U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
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St. Louis man pleads guilty after arrest with guns and drugs
A man from St. Louis has admitted to possessing firearms and drugs following a police pursuit. Perry A. McCoy, 33, pleaded guilty to charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base.
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Missouri man pleads guilty to recording sex act with minor
A man from Linn County, Missouri, admitted on Monday to recording himself having sexual contact with a minor. Russell Alan Pirkey, 54, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to a charge of sexual exploitation of a child.
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Fifteen members or associates sentenced for involvement in south St. Louis gang activities
Fifteen members or associates of a south St. Louis gang have been convicted and sentenced for drug, gun, and other crimes. Among them is rapper Davante “Jizzlebuckz” Lindsey, 27, who was sentenced on September 9 to 12 years in prison. Andre “Luh Half” Pearson, 28, received an 11-year sentence on September 20. Both were leaders of the 55 Boyz gang, which had been responsible for a significant amount of fentanyl distribution in south St. Louis.
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Southeast Missouri felon sentenced to over nine years for guns and drugs
U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Joshua Allen Morris, 39, to 110 months in prison on Thursday. Morris, a convicted felon, was caught twice with firearms and drugs.
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St. Louis postal worker indicted for alleged check theft and pandemic fraud
A U.S. Postal Service mail handler in St. Louis has been indicted on charges of pandemic fraud and stealing checks from the mail, according to an announcement made Wednesday by the U.S. District Court.
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St. Louis nonprofit executive indicted for alleged $2 million student meal fraud
The owner of a nonprofit in St. Louis has been indicted on charges of fraudulently obtaining over $2 million meant for feeding low-income children in Missouri. Cymone McClellan, 31, faces four felony counts of wire fraud.
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Texas businessman indicted for alleged $1.9 million COVID test kit fraud
A Texas businessman has been indicted in St. Louis for allegedly attempting to defraud Medicare of more than $4.5 million through fraudulent claims for COVID-19 test kits, securing over $1.9 million in the process.
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Former basketball player pleads guilty to pandemic loan fraud
A former professional basketball player admitted to committing $272,774 worth of fraud involving pandemic aid programs on Wednesday. Lorenzo Gordon, 41, from Chesterfield, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one felony count of theft of government money.
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St. Louis men plead guilty to involvement in armed robbery
Two men from St. Louis have admitted their roles in an armed robbery of a store in the city last year.
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St. Louis man sentenced for fatal shooting over drug debt
A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a fatal shooting related to a drug debt. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk delivered the sentence on Monday.
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Increase in school threats strains resources
Schools in the St. Louis area and across the country are experiencing a notable increase in threats, which is putting a strain on school resources and law enforcement agencies.
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Two men admit robbing three mail carriers as part of check-stealing conspiracy
ST. LOUIS – Two men have admitted to the armed robbery of three U.S. Postal Service letter carriers in St. Louis County in 2022 as part of a conspiracy to steal checks from the mail.
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Missouri woman sentenced to prison for pandemic-related loan fraud
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a woman who obtained COVID-19 pandemic loans for a fake company called the “Barbie Factory” to a year and a day in prison.
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Felon sentenced for illegal firearm trafficking
CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Tuesday sentenced a convicted felon caught buying and selling guns to 72 months in prison.
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Turks & Caicos man charged with sextortion involving Missouri teen
ST. LOUIS – A man from the Turks and Caicos has been arrested after being indicted and accused of the sextortion of a Missouri teen.
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St. Louis man sentenced for drug shipment involving methamphetamine and cocaine
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Friday sentenced a man who was caught by police after a shipment of 15 pounds of methamphetamine and four and one-half pounds of cocaine was intercepted to 134 months in prison.
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Two Missouri felons sentenced on gun charges
Two convicted felons in Missouri have been sentenced to prison for firearm-related offenses. U.S. District Judge John A. Ross sentenced Steven Matthew Dinzebach, 35, of Franklin County, Missouri, to 72 months in prison with three years of supervised release following his imprisonment.
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Former Missouri prison employee indicted on multiple drug-related charges
A former employee of a Missouri state prison appeared in U.S. District Court Friday to answer drug charges.
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Southeast Missouri man sentenced for fatal shooting under Project Safe Neighborhoods
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Friday sentenced a man responsible for one fatal and one non-fatal shooting in Hayti, Missouri, in 2023 to 25 years in prison.
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St. Louis man sentenced for fentanyl distribution after throwing dog from window
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Thursday sentenced a man caught with guns and fentanyl after throwing a French bulldog out of a window to 75 months in prison.