U.S. Attorney' Office for the Eastern District of Missouri
Recent News About U.S. Attorney' Office for the Eastern District of Missouri
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St. Louis County man pleads not guilty in alleged real estate deed scheme
A man from Berkeley, Missouri, appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to charges related to an alleged scheme involving the fraudulent transfer of ownership for 16 homes and a duplex.
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St. Louis County man receives over eight years for multiple bank robberies
A St. Louis County man has been sentenced to 107 months in federal prison for a series of bank robberies and an attempted robbery across the region.
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Jefferson County man pleads guilty to producing and distributing child sexual abuse material
A DeSoto, Missouri man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal child pornography charges involving three victims.
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St. Louis man sentenced to 12 years for illegal gun possession
A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after being found with three firearms, despite a prior felony conviction that prohibited him from possessing guns.
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Two men plead guilty to kidnapping toddler in St. Louis County
Two men have pleaded guilty to kidnapping a toddler in St. Louis County, Missouri, as part of an effort to recover firearms they believed had been stolen from them.
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Two missouri men plead guilty in long-running Ponzi scheme affecting over 90 victims
Two Missouri men have pleaded guilty to operating a Ponzi scheme that lasted nearly two decades and resulted in losses of at least $3 million for more than 90 victims.
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Two men indicted for December carjackings in St. Louis
Two men from the St. Louis area have been indicted in connection with two carjackings that occurred in December, according to federal court records.
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North Carolina man sentenced for embezzling over $500K from Missouri firm and children’s hospital
A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for embezzling more than $500,000 from two employers, including a St. Louis County company and a non-profit children’s hospital.
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Missouri man sentenced for stealing identities and committing wire fraud
A Ferguson man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft involving the stolen identities of 13 people.
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Four sentenced for St Louis-area check thefts involving ex-postal worker
Four people from the St. Louis area have been sentenced for their involvement in a scheme that used stolen checks from the mail to commit bank fraud, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Albus.
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Pair sentenced for string of armed carjackings in St. Louis
A St. Louis man has been sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison for his role in a series of carjackings that took place over an eight-day period in 2022. U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp handed down the sentence of 319 months to...
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Missouri woman sentenced for perjury over missing Hollywood chimpanzee
A Missouri woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for repeatedly lying to a federal court about the fate of Tonka, a chimpanzee that appeared in Hollywood films and was at the center of a lengthy legal dispute.
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Missouri man sentenced for stealing over $350K from financial firm clients
A Missouri man has been sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to a scheme that defrauded dozens of clients at a financial firm. U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Tuesday handed down a 65-month sentence to Calvin Lee Gray,...
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Kansas City men receive prison sentences for St. Louis County carjacking
Two Kansas City men have been sentenced in connection with a 2022 carjacking in St. Louis County. U.S. District Judge John A. Ross sentenced Reginald Hudson, 29, to 125 months in prison on Monday.
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Thomas C. Albus sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Missouri
Thomas C. Albus has been sworn in as the interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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Three Florida men admit to stealing valuables from St. Louis County homes
Three Florida men have confessed to stealing jewelry and other valuables from homes in St. Louis County, Missouri.
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Man convicted for targeting police helicopter with laser pointer
A jury in St. Louis has found Joshua J. Johnson guilty of a felony for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, temporarily blinding Metro Air Support pilots.
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Felon sentenced to nearly eight years for guns and drugs offenses
U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced Jordin White, a 24-year-old from St. Louis, to 97 months in prison for possession of guns, fentanyl, and cocaine base.
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Warren County man pleads guilty to sharing child sexual abuse material
A Warren County man has admitted to sharing child sexual abuse material online.
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Ohio man charged with defrauding Missouri grocery chain out of $15 million
An Ohio man has been arrested and charged with defrauding a Missouri grocery chain of more than $15 million in groceries and inventory.