U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
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Columbia Man Indicted for Producing, Distributing Child Pornography
A Columbia, Mo., man, Ryan Edward Hine, 27, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his involvement in producing and distributing child pornography involving six child victims. The indictment, returned in Jefferson City, Mo., brings forth a seven-count superseding indictment against Hine, replacing the original charges from March 7, 2023, with additional counts.According to an affidavit filed in support of the case, Hine engaged in disturbing activities involving minors, including traveling to Mississippi to engage in sexual acts with a 15-year-old victim, which he...
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``` Mexican National Sentenced to 25 Years for Leading Meth, Heroin Conspiracy
A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Panfilo Acuna, Jr., a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough on Thursday, Feb. 22, to 25 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Acuna to forfeit to the government $550,603, which represents the proceeds he received from the drug-trafficking conspiracy.Acuna admitted that he was the leader of a drug-trafficking organization that distributed methamphetamine and heroin throughout the Kansas City...
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11 Defendants Indicted for $220,000 Covid Fraud Conspiracy
Eleven defendants from Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Washington have been indicted for their roles in a conspiracy resulting in over $220,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.The indictment alleges that each of the defendants participated in a conspiracy to submit false and fraudulent applications for PPP loans from February 2021 to July 2022. The scheme led to the issuance of more than $220,000 in fraudulent loans, most of which were forgiven despite not being used for the...
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KC Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm After Being Wounded in Shootout
A Grandview, Missouri, man who was wounded in a shoot-out on Troost Avenue pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm.
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Eleven Area Residents Indicted for $1.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy, Numerous Firearms
Officers Seized 77 Firearms, Large Amounts of Illegal Drugs During the Investigation
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Maitland Man Pleads Guilty to Two Bank Robberies
A Maitland, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to robbing banks in St. Joseph, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri.
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KC Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling Heroin That Resulted in Overland Park Man's Fatal Overdose
A Kansas City, Missouri, woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to selling heroin to an Overland Park, Kansas, man, which resulted in his overdose death.