The Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has launched a formal investigation into Alan Rogalla and his cohorts. These people thought they could protect their own and bury the truth forever but they were wrong. We forced them to pay attention and now the real work of holding them accountable …
June 5, 2015
Final supporters
The list of reasons varies depending on the person signing's experiences with Rogalla and his immediate staff. The main focus of this petition is as follows:
1) Alan G. Rogalla repeatedly misleading the community as a whole in the matter of Sally Naverud-Mumm regarding the felony level, multiple theft and repeated abuses of vulnerable adults at her residential care home to which she was never charged.
He also was misleading to Neil Carlson, Investigative Reporter for KVLY-11, in both a January & February 2015 broadcast to the public over the matter citing there was an active investigation after multiple quotes to the Thief River Falls Times between July and December 2014 that the Sally Naverud-Mumm case was closed and no further information would be released to the public. Both he & Sally Naverud-Mumm are personal friends and Thief River Falls natives, as well as Police Chief Dick Wittenberg who failed to press charges against Mumm in a December 19th findings report to the Minnesota State Department of Human Services.
Rogalla claims he has turned the Sally Naverud-Mumm matter over "to an assistant" (un-named to the public), meaning one of two within his office (Kristin Hanson or Steve Moeller), who have both showed their ineptitude to represent the citizens of Pennington County repeatedly (failing to be able to answer basic questions about the criminal histories of the defendants they are attempting to prosecute), and showing the same disregard for public safety as Alan G. Rogalla by requesting repeated stayed sentences and minimum fines for repeat felons.
2) Alan G. Rogalla's blatant disregard for public safety and the law in the matter of and Case No. 57-CR-13-680 (State vs.
Gerald Laverne Sunsdahl), where he, his office, and Judges at the Pennington County Courthouse failed to adequately prosecute a repeat, multiple, felon, and failed to honor the inadequate "stayed sentencing" and probation terms of a previous, multiple, major felony case only months earlier. Most specifically, Line 12 of his 5 years of probation/stayed sentence granted 3/27/14: 12. Remain law-abiding, 03/27/2014, Active 03/27/2014. His repeated thefts against his family totaled over $300,000.
3) For the third time in 12 months, police informant Christopher Michael Seglem is appearing in court for major felonies (MN Case No. 57-CR-15-206). As a community, we have grown tired of felons, sex offenders such as Allan Richard Miller, and domestic abusers like Jared Scott Ganyo being released in to the public with ridiculously reduced charges or dismissed cases, all because a "plea" appears in the win column for the county prosecutor's office.
His assistants, Kristin Hanson and Steve Moeller, are not suitable nor adequate replacements or successors to Mr Rogalla's current position as well. This being displayed by their plea bargaining of nearly all cases, as well as both of them appearing in court being incapable of answering basic questions from Judges, such as, "What is the Defendant's criminal history?".
Alan G. Rogalla, Kristin Hanson, and Steve Moeller's apathetic response, inadequate concern for public safety, immoral practices, and complete disregard for the public, the law, and the bare minimum of the functions of their jobs must be addressed beyond the "back-room, behind closed doors, good ol' boy" system that they have been thriving in and protected by for years.
If you have other concerns or issues with Alan G. Rogalla and/or his staff, you are more than welcome to sign this petition as well, and make them known by commenting.
Thank you for your time & consideration. Let's stop saying, "No one can do anything" and start at least trying. One voice can easily be dismissed. A thousand is harder to silence. Everything in this world began as one person's thought.
Updates
March 31, 2015
We hit 250 signatures and the pressure is mounting on Rogalla. This office thinks they can hide behind lies and personal favors but they are wrong. Keep the heat on these corrupt officials until they finally face a real investigation.
Reached 250 supporters
March 29, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
February 16, 2015
100 Comments
When my mother, a vulnerable stroke surviving adult, was having her money stolen every month, Mr. Rogalla would do nothing to help get this money back. ok it was over 8,000 dollars, he made light of it. And when my mother passed, that money would have buried her.
