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An Independence, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to committing two armed robberies and illegally possessing a firearm after fleeing from police officers in a pick-up truck.

An Independence, Mo., attorney pleaded guilty in court today to evading payment of $857,000 in income taxes.

A Kansas City, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for hacking into the computer systems at an area nonprofit and a health club business.

A Springfield, Mo., man who is a registered sex offender was sentenced in federal court today for receiving child pornography.

A co-founder of a so-called Christian health care sharing ministry in St. Joseph, Mo., has been sentenced in federal court for his role in an $8 million wire fraud conspiracy that cheated hundreds of members, and for making false statements on a personal tax return.

A former Blue Springs, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today for her role in a conspiracy that resulted in more than $220,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

A former Kansas City, Mo., individual who moved to Mexico and lived under another name, has been sentenced in federal court for producing and selling child pornography online.

Two Kansas City, Mo., area men have been indicted by a federal grand jury, in separate cases, for illegally possessing machine gun conversion devices.

A Kansas City, Mo., woman has been charged in federal court for a scheme to use stolen identities to deposit fraudulent U.S. Treasury checks totaling more than $1.9 million into her bank accounts.

A former IRS employee pleaded guilty in federal court today to preparing fraudulent tax returns that illegally claimed more than $200,000 in refunds for her clients.

A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for the sexual exploitation of two children.

A former Harrisonville, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for Social Security fraud and for committing perjury when he testified at his trial.