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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Kansas City man indicted on firearms possession charges
A Kansas City man faces charges for allegedly possessing a firearm unlawfully.
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Virginia man admits to cocaine trafficking charges while traveling cross-country
An Ashburn, Virginia resident has entered a guilty plea in a federal court to charges related to trafficking over a kilogram of cocaine.
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Raytown resident pleads guilty in federal court over machine gun conversions
A man from Raytown, Missouri, has admitted guilt in a federal court for being in possession of and distributing two machine gun conversion devices.
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Columbia man sentenced for $1.2M insurance fraud and COVID-19 relief fraud
A Columbia, Missouri man has been sentenced for his involvement in an insurance fraud scheme and for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds.
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Federal indictment reveals meth trafficking charges against Arkansas and Missouri residents
A woman from Mountain Home, Arkansas, and a man from Bakersfield, Missouri, have been arrested following their indictment by a federal grand jury for methamphetamine trafficking in southwest Missouri.
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Kansas City man charged in connection with Tesla arson incident
A Kansas City resident named Owen McIntire, a college student in Boston, has been arrested and charged in connection with an arson incident at a Tesla business in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Mexican national admits guilt for unlawful U.S. reentry
A Mexican national has admitted guilt in a federal court for unlawfully reentering the United States.
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Kansas City man admits to illegal firearms trafficking
A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty in a federal court to his involvement in an illegal firearms trafficking conspiracy.
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Kansas City man pleads guilty to illegal possession of machine gun conversion kits
A man in Kansas City, Missouri, has admitted to federal charges for possessing and distributing machine gun conversion devices.
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Kansas City woman pleads guilty to embezzling $306,034 from employer
A Kansas City woman has admitted guilt in a case of significant financial deception involving her former employer.
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Independence man sentenced for $1.4 million COVID-19 relief fraud
An Independence, Missouri man has been sentenced for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme to claim nearly $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
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Missouri man admits to illegal firearms trafficking and conspiracy
A Kansas City, Missouri man, Antonio Manning, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and illegal firearms trafficking charges, including the sale of a handgun converted into a machine gun.
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Joplin man receives 50-year sentence for producing child pornography
A man from Joplin, Missouri, has been sentenced in federal court for child pornography offenses involving two children.
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Georgia man receives 24-month sentence for romance scam
A man from Georgia has been sentenced for his involvement in an online romance scam targeting elderly victims in Missouri, Minnesota, and New Jersey.
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Jefferson City man faces firearm possession charge in federal indictment
A Jefferson City resident, Robert Michael Matthews, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal possession of a firearm.
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Two Missouri men face federal firearm charges for dealing without a license
Two individuals in Missouri face charges for allegedly dealing firearms without a license.
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Fulton man indicted for child pornography production, distribution, and possession
A man from Fulton, Missouri, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a case involving child pornography.
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Former Missouri man extradited for child pornography sentenced to 10 years
A former resident of Columbia, Missouri, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for receipt and possession of child pornography.
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Iowa man given prison sentence for bank fraud through check kiting scheme
An Iowa resident, Roger Dean Peters, 71, has received a federal prison sentence for his involvement in bank fraud. U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark sentenced Peters to serve twelve months and one day.
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Springfield man gets 30-year sentence for fentanyl conspiracy leading to overdose deaths
A man from Springfield, Missouri, Delante Leon Worsham, was given a 30-year federal prison sentence for leading a large drug-trafficking operation in southwest Missouri.