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Federal Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Thursday October 31, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Mo. U.S. Attorney: Independence Man Pleads Guilty to $1.4M COVID Fraud Scheme
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: An Independence, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to filing a false claim as part of a scheme to fraudulently receive nearly $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief funds from the government. Richard Dean Schiele, Jr., 51, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to a federal information that ch  more

Mo. U.S. Attorney: KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Fentanyl Conspiracy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in the deaths of three persons. Luis Manuel Morales, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On May 8, 2024, Morales pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to dis  more