N. Talkin; Defendant (2) Christopher Kraft present with his attorney Edward Vincent Sapone; Defendant (3) Patrick Hill present with his attorney Albert Ebanks; Defendant (4) Matthew Norton present with his attorney James R. Froccaro, Jr.; Defendant (5) William Brian Wangerman present with his attorneys Tyler Maulsby & Brian Edward Maas; Defendant (6) Kevin McCarron present with his attorney Camille Marie Abate; Defendant (7) Jeremy Sheeran present with his attorney Henry Edward Mazurek; Defendant (8) Andrew McKeon present with his attorney Steve Zissou; Defendant (9) Robert Egan present with his attorney Roland Gustaf Riopelle; Defendant (10) Scott Roche present with his attorney Alan Michael Abramson; Defendant (11) Arthur Gipson present with his attorney John Francis Kaley; AUSA Jason Michael Swergold & Special AUSA Laura De Oliveira; court reporter Pamela Utter. (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Arraignment as to Patrick Hill (3) Count 1,2,3 held on 10/1/2020. The recording of court proceedings is strictly prohibited. BAIL DISPOSITION: Agreed conditions of release; $150,000 Personal recognizance bond; To be cosigned by two financially responsible persons; Travel restricted to SDNY/EDNY; Surrender travel documents and no new applications; Pretrial supervision as directed by PTS; Deft not to possess firearm, destructive device, other weapon; Deft to be released on own signature; Remaining conditions to be met by 10/8/2020; Def. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 11/8/2021)(bw) (Entered: 11/08/2021), Waivers as to James Cahill, Christopher Kraft, Patrick Hill, Matthew Norton, Kevin McCarron, Robert Egan, Scott Roche, Arthur Gipson. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/17/2021. Former union leaders Christopher Kraft and Patrick Hill also pled guilty to honest services fraud conspiracy while Matthew Norton, William Brian Wangerman, Kevin McCarron, Jeremy Sheeran,. If you are not a monthly donor, we allow five alerts and give a bonus of 10 alerts to anybody with the RECAP Extension installed. May 25 2022. family farm and home chickens. This attracted even more critical comment after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. The United States was scrambling to catch up with the Soviet Union after the first Sputnik satellite launch in 1957 and after . [3][5] As a boy, Kraft played in an American Legion drum-and-bugle corps and became the state champion bugler. . The public and press may listen to the proceeding by telephone at: 888-363-4749; the access code to enter when prompted is 9054506. But he knows when the first violin should be playing, and he knows when the trumpets should be loud or soft, and when the drummer should be drumming. His roots at NASA went back to the inaugural Space Task Group, formed . Government represents that it has mostly completed discovery. [8], Kraft died on July 22, 2019, in Houston, aged 95, two days after the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moonwalks. He was named after his father, Christopher Columbus Kraft, who was born in New York City in 1892 near the newly renamed Columbus Circle. [46], With the beginning of the Apollo program, Kraft expected to resume at Mission Control. (Maulsby, Tyler) (Entered: 02/24/2021), MEMO ENDORSEMENT as to (20-Cr-521-5) William Brian Wangerman on re: 90 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Attorney Tyler Maulsby dated February 24, 2021 re: Request to Travel to Hunter Mountain. The matter is adjourned to May 3, 2022, at 2:15 p.m., for a status conference and, if necessary, a hearing on defense motions. "We know a lot more about what we have to do than he did" Kraft said. This case is being handled by the Offices Violent and Organized Crime Unit. Kraft published his autobiography Flight: My Life in Mission Control in 2001. Inside the New Race to the Moon But there was soon far more to occupy Kraft's mind. Defendant arraigned and pleads Not Guilty. Should I rush right out and buy? to surrender passport by 10/2/2020;Def. [10] His work with NACA included the development of an early example of gust alleviation systems for aircraft flying in turbulent air. The public and press may listen to the proceeding by telephone at 888-363-4749; the access code to enter when prompted is 9054506. Assistant U.S. CAHILL is the president of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council (the NYS Trades Council), which represents over 200,000 unionized construction workers, and a member of the executive council for the New York