U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
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Ozark woman pleads guilty to selling counterfeit Louis Vuitton items online
An Ozark, Missouri woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to selling counterfeit Louis Vuitton bracelets and other items online.
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Houston woman pleads guilty to COVID-19 fraud scheme
A Houston, Texas woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to fraudulently receiving Missouri and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act unemployment benefits using the identity information of numerous other persons.
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Springfield man indicted for alleged timeshare fraud scheme
A Springfield, Mo., business owner has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a timeshare fraud scheme and for failing to pay over $333,000 in federal taxes withheld from his employees’ paychecks.
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Kansas City daycare owner sentenced for fraud scheme totaling over $770K
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City day care owner was sentenced in federal court today for her role in a conspiracy that resulted in a $653,329 tax loss to the federal government and fraudulently collecting almost $120,000 in government benefits she was not entitled to receive.
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Kansas City woman pleads guilty in $240K email fraud scheme
A Kansas City, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to laundering more than $240,000 she unlawfully obtained from a New York business as part of an email compromise scheme.
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Independence woman sentenced for embezzling over $500k from employer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for stealing more than $500,000 from her employer.
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Kansas man sentenced for meth trafficking after multi-state chase
A Pittsburg, Kansas man has been sentenced in federal court for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, following a motorcycle chase that ended in Missouri.
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Joplin man sentenced for $300K fraud schemes
A Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for two fraud schemes totaling nearly $300,000, including fraudulent loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and a so-called “transaction reversal” bank scheme.
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Columbia man sentenced to over 22 years for fentanyl trafficking, illegal firearms possession
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A man from Columbia, Mo., Robert Jevon Bean, was sentenced in federal court today for distributing fentanyl and illegally possessing several firearms. Known as “Shaq,” the 37-year-old was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to 22 years and six months in federal prison without parole.
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Jefferson City man receives eight-year sentence for jailhouse drug possession
A Jefferson City, Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for possessing illegal drugs while incarcerated in the Cole County Jail. Waun Ramon Ivory, 32, received an eight-year sentence without parole from U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark.
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Woman indicted for buying lottery tickets with stolen cards
A woman from Mt. Vernon, Missouri has been indicted by a federal grand jury for orchestrating a conspiracy to purchase almost 2,000 lottery tickets using stolen credit cards.
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Former Missouri man faces additional charges in 2019 murder case
Mahamud Tooxoow Mahamed, a 39-year-old Somali national and former resident of Noel, Missouri, has been indicted on additional charges relating to a murder case from 2019. The charges were filed in a three-count superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield, replacing the original indictment from August 20, 2019.
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Five indicted in Missouri for roles in drug-trafficking conspiracy
Three residents of southwest Missouri are among five defendants indicted for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. Federal agents seized 16 kilograms of cocaine while arresting two co-defendants in Texas. The individuals involved include Mario Jose Castillo, 55, of Springfield, Mo.; Christhian Eduardo Cruz-Pineda, 22, a citizen of Honduras residing in Springfield; Johnathan David Emerson, 47, a resident of Willard, Mo.; and Bryan Ramirez-Aguero, 33, a citizen of Honduras, and Erika Martinez Hernandez, 40, a citizen of Mexico both residing in Grand Prairie, Texas.
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Missouri business owner sentenced for tax evasion totaling over $600k
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Daniel Alan Ryan, a business owner from Platte Woods, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for failing to pay over $600,000 in federal income taxes spanning several years.
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Missouri officers honored during National Police Week 2024
In recognition of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore has paid tribute to the service and sacrifice of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. The week-long commemoration will run from Saturday, May 11 through Friday, May 17, 2024.
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Former Boone County man indicted for child pornography production
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A former Boone County, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for using a 9-year-old victim to produce child pornography. Emrah Eymez, 38, who currently resides in Lafayette, Indiana, was charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Jefferson City, Mo. The indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed against Eymez on April 17, 2024.
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Former sheriff's deputy faces additional child pornography charges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Darrin Marshall Skinner, a former Camden County, Mo., sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer previously charged with distributing child pornography, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on additional related charges. The 49-year-old was charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Jefferson City. This indictment replaces a criminal complaint filed against Skinner on Thursday, May 9, and includes additional charges.
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Springfield sex offender sentenced to 15 years for child pornography
A registered sex offender from Springfield, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for receiving child pornography. The illegal material was discovered on his cell phone during an investigation into threats he made to a sheriff’s department employee.
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Joplin man indicted for alleged production of child pornography
A Joplin, Missouri man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly exploiting two children to produce child pornography. Russell Myers, 44, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by the grand jury in Springfield, Missouri.
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Missouri business owner sentenced for CARES Act fraud
In Jefferson City, Missouri, a business owner from Kingdom City has been sentenced in federal court for fraudulently obtaining over $673,000 in loans intended for several businesses under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.