ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri https://www.ice.gov/ ICE Headline News Feed by State en Copyright 2020 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:34:11 -0400 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:23:42 -0500 HSI Kansas City presents partnership awards to Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Kansas Attorney General’s office https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-presents-partnership-awards-kansas-bureau-investigation-and-kansas Each year, HSI Kansas City presents the partnership award to a group that fosters and facilitates cooperation between agencies. HSI Kansas City presents partnership awards to Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Kansas Attorney General’s office https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-presents-partnership-awards-kansas-bureau-investigation-and-kansas Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:23:42 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri HSI Kansas City and Kansas City Police raise awareness on combating human trafficking https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-and-kansas-city-police-raise-awareness-combating-human-trafficking Each year, HSI, in conjunction with the DHS Blue Campaign, raises awareness to prevent human trafficking, conducts outreach to the public via the media and nongovernmental organizations. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-and-kansas-city-police-raise-awareness-combating-human-trafficking Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:11:32 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri HSI Kansas City investigation leads to 40-year sentence for man who sexually exploited child https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-investigation-leads-40-year-sentence-man-who-sexually-exploited-child Kenneth Howard Worthy, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 40 years in federal prison without parole. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-investigation-leads-40-year-sentence-man-who-sexually-exploited-child Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:56:45 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri business owner indicted for CARES Act fraud scheme, following a HSI Kansas City probe https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-business-owner-indicted-cares-act-fraud-scheme-following-hsi-kansas-city Sammy Adam Joseph, 47, was charged in an eight-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday, Nov. 8. That indictment was unsealed and made public Nov. 14 upon his arrest and initial court appearance. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-business-owner-indicted-cares-act-fraud-scheme-following-hsi-kansas-city Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:43:15 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri man sentenced to 15 years for possession of child sexual abuse material following HSI Kansas City, partner investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-sentenced-15-years-possession-child-sexual-abuse-material-following-hsi Craig Allen Rhoden, 55, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 15 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Rhoden to pay $150,000 in restitution to 30 victims and serve 15 years on supervised release following his incarceration. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-sentenced-15-years-possession-child-sexual-abuse-material-following-hsi Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:55:58 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri bus driver sentenced to 17 years for child sexual exploitation following HSI Kansas City, partner investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-bus-driver-sentenced-17-years-child-sexual-exploitation-following-hsi-kansas Gordon Wesley Roughton II, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 17 years in federal prison without parole on Oct. 12. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-bus-driver-sentenced-17-years-child-sexual-exploitation-following-hsi-kansas Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:28:06 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri HSI Kansas City hosts inaugural human trafficking symposium https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-hosts-inaugural-human-trafficking-symposium The knowledge shared provided a valuable opportunity for HSI, local leaders, law enforcement partners, and non-governmental stakeholders to ensure everyone has the same, up-to-date information concerning the indicators of human trafficking, how to appropriately respond to the crime, and how to best support its victims. HSI Kansas City hosts inaugural human trafficking symposium https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-hosts-inaugural-human-trafficking-symposium Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:44:39 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri man pleads guilty to child sexual abuse, sharing videos online following HSI Kansas City investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-child-sexual-abuse-sharing-videos-online-following-hsi Jeffrey A. Knight, 32, pleaded guilty in federal court Aug. 8 to recording his sexual abuse of a seven-year-old victim and sharing a video of the abuse online. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-child-sexual-abuse-sharing-videos-online-following-hsi Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:56:49 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri man gets 35 years for coercing a child for illegal sexual activity following HSI Kansas City investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-gets-35-years-coercing-child-illegal-sexual-activity-following-hsi U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips sentenced Jarrett Lee Vann, 49, to 35 years in federal prison without parole and a lifetime of supervised release following his incarceration. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-gets-35-years-coercing-child-illegal-sexual-activity-following-hsi Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:27:19 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri man pleads guilty to transporting child sexual abuse material https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-transporting-child-sexual-abuse-material Joshua M. Rodgers, 29, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to one count of transporting child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-transporting-child-sexual-abuse-material Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:31:02 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Former St. Charles County coach arrested on federal child sexual abuse charges following HSI investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/former-st-charles-county-coach-arrested-federal-child-sexual-abuse-charges-following James R. Lambert , 41, of Lake St. Louis, was indicted June 28 on two counts of production of child pornography, one count of receiving child pornography and one count of transporting minors across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/former-st-charles-county-coach-arrested-federal-child-sexual-abuse-charges-following Thu, 06 Jul 2023 09:25:02 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri man sentenced to 27 years for conspiracy to produce child sexual abuse material https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-sentenced-27-years-conspiracy-produce-child-sexual-abuse-material Justin W. Hardin, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 27 years and three months in federal prison without parole. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-sentenced-27-years-conspiracy-produce-child-sexual-abuse-material Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:45:15 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri sex offender indicted for sexual exploitation of a child following HSI, partner investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-sex-offender-indicted-sexual-exploitation-child-following-hsi-partner Merle G. Daniels, 44, was charged in a three-count indictment alleging that he used a victim under the age of 16 to produce child pornography from Nov. 9 to Dec. 9, 2022. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-sex-offender-indicted-sexual-exploitation-child-following-hsi-partner Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:27:35 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri HSI, partner probe lands unlawfully present child predator in federal prison https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-partner-probe-lands-unlawfully-present-child-predator-federal-prison Alfredo Velazquez-Hernandez, an unlawfully present citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri’s Southern Division to 36 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons followed by three years of supervised release for one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor following an HSI Springfield, joint law enforcement partner investigation. