At the time, Kraft was in Mission Control in Houston, listening in on the Cape test conductor's voice loop. [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. Christopher also answers to Christopher Lewis Kraft, and perhaps a couple of other names. [24], A pivotal experience for Kraft was the flight of Mercury-Atlas 5, which sent a chimpanzee named Enos on the first American orbital spaceflight carrying a live passenger. In his 1965 interview with Time, he stated: "[T]he guy on the ground ultimately controls the mission. 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. Chris Kraft, NASA's first flight director who invented the concept of Mission Control, died on July 22, 2019. ENDORSEMENT: OK. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 1/19/2021) (ap) (Entered: 01/19/2021), SEALED DOCUMENT placed in vault. There's no question about that in my mind or in the astronauts' minds. One St. Andrews Plaza - New York, NY 10007, Defendants Accepted Dozens of Bribes to Corruptly Influence the Construction Industry at the Expense of Labor Unions and Their Members, Human Trafficking & Child Sexual Exploitation, Department of Justice Harassment Prevention Resource. ADDITIONAL PROCEEDINGS: Defendant arraigned; pleads Not Guilty. 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. According to the allegations in the Indictment, statements made in court, and court filings: JAMES CAHILL was the President of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council (the NYS Trades Council), which represents over 200,000 unionized construction workers, a member of the Executive Council for the New York State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (the NYS AFL-CIO), and formerly a union representative of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada (the UA). HOUSTON, TX Christopher Kraft, the man who served as NASA's first flight director and ran mission control during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions, died at the age of 95 on Monday. Document filed by Arthur Gipson. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days. (McGuirk, Kelly) (Entered: 07/27/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Evan L. Lipton dated August 6, 2021 re: travel request, with consent of government and pretrial services . [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. Kraft had to personally meet with Admiral John McCain in order to persuade him to make the requisite resources available to NASA.[62]. APPROVED. [106] In 2018, he was portrayed in the film First Man by J. D. Defendant present with retained counsel Glen Morak. 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). Defendant present with retained counsel Nikolas Kaiser. ENDORSEMENT: OK. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 10/22/2021) (ap) (Entered: 10/22/2021), 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 Jason Swergold dated October 23, 2021 re: Request for Adjournment Document filed by USA. may not have contact with co-defendants unless in presence of counsel. Conference before District Judge on 10/22/2020. Document filed by James Cahill. Kraft was an Episcopalian, serving as a lay reader at his local church. [99] In 1999, he was awarded the National Space Trophy from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation, which described him as "a driving force in the U.S. human space flight program from its beginnings to the Space Shuttle era, a man whose accomplishments have become legendary". Def. ENDORSEMENT: Travel as requested herein granted. Through their greed and self-dealing, these defendants betrayed the hard-working members of their respective unions, and undermined the protections meant to be afforded by organized labor. The Government has informed the Court that it recently learned of Rule 17(c) subpoenas issued by counsel for defendant James Cahill (including one served on Local 638). The lessons that he drew from this experience were clear. Appearance Type: Retained. (Talkin, Sanford) (Entered: 10/15/2020), NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: John Francis Kaley appearing for Arthur Gipson. The public and press may listen to the proceeding by telephone at: 888-363-4749; the access code to enter when prompted is 9054506. "[26] Yet for Kraft, the flight of Enos represented proof of the importance of real-time decision-making in Mission Control. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Raymond A. Tierney, District Attorney for Suffolk County, announced today that 11 former union officials JAMES CAHILL, former President of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council, CHRISTOPHER KRAFT, PATRICK HILL, MATTHEW NORTON, WILLIAM BRIAN WANGERMAN, KEVIN MCCARRON, JEREMY SHEERAN, a/k/a Max, ANDREW MCKEON, ROBERT EGAN, SCOTT ROCHE, and ARTHUR GIPSON have pled guilty to charges stemming from their acceptance of bribes and illegal cash payments from a construction contractor (Employer-1) from in or about October 2018 to in or about October 2020 while the defendants were serving as union officers. 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. Document filed by James Cahill. may not engage in business related to Local 200 or 638; Def. [68] As Lunney reflected in 1998: "He instilled a sense of what was right, what was wrong, what you had to do, how good you had to be, and those standards that he kind of inbred into everybody, by his own example, and by what he did with us, continue today. Chris Kraft of Union, NJ. It also recommended that NASA cut back on the organizational changes intended to improve safety that were made after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. There were no words from either of us. His protg Glynn Lunney said in 1998: "the Control Center today is a reflection of Chris Kraft".[1]. (Abate, Camille) (Entered: 06/29/2021), MEMO ENDORSEMENT re: 135 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Camille M. Abate dated June 29, 2021 re: Request for Travel Outside SDNY/EDNYENDORSEMENTPermission to travel as requested herein is Granted. Assistant U.S. It was hard not to be modern when I spent my working days sending men into space. Learn Christopher's areas of practice. AUSAs Danielle Sassoon and Jason Swergold present for the government. "America has truly lost a national treasure with the passing of one of NASA's e Since in or around October 2018, the defendants accepted dozens of bribes, totaling over $100,000. The public and press may listen to the proceeding by telephone at 888-363-4749; the access code to enter when prompted is 9054506. to March 11, 2021 at 3:30pm-time excluded through March 11, in the interest of justice, to allow defendants time to review discovery. We'd have a flow of accurate telemetry data so the experts could monitor their systems, see and even predict problems, and pass along instructions to the astronaut. Defendant present with retained counsel Thomas Dunn. Document filed by James Cahill. He served on two review boards at North American Aviation, the contractor responsible for the Apollo capsule. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/21/2020. 