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Severo De La Torre-Sanchez, 61,  Mexican National illegally residing in Lee’s Summit, Mo., sentenced yesterday for Illegal Re-entry by an Alien Previously Convicted of an Aggravated Felony.

R. Matthew Price, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a civil forfeiture complaint has been filed in federal court against approximately $1.2 million in digital currency seized by the government in connection to a fraudulent online investment scheme.

Julian King, 32, Belton, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for his role in the theft of government property, Treasury checks.

Tomas Alejandro Yanez-Fraide, 23, a Mexican National, illegally residing in Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for Illegal Re-entry by an Alien Previously Removed and Felon in Possession of Firearm.

A nurse at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to 10 years’ imprisonment and 15 years of supervised release.

A Springfield business owner was indicted by a federal grand jury for fraudulently obtaining $316,062 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and for laundering over $35,000 of PPP funds.

Daisha Sanders, formerly from Kansas City, Mo., 34, sentenced for her leadership role in a case that resulted in more than $250,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

The former administrator, maintenance contractor, and company owner of a Monett, Mo., skilled nursing facility were indicted by a federal grand jury today for their roles in a conspiracy to impede the EPA, a related state agency, and OHSA, and violate the Clean Air Act regarding the removal of asbestos-containing materials

Michael C. Patton, 37, , Portageville, Mo., was sentenced to 21 years and eight months trafficking methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms, was sentenced in federal court yesterday.

Dennis Arthur Cleveland, 75, Springfield, Mo., pleaded guilty for his role in a mail fraud scheme in which false documents were submitted to the Missouri Department of Revenue to obtain mechanics liens and titles for vehicles that had previously been reported stolen.

Dennis Adlai Hernandez, 28,  Kansas City, Mo., a former elementary school teacher and employee of two area school districts has been indicted by a federal grand jury for additional child pornography offenses.

Israel Ramirez-Jaramillo, 33, Mexican National, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to illegal reentry and alien in possession of a firearm.