Oscar Gutierrez pleaded guilty on March 31 for his role in staging armed robberies so immigrants could falsely apply for visas as crime victims. Authorities say dozens participated or benefited from this scheme uncovered by local police working alongside federal…
A Kansas City man has been sentenced to eleven years in federal prison for illegal gun possession following an incident involving police pursuit last December. The case highlights ongoing efforts…
A Kansas City man received a 20-year federal sentence for drug trafficking and firearms offenses after being convicted last year. Authorities discovered cocaine and an illegal firearm during their investigation…
A Chicago man has been sentenced for conspiring to defraud active-duty U.S. military personnel through a social media scheme targeting new recruits. He received over two years in prison along…
A multi-agency effort called Operation Spring Cleaning resulted in over 100 arrests targeting violent offenders in southwest Missouri. Authorities seized large amounts of drugs and firearms during coordinated raids across…
A Jefferson County man has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography after admitting sex acts with a minor. Authorities discovered evidence through communications on the victim’s cell phone. Both sides…
Jose Antonio Del Cid has pleaded guilty in federal court for illegally reentering the United States after being deported due to an aggravated felony conviction involving a minor. He faces…
A Cameron woman has pleaded guilty in federal court after admitting she forged company checks totaling over $460,000 while working as an escrow officer. Tracy L. Kellerstrass now faces up…
Jose Luis Morales Salgado has pleaded guilty in federal court for orchestrating staged armed robberies so immigrants could fraudulently obtain U-Visas as fake crime victims. Authorities linked at least eleven…
A Clayton chiropractor has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to orchestrating a healthcare fraud scheme involving illegal prescriptions and kickbacks totaling millions of…
Three Texas men have pleaded guilty after admitting they stole over twenty-five thousand doses of pain pills from pharmacies across Missouri and Kansas last year. Authorities tracked their vehicle across…
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has published its semiannual report covering early 2026 activities. The public can access current and past reports online or contact…
A Kansas City attorney and his client have been found guilty of criminal contempt after violating a federal court order related to financial disclosures in an FTC case involving deceptive…
An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to coercing a Missouri minor into sexual activity after meeting her online. The FBI intervened following reports about his plans and located both the…
A Maryland man has been sentenced to just over a year in prison and ordered to pay back $5.45 million after admitting to laundering money from fraud schemes, according to…
An Independence, Missouri man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm.
A former parish secretary and bookkeeper from DeSoto, Missouri, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for embezzling over $580,000 from her church. U.S. District Judge John A. Ross…
Federal authorities in the Eastern District of Missouri have indicted 14 individuals accused of defrauding government programs, resulting in losses totaling $1 million.
A Romanian man has been sentenced to prison for orchestrating a retail fraud scheme across multiple states and ordered to pay restitution nearing $200,000. The individual used sleight-of-hand tactics to…
Neil Phifer has been sentenced to 19 years for his role in distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl across St. Louis after pleading guilty last year. The case involved multiple agencies seizing…
Adebanjo “Banjo” Popoola, a former St. Louis building inspector, faces federal wire fraud charges after allegedly diverting over $1.6 million in city repair funds to himself and relatives through fraudulent…
A New York man was convicted by a federal jury in Springfield on charges related to methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution conspiracies. Authorities seized large quantities of drugs during an investigation…
A Kansas City man has been charged with attempting to produce child pornography while registered as a sex offender. Authorities allege he tried to obtain explicit images from a minor…
A Belton man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography after pleading guilty. The case involved prior convictions and included restitution payments ordered for…
A man living illegally in Missouri has been sentenced to ten years for possessing child sexual abuse material following an arrest last year. Authorities discovered hundreds of illicit images on…
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