ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Thursday sentenced a man who helped launder millions of dollars obtained in fraud schemes to three years in prison and ordered him to repay $2.3 million. Richard Charles Appelbaum III, 40, of Maryland Heights, pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. He admitted consp  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Thursday sentenced Cameron L. Robinson, 31, of Sikeston, Missouri, to 10 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl. Court documents reflect that in March 2023, law enforcement officers responded to Robinson's residence in Sikeston to arrest him on an outstanding warrant. While on the premises, o  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Three men have pleaded guilty in federal court and admitted conducting thousands of sales of anabolic steroids. David Underwood, 44, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Thursday to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute anabolic steroids. Andrew Moore, 39, pleaded guilty to that charge Mond  more