State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (the NYS AFL-CIO). Document filed by Christopher Kraft. Senior Thesis titled "Voter Knowledge and the European Union: A Cross-Country Analysis of Support . The crash took. It dealt with his life up until the end of the Apollo program, only briefly mentioning his time as center director in the epilogue. "None of us have many days in our lives like that one," Kraft remembered. to March 11, 2021 at 3:30pm-time excluded through March 11, in the interest of justice, to allow defendants time to review discovery. is a reflection of Chris Kraft". Christopher C Kraft, the man who founded Nasa's mission control and oversaw the Apollo 11 moon landing, was honoured at the BBC Proms on Thursday. Space historians Charles Murray and Catherine Bly Cox described it as "the single event that decisively shaped Flight Operations". The Government was not given notice of the service of the subpoenas and no application was made to the court for permission to serve subpoenas so far in advance of trial. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Sassoon, Danielle) (Entered: 01/12/2021), DECISION AND ORDER REGARDING SUBPOENAS as to James Cahill, Christopher Kraft, Patrick Hill, Matthew Norton, William Brian Wangerman, Kevin McCarron, Jeremy Sheeran, Andrew McKeon, Robert Egan, Scott Roche, Arthur Gipson. As he recalled: "I lacked the fundamentalist verve and drove people away when I tried too hard to relate the early church to more modern interpretations. Chris Kraft, godfather of NASA's Mission Control, dies at 95 By Eryn Brown Washington Post,July 23, 2019, 8:50 p.m. Black News Hour presented by The Boston Globe [17][18] This marked the beginning of America's man-in-space program, which came to be called Project Mercury.[19]. ENDORSEMENT: Case adjourned to Nov. 9, 2021 at 3 PM - time excluded through Nov. 9, in the interest of justice. Reader-submitted obituaries honoring people in our community who have recently died . [36] Throughout the mission, Kraft found himself frustrated by the vagueness of Carpenter's communications with Mission Control, and what he perceived as Carpenter's inattention to his duties. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 12/1/2020) (bw) (Entered: 12/01/2020), LETTER by USA as to James Cahill, Christopher Kraft, Patrick Hill, Matthew Norton, William Brian Wangerman, Kevin McCarron, Jeremy Sheeran, Andrew McKeon, Robert Egan, Scott Roche, Arthur Gipson addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from AUSA Jun Xiang dated December 3, 2020 re: Opposition to Protective Order Modification Document filed by USA. ELLINGTON, CT Christopher Kraft, 47, of Tolland, was charged with driving under the influence and a lane violation after a one-car crash on Route 140, according to a report. Defendant (1) James Cahill present with his attorney Sanford N. Talkin; Defendant (2) Christopher Kraft present with his attorney Edward Vincent Sapone; Defendant (3) Patrick Hill present with his attorney Albert Ebanks; Defendant (4) Matthew Norton present with his attorney James R. Froccaro, Jr.; Defendant (5) William Brian Wangerman present with his attorneys Tyler Maulsby & Brian Edward Maas; Defendant (6) Kevin McCarron present with his attorney Camille Marie Abate; Defendant (7) Jeremy Sheeran present with his attorney Henry Edward Mazurek; Defendant (8) Andrew McKeon present with his attorney Steve Zissou; Defendant (9) Robert Egan present with his attorney Roland Gustaf Riopelle; Defendant (10) Scott Roche present with his attorney Alan Michael Abramson; Defendant (11) Arthur Gipson present with his attorney John Francis Kaley; AUSAs Jason Swergold, Jun Xiang and Danielle Sassoon, and Special AUSA Laura De Oliveira; court reporter Sharonza Jones. For example, after CAHILL brought defendant PATRICK HILL into the Enterprise as a union official who would and did accept bribes, CAHILL told a non-union employer from whom CAHILL and HILL had received bribes (Employer-1): Heres the thing. As a member of the Space Task Group, Kraft was assigned to the flight operations division, which made plans and arrangements for the operation of the Mercury spacecraft during flight and for the control and monitoring of missions from the ground. (jbo) (Main Document 93 replaced on 4/12/2021) (jbo). must surrender passport by 10/2/2020;Def. Defendant arraigned and pleads Not Guilty. The lessons that he drew from this experience were clear. [13][14], Although he enjoyed his work, Kraft found it increasingly stressful, especially since he did not consider himself to be a strong