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Hi friends,<br><br>
A lot has been going on over the last few weeks with Daniel and this is
our attempt to catch everyone up. Daniel was in the process of
transferring to another federal facility when he was subpoenaed to a
grand jury in Madison, Wisconsin. He went from Columbia County Jail in
Portage, Wisconsin to Dane County Jail in Madison and then later back to
Portage, all during the period of June 11 - July 24.<br><br>
Daniel appeared before the grand jury in Madison twice during this time.
He did not in fact "resist" the grand jury since he did
answer questions about himself - his name, his charges, if statements
about himself and his actions in his plea agreement were correct -
but when the government asked that he confirm the names of others they
were intending to indict in connection with the actions, Daniel did not
respond to this. He cited his own plea agreement with the government from
his case and said that having to discuss other's actions was in violation
of this agreement. He was later brought back into court and was
given a chance to purge (answer the question he did not answer) and
again refused to do so. The court charged him with civil contempt because
of this. He was held in contempt for around a week, which for him meant
that that time did not count towards his existing sentence.<br><br>
Last Monday, July 21st, the government filed a motion to lift the civil
contempt. The US Attorney (gov't) moved to dismiss the contempt order
after indicting two to three others and after the statute of limitation
had expired with respect to crimes committed in Wisconsin. At that
point, Daniel could be of no help to the government even had he been
inclined to do so, which he was not. The judge signed signed the order
releasing Daniel from contempt on July 23rd. <br><br>
We have learned that Daniel has been designated to a special unit in the
federal prison in Marion, Illinois. He is currently still at FCI Terre
Haute in Indiana but we are under the assumption he will be moving within
the next week or so. We will provide more information on this as it
comes. <br><br>
Please continue to write to Daniel along his route. You can reach him now
at:<br><br>
Daniel McGowan #63794-053<br>
FCI Terre Haute<br>
Federal Correctional Institution<br>
P.O. Box 33<br>
Terre Haute, IN 47808<br><br>
Thanks so much,<br>
Family & Friends of Daniel McGowan<br><br>
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