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Feb. 1 , 2008
THREE CHARGED IN THEFT OF FOODS FROM TYSON WAREHOUSE IN OLATHE
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Alvin A. Martin, 48, John T. Stanley, 47, Edwardsville, Kan., and Taff Virden, 33, Woodson, Ark., are charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of interstate transportation of stolen property. The crimes are alleged to have occurred during 2004 and 2005.
Martin, Stanley and Virden are accused of conspiring to steal pallets of food products from the Tyson Foods warehouse in Olathe, Kan., and transport them by truck to Arkansas and elsewhere.
According to the indictment:
– John T. Stanley was an employee of Tyson. He and others were responsible for putting food products from Tyson’s warehouse on pallets and loading them onto trucks for delivery. Alvin Martin drove a truck that delivered goods from Tyson’s warehouse to other states for sale.
– Food products stolen from the Tyson warehouse were delivered to Taff Virden in Arkansas.
– The defendants communicated in a series of phone calls and exchanged money via Western Union money transfers.
If convicted, the defendants face a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the conspiracy charge, and a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of transporting stolen property. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker is prosecuting.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
A federal grand jury meeting Friday in Kansas City also returned the following indictments:
Randall J. Scott, 26, and Christopher A. Shivers, 22, are charged with one count of robbing the Bank of the West, 9400 Antioch, Overland Park, Kan., on Jan. 9, 2008, and one count of brandishing a firearm during an armed bank robbery.
The two men initially were charged in a criminal complaint filed Jan. 10, 2008.
If convicted, they face a maximum penalty of 25 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the bank robbery charge; and not less than 7 years and not more than life and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of brandishing a firearm during a bank robbery. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Kevin Tommie Hall, 47, is charged in a superseding indictment with two counts of bank robbery, two counts of brandishing a firearm during an armed bank robbery, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.
According to the indictment, on Nov. 7, 2006, Hall robbed Mid-American Bank and Trust Company, 401 Delaware, Leavenworth, Kan., and on Oct. 31, 2006, Hall robbed UMB Bank, 2040 N. Topeka, Topeka, Kan. In both cases he brandished firearms. He was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of felony convictions for bank robbery in 1984 and 1992.
Hall initially was charged Nov. 8, 2006, with one count of bank robbery.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each bank robbery count; not less than 7 years and not more than life and a fine up to $250,000 on each charge of brandishing a firearm during a bank robbery; and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on each count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Shin Omori, 36, Larned, Kan., is charged with one of count of possessing and transporting child pornography from California to Kansas. The crime is alleged to have occurred Nov. 14, 2007, in Pawnee County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alan Metzger is prosecuting.
Wynoena King, 37, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with 14 counts of bank fraud.
According to the indictment, King was employed from June 28, 1999, through Feb. 16, 2005, as a teller at Commercial Federal Bank at 6263 Nall Ave, Mission, Kan. During that time, she used her access to customer accounts to unlawfully withdraw funds from their accounts.
If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million on each count. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Secret Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Smith is prosecuting.
Cecil A. Brooks, 45, is charged with one count of maintaining a residence at 1942 N. 24th in Kansas City, Kan., which is within 1,000 feet of Chelsea Elementary School, for the purpose of storing, manufacturing and distributing cocaine and crack cocaine. The crime is alleged to have occurred Jan. 16, 2008.
If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 1 year and not more than 80 years in federal prison and a fine up to $4 million. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt is prosecuting.
Silviano Zamora-Zamora, 41, Kansas City, Kan., and Gustavo Pena-Solorzano, 35, are charged with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In addition, Zamora-Zamora is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The crimes are alleged to have occurred at various times from Dec. 10, 2007 through Jan. 9, 2008 in Kansas City, Kan.
Upon conviction, each of the charges carries a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years in federal prison and a fine up to $2 million.
The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt is prosecuting.
Sheridan H. Murray, 44, is charged with fraudulently obtaining federal funds for social services through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Child Care Development Fund, the Kansas Health Policy Authority’s Medical Assistance Fund, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Stamp Program, the Kansas Vision Card Electronic Benefit Transfer System and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Choice Voucher Program.
The charges include one count of conspiracy to commit theft of public funds, two counts of submitting false documents to the government, five counts of theft of public funds, and two counts of money laundering. The conspiracy is alleged to have spanned the time from December 1999 through 2007 Kansas City, Kan.
Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:
– Conspiracy: A maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
– Submitting false documents: A maximum penalty of 5 years and a fine up to $250,000.
– Theft of public funds: A maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
– Money laundering: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $500,000 on each count.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Inspector General investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker is prosecuting.
As in any criminal case, a person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments filed merely contain allegations of criminal
conduct.
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