theoretician. Defendant present with retained counsel Glen Morak. Annoyed by the bureaucratic mindset of the company, he decided to accept the offer from NACA instead. Ethnicity, religion & political views Many peoples want to know what is Christopher C. Kraft ethnicity, nationality, Ancestry & Race? [6] He went to school in Phoebus, where the only school went to the ninth grade[7] and attended Hampton High School. (jbo), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Initial Appearance as to Andrew McKeon held on 10/1/2020. may not engage in business related to Local 638l; Def. Although Schirra's actions were successful in the short term, Kraft decreed in consultation with astronaut chief Deke Slayton that none of the Apollo 7 crew would fly again. CHRISTOPHER KRAFT, BUSINESS AGENT Salary Breakdown (2019) Total Compensation $204,253 Gross Salary: $182,273 Allowances: $21,980 Official Business: $0 Other Compensation: $0 Salary History Source: LM forms filed with the Office of Labor-Management Standards. In this role, Mr. Kraft serves as the principal advisor to the CFO regarding the consolidation and integration of integrated mission-essential financial, acquisition, and asset management systems. The maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by the judge. There were no words from either of us. (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Arraignment as to Scott Roche (10) Count 2,3 held on 10/1/2020. As Kranz recalled, "He just said, 'You're in charge,' and walked out."[42]. Around them, the room was filled with cheers, but Kraft and Gilruth celebrated more quietly. Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. (February 28, 1924 - July 22, 2019) was an American aerospace and NASA engineer who was instrumental in establishing the agency's Mission Control Center and shaping its organization and culture. The Clerk is directed to remove Mr. Aidala, and all email addressed associated with his firm from receiving ECF notifications regarding this matter. [31], On consulting with his flight controllers, Kraft became convinced that the indication was false, and that no action was needed. After the flight, astronaut John Glenn stated that he believed a human passenger would have been able to bring the capsule under control without the need for an early re-entry, thus (in the words of Time) "affirming the superiority of astronauts over chimponauts. Home detention with allowances for approved work, medical/spousal medical, court/attorney, and grandchild's communion on 10/17, subject to approval of details be pretrial services. (jbo), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Plea entered by Arthur Gipson (11) Count 2,3 Not Guilty. Leave condolences in the Guest Book, send sympathy flowers, and pay respect to your loved one. Conference before District Judge on 10/22/2020. "Clearly, with flight control facing a learning curve," space historian David Harland has said, "these arrangements were an experiment in their own right. (Kaley, John) (Entered: 10/16/2020), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from John F. Kaley, Esq. BAIL DISPOSITION: Agreed conditions of release; $250,000 Personal recognizance bond; To be cosigned by one financially responsible person - wife; Secured by family home; Travel restricted to SDNY/EDNY; Surrender travel documents and no new applications; Pretrial supervision as directed by PTS; Deft not to possess firearm, destructive device, other weapon; Deft to be released on own signature; Remaining conditions to be met by 10/8/2020; Def. A chart containing the names, charges, and maximum penalties for the defendants is set forth below. ENDORSEMENT: OK he can go to the reception. He worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) from 1937 to 1958 and its successor NASA, until his retirement in 1973. Christopher Kraft was speaking during a new film (Image: ALTITUDE FILM) During the same film, Mr Kraft also claimed he was the sole reason behind Armstrong being the first man on the Moon . Install RECAP At the time Employer-1 was bribing the defendants, Employer-1s business employed workers who were not members of Local 638 and/or Local 200 but would have been eligible for membership. In addition to being president of the NYS Trades Council and a member of the NYS AFL-CIOs executive council, CAHILL is also a former business agent of Local 638, and a former international representative of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada. He worked for over a decade in aeronautical research and in 1958 joined the Space