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. [39] In a letter to The New York Times, Carpenter called the book "vindictive and skewed", and offered a different assessment of the reasons for Kraft's frustration: "in space things happen so fast that only the pilot knows what to do, and even ground control can't help. SO ORDERED. (Talkin, Sanford) (Entered: 08/23/2021), MEMO ENDORSEMENT 152 LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Sanford Talkin dated 8/23/21 re: Bail Modification to requests that he be permitted to continue to live in Long Beach through October 15, 2021.ENDORSEMENTGranted. Appearance Type: Retained. (jbo), NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Benjamin Sean Fischer appearing for Christopher Kraft. may not have contact with co-defendants unless in presence of counsel. (Pretrial Conference set for 6/17/2021 at 02:30 PM before Judge Colleen McMahon) (lnl), WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING as to James Cahill re: Conference (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/15/21)(jw) (Entered: 03/15/2021), WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING as to Robert Egan re: Bail Hearing and Conference (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/15/21)(jw) (Entered: 03/15/2021), WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING as to Arthur Gipson re; Bail Hearing and conference (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/15/21)(jw) (Entered: 03/15/2021), WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING as to Patrick Hill re: Conference (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/15/21)(jw) (Entered: 03/15/2021), WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING as to Christopher Kraft (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/15/21)(jw) (Entered: 03/15/2021), WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING as to Kevin McCarron re: Conference (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/15/21)(jw) (Entered: 03/15/2021), WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING as to Matthew Norton (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/15/21)(jw) (Entered: 03/15/2021), WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING as to Scott Roche (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/15/21)(jw) (Entered: 03/15/2021), WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING as to Jeremy Sheeran re: Conference (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/15/21)(jw) (Entered: 03/15/2021), WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING as to William Brian Wangerman (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 3/15/21)(jw) (Entered: 03/15/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Camille M. Abate dated March 19, 2021 re: Request for Travel Outside SDNY/EDNY . Attorney Benjamin Sean Fischer terminated (jw), ENDORSED LETTER as to William Brian Wangerman addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Jill R. Shellow dated 10/8/20 re: I am writing on behalf of William Wangerman a defendant in the case referenced above. The Court will conduct the hearing via video-conferencing consistent with the CARES act. Appearance Type: Retained. Dr. Kraft is a diligent OB-GYN specialist serving the community of Clearwater, FL. Kraft in turn presented the award to his alma mater, Virginia Tech, for display in its College of Engineering. The Government has an affirmative obligation to seek from such sources all information subject to disclosure under this Order. The Court will hold a remote telephone/video-status conference in this matter, Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Alan Michael Abramson appearing for Scott Roche. 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. During the charged conspiracy, CAHILL accepted approximately $44,500 in bribes from Employer-1, and as part of his guilty plea, CAHILL acknowledged having previously accepted at least approximately $100,000 of additional bribes from Employer-1 in connection with CAHILLs union positions. (jbo), Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger: Plea entered by James Cahill (1) Count 1,2,3 Not Guilty. The convictions in this case reflect our continuing commitment to root out corruption and bring to justice those who abuse positions of power out of personal greed. Document filed by Kevin McCarron. (nmo) (Entered: 07/14/2021), LETTER MOTION addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Edward V. Sapone dated July 15, 2021 re: permission to travel . It was on the top shelf in the back of the store in a funky '50s style turquoise case. (jbo), Appearance Bond Entered as to James Cahill: $500,000.00 PRB; CO-SIGNED BY 3 FRP'S; (DEFENDANTS SONS AND BROTHER); SECURED BY SONS APARTMENT.. [**Advice of Penalties and Sanctions attached.] Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/17/2021. 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. Attorney Jeffrey G. Pittell for Andrew McKeon added. Become a Monthly Donor, Last Updated: Defendant arraigned and pleads Not Guilty. "[58], After the Apollo 1 fire in 1967, Kraft had reluctantly concluded that his responsibilities as a manager would keep him from serving as a flight director on the next crewed mission, Apollo 7, and on missions thereafter. Speedy trial time is excluded through January 28, 2021, in the interest of justice, to allow defendants time to review discovery (Pretrial Conference set for 1/28/2021 at 04:00 PM before Judge Colleen McMahon.) The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. (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. (jbo) (Entered: 10/02/2020), NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Camille Marie Abate appearing for Kevin McCarron. 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. Defendant present with retained counsel Ben Fischer. 1944 Graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (now Virginia Tech) in. Id. Document filed by Arthur Gipson. Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. was born on February 28, 1924, in Phoebus, Virginia. Please click here for further information. may not have contact with co-defendants unless in presence of counsel. Senior Thesis titled "Voter Knowledge and the European Union: A Cross-Country Analysis of Support . In the article, he compared himself to Christopher Columbus, and displayed what the magazine described as "an almost angry pride" in his work. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 2/8/2021) (lnl) (Entered: 02/08/2021), SEALED DOCUMENT placed in vault. The United States was scrambling to catch up with the Soviet Union after the first Sputnik satellite launch in 1957 and after . ENDORSEMENT: Granted. (Xiang, Jun) (Entered: 01/12/2021), 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 Danielle R. Sassoon dated January 12, 2021 re: subpoenas Document filed by USA. (McGuirk, Kelly) (Entered: 05/03/2021), NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT as to James Cahill. "[34], Before the flight of Mercury-Atlas 7, Kraft had objected to the choice of Scott Carpenter as the astronaut for the mission, telling Walt Williams that Carpenter's lack of engineering skills might put the mission or his own life in danger. Should I rush right out and buy? BAIL DISPOSITION: Agreed conditions of release; To be cosigned by two financially responsible persons; Travel restricted to SDNY/EDNY/DNJ; 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.

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