How about all the domestic violence/sexual assault cases he pleaded out or refused to prosecute?? You sat back in your chair and wouldn't look me in the eye; You tried to interupt the investigator when he told me to my face he believe everything I saif
This is so long overdue.He has hurt/destroyed so many lives in town, yet is "Voted Back In", running nearly unopposed, term after term? He should be disbared, this would be a good place to start. His actions/conduct, are on the other hand criminal, as my family know all to well:(
He basically ruined our lifes. My husband lost his 20yr. job, all because Rogalla lied and exaggerated in court to win his case. He later apologized to my husband over the phone and admitted he was wrong. He doesn't deserve his job.
This guy needs to be gone for good..he is never prepared for court! When my boyfriend took his ex to child support court he started reading a different case! He doesn't belong here!!!
time for real changes here
I was personally abused by my own brother, witnessed him do horrific things to my sister in law, and he was right in out of jail...in the last few years he brutally beat his pregnant girlfriend at the campground in Thief River Falls. I left a message for Al myself saying my brother shouldn't be on the street, he is going to keep beating women and his had many, many previous domestic violence charges. What happened to the charges being escalated each time? My ex went from getting a misdemeanor to a gross misdemeanor the second time he was charged with domestic assault...after more than 15 domestic assault related charges and not paying child support for the 6 or 7 kids who knows how many children he has, why is he still out? Al Rogalla has allowed many women to be abused, because he didn't deal with a domestic abuse issues my brother has, when is he going to be held responsible? When he kills somebody? It is time for Al to be held responsible, for all the pain and suffering he's caused people because he did not follow the law and put these people behind bars and make them serve consequences for their actions.
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The Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has launched a formal investigation into Alan Rogalla and his cohorts. These people thought they could protect their own and bury the truth forever but they were wrong. We forced them to pay attention and now the real work of holding them accountable …
June 5, 2015
Final supporters
The list of reasons varies depending on the person signing's experiences with Rogalla and his immediate staff. The main focus of this petition is as follows:
1) Alan G. Rogalla repeatedly misleading the community as a whole in the matter of Sally Naverud-Mumm regarding the felony level, multiple theft and repeated abuses of vulnerable adults at her residential care home to which she was never charged.
He also was misleading to Neil Carlson, Investigative Reporter for KVLY-11, in both a January & February 2015 broadcast to the public over the matter citing there was an active investigation after multiple quotes to the Thief River Falls Times between July and December 2014 that the Sally Naverud-Mumm case was closed and no further information would be released to the public. Both he & Sally Naverud-Mumm are personal friends and Thief River Falls natives, as well as Police Chief Dick Wittenberg who failed to press charges against Mumm in a December 19th findings report to the Minnesota State Department of Human Services.
Rogalla claims he has turned the Sally Naverud-Mumm matter over "to an assistant" (un-named to the public), meaning one of two within his office (Kristin Hanson or Steve Moeller), who have both showed their ineptitude to represent the citizens of Pennington County repeatedly (failing to be able to answer basic questions about the criminal histories of the defendants they are attempting to prosecute), and showing the same disregard for public safety as Alan G. Rogalla by requesting repeated stayed sentences and minimum fines for repeat felons.
2) Alan G. Rogalla's blatant disregard for public safety and the law in the matter of and Case No. 57-CR-13-680 (State vs.
Gerald Laverne Sunsdahl), where he, his office, and Judges at the Pennington County Courthouse failed to adequately prosecute a repeat, multiple, felon, and failed to honor the inadequate "stayed sentencing" and probation terms of a previous, multiple, major felony case only months earlier. Most specifically, Line 12 of his 5 years of probation/stayed sentence granted 3/27/14: 12. Remain law-abiding, 03/27/2014, Active 03/27/2014. His repeated thefts against his family totaled over $300,000.