Task Group, a small team entrusted with the responsibility of putting America's first man in space. may not engage in business related to Trades Council, Local 638, Local 200. [89] In addition to his duties as a lay reader, Kraft spent some time teaching a class in adult Bible study. Defendant present with counsel Sam Talkin. CJA Camille Abate appointed counsel. AUSAs Danielle Sassoon and Jason Swergold present for the government. SO ORDERED (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 10/8/20)(jw) (Entered: 10/09/2020), MOTION to Travel ., FIRST MOTION to Modify Conditions of Release . This proceeding was conducted by reliable videoconferencing technology. After John Glenn's flight, Kraft had vowed that he would no longer allow his decisions as flight director to be overruled by anyone outside Mission Control. (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Camille Marie Abate appearing for Kevin McCarron. So, '87, did your Chris Kratt/Kraft clean up nicely and play well? "But it was one hell of a challenge. Click here to report information on Amazon warehouses. Each defendant waives his right to be present in court and agrees to participate in the conference via video/teleconference. Defendants request a 90-day adjournment to review discovery. [8], In September 1941, Kraft began his studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and became a Cadet in the Corps of Cadets as a member of N-Squadron. It gave him a sense of the responsibility he would have for the lives of others, whether human or chimpanzee. CJA Christine Delince appointed counsel. "[50], Kraft was surprised at Time's decision to put him on the cover and told the NASA public affairs officer that "they've got the wrong guy. Conference before District Judge on 10/22/2020. For this reason and to allow him more time to close the house for the season, Cahill respectfully requests that he be permitted to continue to live in Long Beach through October 21, 2021. Monthly donors can create unlimited docket alerts. Making sure that victims of federal crimes are treated with compassion, fairness and respect. GIPSON was a Business Agent of the LocalUnion 200 of the UA (Local 200). Your client is to mail the papers back to counsel right away. (Motions due by 3/4/2022., Replies due by 4/8/2022., Responses due by 3/25/2022, Status Conference set for 5/3/2022 at 02:15 PM before Judge Colleen McMahon.) (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Arraignment as to James Cahill (1) Count 1,2,3 held on 10/1/2020. This contributed to making his position at NASA more tenuous. Appearance Type: Retained. (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Arraignment as to Kevin McCarron (6) Count 1,2,3 held on 10/1/2020. Document filed by Jeremy Sheeran. ENDORSEMENT: I have already ruled on this. may not have contact with co-defendants unless in presence of counsel. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 8/6/2021) (bw) (Entered: 08/06/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Camille M. Abate dated August 17, 2021 re: Permission to Travel . ENDORSEMENT: This much is OK. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 1/28/2021) (ap) (Entered: 01/29/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Camille Abate dated February 4, 2021 re: Bail Modification . [38] His autobiography, written in 2001, reopened the issue; the chapter that dealt with the flight of Mercury-Atlas 7 was titled "The Man Malfunctioned". Directions. The public and press may listen to the proceeding by telephone at: 888-363-4749; the access code to enter when prompted is 9054506 (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/5/2021)(jw) (Entered: 03/05/2021), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Colleen McMahon: Status Conference (via Video/Telephone Conference) as to James Cahill, Christopher Kraft, Patrick Hill, Matthew Norton, William Brian Wangerman, Kevin McCarron, Jeremy Sheeran, Andrew McKeon, Robert Egan, Scott Roche, Arthur Gipson held on 3/11/2021. is a reflection of Chris Kraft". "The report," it said, "characterized the Space Shuttle program in a way that the Board judges to be at odds with the realities of the Shuttle Program. Find Christopher Kraft obituaries and memorials at Legacy.com. [70] Space commentator Anthony Young has described Kraft as a "superb successor" to Gilruth, second only to him in the history of center directors. One of Kraft's most important contributions to crewed spaceflight would be his origination of the concept of a mission control center. (Talkin, Sanford) (Entered: 