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News Tipoffs - Kansas Editors Newsletter for Tuesday April 09, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Iowa U.S. Attorney: Crip Gang Member Sentenced on Firearms Charge to 180 Months in Federal Prison
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Des Moines man was sentenced on April 3, 2024 to 180 months in federal prison, the maximum sentence allowed by law, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Dominic Gregory Lacava, 27, a convicted felon and Crip gang member, possessed at least four firearms over a s  more

Iowa U.S. Attorney: OMB Gang Member Sentenced on Firearms Trafficking and Fentanyl Distribution Charges to 276 Months in Federal Prison
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: A Des Moines man was sentenced today to 276 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to firearms straw purchasing and trafficking, illegally possessing firearms, and the distribution of fentanyl. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Armani Eugene Gates, 20, an OMB gang member, organized f  more

Kan. Corporation Commission Announces Dockets for April 5, 2024
TOPEKA, Kansas, April 5 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets: * * * 24-CONS-3276-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Application - Pantera Energy Company Date Filed: 04/05/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-660-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Suspension of Operating Authority of Hope's Transportation LLC Date Filed: 04/05/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/e  more

Kan. Corporation Commission Announces Dockets for April 8, 2024
TOPEKA, Kansas, April 9 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on April 8, 2024: * * * 24-CONS-3286-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Application - F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. Date Filed: 04/08/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-661-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Suspension of Operating Authority of Midwest Transport and Logistics Limited Liability Company Date Filed: 04/08/2024 *  more

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: Another Co-Founder of Medical Charity in St. Joseph Pleads Guilty to $8 Million Fraud Scheme
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Another co-founder of a so-called Christian health care sharing ministry in St. Joseph, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in an $8 million wire fraud conspiracy that cheated hundreds of members, and to making false statements on a personal tax return. James L. McGinnis, 77, of St. Joseph, waived his right to a grand jury  more

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: KCK Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: A Kansas City, Kan., man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine to distribute and illegally possessing a firearm after leading police officers on a high-speed chase. Joshua L. Alley, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to twenty-one years in federal prison without parole. On Nov. 30, 2023, Alley p  more