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-partner-probe-lands-unlawfully-present-child-predator-federal-prison Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:20:26 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Drug trafficker sentenced to over 9 years following HSI Kansas City, law enforcement partner investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/drug-trafficker-sentenced-over-9-years-following-hsi-kansas-city-law-enforcement On June 23, U.S. District Judge Greg Kays sentenced Michael Brandon Pedrino to 160 months of incarceration to be followed by five years of supervised release as part of a plea agreement related to drug distribution and firearm possession. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/drug-trafficker-sentenced-over-9-years-following-hsi-kansas-city-law-enforcement Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:30:02 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri 5 Missouri residents sentenced for child exploitation enterprise following joint HSI investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/5-missouri-residents-sentenced-child-exploitation-enterprise-following-joint-hsi Kevin Grant McMillan, 36, of Springfield, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to life in federal prison without parole. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/5-missouri-residents-sentenced-child-exploitation-enterprise-following-joint-hsi Wed, 24 May 2023 13:06:19 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri HSI Kansas City-led human trafficking operation removes predators from Missouri community https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-led-human-trafficking-operation-removes-predators-missouri-community The operation was initiated by the Kansas City Heartland Anti-Trafficking Rescue Taskforce and focused on identifying and rescuing victims who were being trafficked for sexual exploitation. HSI, with assistance from the Independence Police Department, arrested 22 individuals and rescued two trafficking victims. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-led-human-trafficking-operation-removes-predators-missouri-community Thu, 04 May 2023 15:06:48 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri 3 Romanians plead guilty to fraud in St. Louis following HSI, APD investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/3-romanians-plead-guilty-fraud-st-louis-following-hsi-apd-investigation Loredana Angel, 34, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court April 13 to felony charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and illegal reentry of an alien. Daniel Rostas, 30, pleaded guilty Wednesday, and Legenda Rostas, 28, pleaded guilty March 1 to the same charges. Angel and Legenda Rostas told authorities that they are sisters and that the Rostas are married. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/3-romanians-plead-guilty-fraud-st-louis-following-hsi-apd-investigation Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:13:09 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Ray County jail fugitive finds himself back behind bars, following exhaustive joint HSI Kansas City, law enforcement partner manhunt https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ray-county-jail-fugitive-finds-himself-back-behind-bars-following-exhaustive-joint Fugitive Justin Robinson, who escaped from the Ray County Jail on the evening of March 27, is back in custody, April 7, due to the unified effort of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas City, the Ray County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and a variety of concerned citizens. Acting Special Agent in Charge of HSI Kansas City Taekuk Cho, HSI KC special agents and Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers transfer Robinson to Clay County authorities April 7. , Acting Special Agent in Charge of HSI Kansas City Taekuk Cho, HSI KC special agents and Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers transfer Robinson to Clay County authorities April 7. , Acting Special Agent in Charge of HSI Kansas City Taekuk Cho, HSI KC special agents and Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers transfer Robinson to Clay County authorities April 7. , Acting Special Agent in Charge of HSI Kansas City Taekuk Cho, HSI KC special agents and Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers transfer Robinson to Clay County authorities April 7. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ray-county-jail-fugitive-finds-himself-back-behind-bars-following-exhaustive-joint Fri, 07 Apr 2023 17:00:48 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri HSI Kansas City hosts first Women in Leadership symposium https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-hosts-first-women-leadership-symposium The leadership panel spent the morning sharing inspirational messages with a diverse audience of professionals. HSI Kansas City hosts first Women in Leadership symposium , HSI Kansas City hosts first Women in Leadership symposium https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-hosts-first-women-leadership-symposium Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:04:46 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Fraud alert: Scammers spoofing HSI telephone numbers to target victims https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/fraud-alert-scammers-spoofing-hsi-telephone-numbers-target-victims The perpetrators of these scams represent themselves as employees with Homeland Security Investigations, the Department of Homeland Security or other government entities. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/fraud-alert-scammers-spoofing-hsi-telephone-numbers-target-victims Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:35:01 -0400 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri man faces additional child exploitation charges following HSI investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-faces-additional-child-exploitation-charges-following-hsi-investigation A federal grand jury in Springfield charged Harold Lloyd Blair Jr., 66, in a three-count superseding indictment. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-faces-additional-child-exploitation-charges-following-hsi-investigation Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:43:58 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri HSI Kansas City recognizes Clay County Sheriff’s Office for outstanding partnership https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-recognizes-clay-county-sheriffs-office-outstanding-partnership Each year, HSI Kansas City presents the partnership award to a group that fosters and facilitates cooperation between agencies. Such duties include successful negotiations and agreements with interagency partners; development of interagency programs and initiatives that enhance homeland security efforts; providing manpower, technical advice, assisting and training interagency partners; and supporting joint law enforcement initiatives to enhance homeland security efforts. HSI Kansas City recognizes Clay County Sheriff’s Office for outstanding partnership https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-kansas-city-recognizes-clay-county-sheriffs-office-outstanding-partnership Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:35:17 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri couple sentenced for selling counterfeit Disney movies https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-couple-sentenced-selling-counterfeit-disney-movies U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark sentenced Tabitha Nicole Rodgers, 43, and her husband, Clint Travis Rodgers, 49, in separate appearances. Tabitha Rodgers was sentenced to four years in federal prison without parole. Clint Rodgers was sentenced to one year in federal prison without parole. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-couple-sentenced-selling-counterfeit-disney-movies Thu, 09 Feb 2023 08:56:01 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri Missouri man pleads guilty to child pornography charges following HSI, law enforcement partner investigation https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-charges-following-hsi-law-enforcement Dakotah James Gilmore, 32, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of receiving and distributing child pornography. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-charges-following-hsi-law-enforcement Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:01:09 -0500 ICE Headline News Feed by State - Missouri