11/03/2020), MEMO ENDORSEMENT as to James Cahill (1) on 57 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Sanford Talkin dated 11/3/20 re: Permission to Travel and Attend a Family Event. Document filed by James Cahill. On July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which established NASA and subsumed NACA within this newly created organization. The public and press may listen to the proceeding by telephone at: 888-363-4749; the access code to enter when prompted is 9054506. [23] Kraft soon realized that an astronaut could only do so much, particularly during the fast-moving launch phase; the Mercury spacecraft would require real time monitoring and support from specialist engineers. Two others, Scott Roche and Arthur Gipson were charged with fraud and bribery offenses. Each defendant waives his right to be present in court and agrees to participate in the conference via video/teleconference. SCOTT ROCHE and ARTHUR GIPSON are charged with fraud and bribery offenses. ENDORSEMENT: OK. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 10/13/2021) (bw) (Entered: 10/13/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Tyler Maulsby dated October 21, 2021 re: Request to Travel to Ithaca, New York . On arrival at Chance Vought he was told that he could not be hired without his birth certificate, which he had not brought with him. Court makes necessary findings, pursuant to the CARES Act, permitting the Court to proceed via video/telephone conference. 515, and Timothy D. Sini, Suffolk County District Attorney, announced today the return of an indictment charging JAMES CAHILL, CHRISTOPHER KRAFT, PATRICK HILL, MATTHEW NORTON, WILLIAM BRIAN WANGERMAN, KEVIN MCCARRON, JEREMY SHEERAN, a/k/a Max, ANDREW MCKEON, and ROBERT EGAN with racketeering, fraud, and bribery offenses, in connection with their acceptance of payments in their roles as current and former union officials to corruptly influence labor-management relations in the construction industry. [48] Kraft was asked by Betty Grissom, the widow of astronaut Gus Grissom, to be one of the pallbearers at Grissom's funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. must surrender passport by 10/2/2020; Def. Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. was born on February 28, 1924, in Phoebus, Virginia. [67] In the words of the space historians Murray and Cox, Kraft "set the tone for one of the most striking features of Flight Operations: unquestioning trustnot of superiors by subordinates, but the other way around."[42]. "[53] For Kraft, the power that the flight director held over every aspect of the mission extended to his control over the actions of the astronauts. From now on, I swore, they'd pay hell before they overruled any decision I made. [8], After his retirement, Kraft served as a consultant for Rockwell International and IBM, and as director-at-large of the Houston Chamber of Commerce. Appearance Type: Retained. "Part of the problem," he recalled, "was that Carpenter either didn't understand or was ignoring my instructions. Former Johnson Space Center Director Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr., the man who created the iconic role of NASA flight director during the Mercury and Gemini programs and whose no-nonsense,. Notice is hereby given that an official transcript of a Conference proceeding held on 6/17/21 has been filed by the court reporter/transcriber in the above-captioned matter. [1] As the introductory phrase signifies, the entirety of the text of the Indictment and the description of the Indictment set forth herein constitute only allegations and every fact described should be treated as an allegation. (Maulsby, Tyler) (Entered: 10/21/2021), MEMO ENDORSEMENT as to William Brian Wangerman (5) on 158 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Tyler Maulsby dated October 21, 2021 re: Request to Travel to Ithaca, New York. MEMO ENDORSEMENT as to James Cahill, Christopher Kraft, Patrick Hill, Matthew Norton, William Brian Wangerman, Kevin McCarron, Jeremy Sheeran, Andrew McKeon, Robert Egan, Scott Roche, Arthur Gipson on re: 154 LETTER by USA as to James Cahill, Christopher Kraft, Patrick Hill, Matthew Norton, William Brian Wangerman, Kevin McCarron, Jeremy . Monday, December 12, 2022 Former President Of The New York Building And Construction Trades Council And 10 Other Union Officials Plead Guilty To Accepting Bribes And Illegal Payments Defendants Accepted Dozens of Bribes to Corruptly Influence the Construction Industry at the Expense of Labor Unions and Their Members