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Federal Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Friday May 10, 2024 ( 5 items )  

EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting
LENEXA, Kansas, May 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: EPA Region 7's Environmental Justice (EJ) Program invites the public to join its quarterly Community Stakeholder Meeting that is open to all community members in Region 7, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine tribal nations. EPA will hold the virtual meeting on Thursday, May 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. "Environmental justice" means the just treatment and meaningful involvement of   more

Full Transparency: National Inventory of Dams a 'Powerful Tool' in Emergency Planning
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Kansas City District issued the following news release: By Christine E. Paul, Public Affairs Specialist No news is good news. This common phrase can apply to countless scenarios but when it comes to dam safety, no news really is good news. Dam safety is something that most people probably don't think about daily. The reality is most people probably don't stop to consider the safety of a dam unless there has been an emergency or   more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas: Wichita Man Sentenced to Prison for Threats to Pres. Biden
WICHITA, Kansas, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: A Kansas man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for threatening to kill the President of the United States of America. According to court documents, Cody McCormick, 28, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of making a threat against the President of the United States. In April 2023, McCormick sent a Wichita television station a Facebook message detailing his intention   more

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: Former Osceola Bank VP Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A former bank vice president pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling more than $1.5 million from St. Clair County State Bank in Osceola, Mo. Stacia Wilson, 60, of Osceola, waived her right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to a federal information that charges her with one count of bank fraud. By pleading  more

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: KC Father, Son Indicted for Illegal Firearms Trafficking, Drug Trafficking
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A Kansas City, Mo., father and son have been indicted by a federal grand jury for selling firearms without a license, illegally possessing firearms, and drug trafficking. Nathan Caldwell, Sr., also known as "Prince Bossalinie," 52, and Nathan Caldwell, Jr., 32, were charged in a 29-count indictment that was returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas  more