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June 2013
June 17, 2013
Oak Grove Couple Sentenced for $800,000 Tax Fraud Scheme
Former Agency Employee, Joplin Men Indicted for Fraud Related to Tornado Benefits
June 14, 2013
Branson Man Pleads Guilty to Foreign Labor Violations
June 13, 2013
Additional Charges Against Springfield, Kirbyville Men Indicted for K2 Conspiracy
Former Youth Camp Worker Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexual Exploitation of Children
Springfield Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Child Porn
June 12, 2013
Iowa Company, Employees Indicted fo rReleasing Contaminated Water into Duenweg Sewer
Sex Offender Indicted for Producing Child Porn Overseas, Distributing Child Porn Online
Joplin Woman Indicted for $88,000 Fraud Scheme
June 10, 2013
Callaway County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy
May 2013
May 30, 2013
Jefferson City Attorney Indicted for Marriage Fraud Conspiracy
KC Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme to Cheat Health Insurance Program
May 28, 2013
Wal-Mart Pleads Guilty to Federal Environmental Crimes, Admits Civil Violations and Will Pay More Than $81 Million
May 23, 2013
Independence Woman Indicted for Violating Civil Rights of Family by Torching Their Home
Business Owners Indicted for $2.8 Million Scheme to Defraud the Army
16 Men Indicted for Murder-for-Hire, Drug-Trafficking Conspiracies
Warrensburg Man Indicted for Child Porn
May 22, 2013
KC Man Pleads Guilty to Bungled Bank Robbery
May 21, 2013
Former KC Man Indicted for Child Porn
Springfield Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Porn on His Cell Phone
Joplin Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn
May 17, 2013
Springfield, Kirbyville Men Charged with K2 Conspiracy
Waynesville Couple Indicted for Meth Conspiracy; Officers Seized $414,000 as Drug Proceeds
May 15, 2013
Jury Convicts Five Defendants of $10.2 Million Securities Fraud Conspiracy;
Scheme Targeted Thousands of Investors Nationwide
Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Child Porn, Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison
May 14, 2013
Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison for Producing Child Porn
May 13, 2013
KC Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme to Cheat Health Insurance Program
Lebanon Trucking Company Owners Sentenced for $800,000 Scheme to Defraud Tracker Marine
Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation; Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison
May 10, 2013
Neosho Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Child Porn
61 Defendants Charged with Illegal Firearms, Drugs in ATF-KCPD Undercover Operation;
Roundup Targets Violent Crime in KC
May 8, 2013
Liberal Man Indicted for Child Porn
Everton Man Indicted for Money-Laundering Scheme from Stolen Cooking Oil
May 7, 2013
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Over $4 Million of Contraband Cigarettes
May 6, 2013
Jefferson City Woman Pleads Guilty to Attempted Jail Escape
May 3, 2013
Ozark Attorney Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Taxes
Former St. Joseph Jail Employee Indicted for Illegally Using Food Stamp Benefits, Distributing Hydrocodone
April 2013
April 30, 2013
Lee's Summit Soccer Coach Indicted on Additional Charges of Producing Child Porn
Jefferson City Attorney Indicted for Marriage Fraud Conspiracy
Jury Convicts California Man of Possessing Cocaine Found Aboard Greyhound Bus
KC Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm
Used in Triple Homicide
April 25, 2013
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Heroin Resulting in Death, Faces 22 Years in Prison
April 24, 2013
Jackson County Assistant Prosecutor Honored for Combating Child Exploitation
Jury Convicts Columbia Man of Two Arsons
Jury Convicts Joplin Man of Disaster Fraud in Failed Attempt to Get Tornado Benefits
April 23, 2013
Lee's Summit Soccer Coach Charged with Producing Child Porn
April 12, 2013
Former Student Pleads Guilty to Computer Hacking at University of Central Missouri
April 11, 2013
Joplin Woman Sentenced for Disaster Fraud Related to Tornado Benefits
Strip Club Owner Sentenced for Illegal Firearms
Two Sentenced, Two Plead Guilty in $5 Million Conspiracy to Provide Thousands of Identity Documents to Illegal Aliens
Former Attorney Pleads Guilty to Fraud Schemes
April 10, 2013
Joplin Woman Pleads Guilty to Disaster Fraud Related to Tornado Benefits
Mt. Vernon Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Joplin Bank Robbery
Two Truck Drivers Indicted for Child Sex Trafficking
Liberty Couple Charged with $2.8 Million Embezzlement, Check Kiting Scheme to Fund Gambling, Lavish Spending
April 9, 2013
Platte City Contractor Sentenced in $900,000 Kick-back Scheme
Former Bolivar Clinic Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegally Dispensing Narcotics
April 5, 2013
Springfield Men Sentenced for Stolen Check Fraud Scheme
Albany Man Pleads Guilty to $119,950 Fraud Scheme
April 4, 2013
State Employee Pleads Guilty to $158,000 Fraud Scheme to Pay Refunds to Springfield Business
Carl Junction Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Child Porn
April 3, 2013
Illinois Business Owner Indicted for $3 Million Scheme to Sell Foreign Versions of Botox
Sikeston Man Pleads Guilty to Lebanon Bank Robbery
Battlefield Man Indicted for $785,200 Fraud Scheme
April 2, 2013
Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Million Wire Fraud Scheme
April 1, 2013
Kansas Woman Sentenced for $561,000 Fraud Scheme
Fulton Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery, Admits Robbing Five Banks
March 2013
March 29, 2013
Iowa Man Sentenced for Armed Bank Robbery
Professional Gambler Charged with over $481,000 in Illegal Financial Transactions at Ameristar Casino