3) For the third time in 12 months, police informant Christopher Michael Seglem is appearing in court for major felonies (MN Case No. 57-CR-15-206). As a community, we have grown tired of felons, sex offenders such as Allan Richard Miller, and domestic abusers like Jared Scott Ganyo being released in to the public with ridiculously reduced charges or dismissed cases, all because a "plea" appears in the win column for the county prosecutor's office.
His assistants, Kristin Hanson and Steve Moeller, are not suitable nor adequate replacements or successors to Mr Rogalla's current position as well. This being displayed by their plea bargaining of nearly all cases, as well as both of them appearing in court being incapable of answering basic questions from Judges, such as, "What is the Defendant's criminal history?".
Alan G. Rogalla, Kristin Hanson, and Steve Moeller's apathetic response, inadequate concern for public safety, immoral practices, and complete disregard for the public, the law, and the bare minimum of the functions of their jobs must be addressed beyond the "back-room, behind closed doors, good ol' boy" system that they have been thriving in and protected by for years.
If you have other concerns or issues with Alan G. Rogalla and/or his staff, you are more than welcome to sign this petition as well, and make them known by commenting.
Thank you for your time & consideration. Let's stop saying, "No one can do anything" and start at least trying. One voice can easily be dismissed. A thousand is harder to silence. Everything in this world began as one person's thought.
Updates
March 31, 2015
We hit 250 signatures and the pressure is mounting on Rogalla. This office thinks they can hide behind lies and personal favors but they are wrong. Keep the heat on these corrupt officials until they finally face a real investigation.
Reached 250 supporters
March 29, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
February 16, 2015
100 Comments
It is important to protect those that cannot defend themselves. Mistreatment of sick, elderly, or disabled people is a very serious matter. Some people believe this matter needs further investigation. Therefore, it should be investigated to make sure our Elders are not being mistreated.
When my mother, a vulnerable stroke surviving adult, was having her money stolen every month, Mr. Rogalla would do nothing to help get this money back. ok it was over 8,000 dollars, he made light of it. And when my mother passed, that money would have buried her.
How about all the domestic violence/sexual assault cases he pleaded out or refused to prosecute?? You sat back in your chair and wouldn't look me in the eye; You tried to interupt the investigator when he told me to my face he believe everything I saif
This is so long overdue.He has hurt/destroyed so many lives in town, yet is "Voted Back In", running nearly unopposed, term after term? He should be disbared, this would be a good place to start. His actions/conduct, are on the other hand criminal, as my family know all to well:(
He basically ruined our lifes. My husband lost his 20yr. job, all because Rogalla lied and exaggerated in court to win his case. He later apologized to my husband over the phone and admitted he was wrong. He doesn't deserve his job.
This guy needs to be gone for good..he is never prepared for court! When my boyfriend took his ex to child support court he started reading a different case! He doesn't belong here!!!
time for real changes here
I was personally abused by my own brother, witnessed him do horrific things to my sister in law, and he was right in out of jail...in the last few years he brutally beat his pregnant girlfriend at the campground in Thief River Falls. I left a message for Al myself saying my brother shouldn't be on the street, he is going to keep beating women and his had many, many previous domestic violence charges. What happened to the charges being escalated each time? My ex went from getting a misdemeanor to a gross misdemeanor the second time he was charged with domestic assault...after more than 15 domestic assault related charges and not paying child support for the 6 or 7 kids who knows how many children he has, why is he still out? Al Rogalla has allowed many women to be abused, because he didn't deal with a domestic abuse issues my brother has, when is he going to be held responsible? When he kills somebody? It is time for Al to be held responsible, for all the pain and suffering he's caused people because he did not follow the law and put these people behind bars and make them serve consequences for their actions.
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It is important to protect those that cannot defend themselves. Mistreatment of sick, elderly, or disabled people is a very serious matter. Some people believe this matter needs further investigation. Therefore, it should be investigated to make sure our Elders are not being mistreated.