A Nigerian citizen extradited from the United Kingdom was sentenced in federal court for his involvement in a conspiracy to sell stolen financial information on the darknet, affecting tens of thousands of victims globally.
A federal jury has convicted two men of kidnapping a woman who was rescued from her attacker at a hotel in Neosho, Missouri. Freddie Lewis Tilton, 51, of Joplin, Missouri, and Alvin Dale Boyer, 39, of Rogers, Arkansas, were found guilty on September 17 of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and one count of kidnapping. Tilton was also convicted of stalking.
U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore announced today that Greene County, Missouri, has been designated by the U.S. Department of Justice to receive additional resources to combat domestic gun violence.
A dozen men from the Kansas City metropolitan area have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in at least one death, and for illegal possession of firearms.
Governor Mike Parson and Missouri State Fair Director Jason Moore announced today that 345,643 visitors attended the annual State Fair in Sedalia, held from August 8-18, 2024. The Missouri State Fair is the state’s largest agriculture showcase, attracting people from across the state each summer.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Osceola, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for a fraud scheme in which she stole over $1.4 million from the bank where she was employed over a period of more than 20 years.