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Ta’Rod Glenel Perkins, 28, of Raytown, Mo., was sentenced in federal court for using a firearm to rob a CVS pharmacy.

Dennis Adlai Hernandez, 29, of Independence, Mo., pleaded guilty to 13 child pornography offenses involving 12 minor victims. 

Courtney J. Ellis, 45, of Springfield, Mo., was sentenced in federal court for assaulting a U.S. Postal Service worker. 

Summer Gomes, 44, of Bolivar, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for her illegal possession of a firearm.

Divianys Morales-Alvarez, 50, of A Kansas City, Mo., was found guilty by a federal jury for stealing federal benefits.

Tracy L. Kellerstrass, 52, of Cameron, Mo., was sentenced in federal court for bank fraud in relation to an embezzlement scheme committed between December 2018 and February 2024.

Tracy Parker, 38, of Kansas City, was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm.  

Jelber Gomez-Lopez, 33, A Guatemalan National, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with illegal reentry into the United States after being previously deported.

Philip LeVota, 61, the Interim Jackson County Executive has been indicted by a federal grand jury for engaging in a bribery scheme related to the 2026 election for Jackson County Executive. 

David Scofield, 65, Independence, Mo., the former financial secretary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, Local Lodge 21, has been sentenced to prison for federal charges in the Western District of Missouri.

Four individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury in separate cases this week for illegally re-entering the United States after they were previously deported

A criminal complaint has been filed against Trevor Uhls, 29, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., for allegedly operating an ongoing investment scheme that defrauded millions of dollars from victims.