KC Man Sentenced for Northland Bank Robbery
Lee's Summit Man Sentenced to 15 Years for $1 Million Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm
KC Man Sentenced to 17 Years for $809,000 Meth Conspiracy
March 28, 2013
Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to $5 Million Conspiracy to Provide Thousands of Identity Documents to Illegal Aliens
KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm
March 27, 2013
Blue Springs Couple, KCMO Residents Among 20 Indicted for $814,000 PCP, Cocaine Conspiracy
March 26, 2013
Former Bookstore Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.1 Million from Missouri State University
March 22, 2013
Medical Clinic Director, CEO Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud, False Tax Return
Jury Convicts Springfield Man of Illegal Firearms
Jury Convicts Springfield Man of Firearms Used in Robberies; Faces at Least 55 Years in Prison
March 21, 2013
KC Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Tax Evasion
Joplin Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud Scheme; Targeted Tornado Victim
KC Man Sentenced for Bank Robbery
March 20, 2013
Skidmore Man Charged with Illegal Firearm Following Pursuit
Columbia Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
March 14, 2013
KC Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Illegal Firearm Used to Threaten, Beat Woman
KC Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Illegal Firearm
Eight Individuals Indicted for Lacey Act Violations and Other Crimes Relating to the Trafficking of Paddlefish 'Caviar'
March 11, 2013
Rockaway Beach Man Sentenced for Six Bank Robberies
Blue Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Porn; Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison
March 8, 2013
Joplin Man Pleads Guilty to Disaster Fraud Related to Tornado Benefits
March 6, 2013
Springfield Businessman Indicted for $3.3 MillionFraud Schemes
March 4, 2013
Liberty Man Charged with Attempted Bank Robbery after Shooting, High-speed Chase
Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn, Extortion, Faces 15 Years in Prison
March 1, 2013
St. Joseph Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy;
More than 100 Illegal Aliens Used False ID to Obtain Licenses
February 2013
February 28, 2013
Kansas Man Sentenced for Murder-for-hire Scheme
February 27, 2013
Springfield Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Ammunition
Nixa Woman Sentenced for Counterfeit Check, Mail Theft, Identity Theft Conspiracy
February 25, 2013
Jury Convicts Independence Man of Social Security Fraud Scheme
KC Business Owners Indicted for Defrauding Debt-stressed Clients
Professional Counselor Sentenced for $1.5 Million Conspiracy to Illegally Distribute Prescription Drugs at Carthage Clinic
February 22, 2013
Sarcoxie School Board Member Charged with Possessing Child Porn
State Employee Among Those Indicted for Marriage Fraud Conspiracy
February 20, 2013
Former Trenton Man Indicted for Attempting to Produce Child Porn
Former Youth Director Indicted on Additional Child Exploitation Charges
February 8, 2013
Kearney Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn, Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison
February 7, 2013
Carl Junction Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn, Faces 25 Years in Prison
KC Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Porn
February 6, 2013
Cabool Man Charged with Enticing a Minor for Illicit Sex
February 5, 2013
Lexington Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return
February 4, 2013
Raymore Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn
January 2013
January 31, 2013
KC Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison for Illegal Firearm
January 30, 2013
Three Independence Residents Sentenced for Armed Robberies
Psychologist Sentenced for $1 Million Health Care Fraud
KC Man Sentenced for Attempting to Carry Loaded Handgun onto Airplane
January 28, 2013
Monett Man Sentenced for Obscenity; Possessed Cartoons of Child Porn
January 25, 2013
Chinese Business Owner, Employee Plead Guilty, Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets
from Sedalia Plant
January 23, 2013
Convicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Child Porn, Faces 10 Years in Prison
KC Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegal Firearm
January 22, 2013
Raw Sewage Dumped into Table Rock Lake; Taney County Man Pleads Guilty
to Submitting False Water Samples
January 17, 2013
West Plains Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Porn Over the Internet
January 16, 2013
Former Bank Examiner Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
KC Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking, Producing Child Porn
January 15, 2013
Excelsior Springs Man Sentenced for $3.5 Million Securities Fraud, False Tax Returns
Lebanon Man Pleads Guilty, Faces 20 Years in Prison for Coercing a Minor to Become a Sex Slave
January 10, 2013
KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm
January 9, 2013
Business Manager Sentenced for Tax Evasion in $257,000 Embezzlement Scheme
January 8, 2013
Jury Convicts Kansas Man of Mortgage Fraud
Tammy Dickinson Sworn in as United States Attorney
January 7, 2013
Fulton Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery, Admits Robbing Five Banks
January3, 2013
Joplin Woman Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Receive Tornado Benefits
Columbia Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Porn
Former Bank Employee Sentenced for $540,000 Embezzlement, Tax Fraud
KC Man Pleads Guilty to Northland Bank Robbery
Hannibal Man sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Sawed-Off Shotgun
St. Louis Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Armed Bank Robbery in Which Security Guard was Killed
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