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Former Postal Service employee indicted; Missouri woman charged in meth case

Casey L. Casto, 38, Milford, who was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Milford, is charged with two counts of delaying or destroying mail. The crimes are alleged to have occurred during June and July 2019 in Milford.If convicted, the defendant could face up to five years in federal ...

Topeka man sentenced in attempted robbery case

A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to seven years for an attempted robbery in which he and a juvenile armed with a gun tried to rob a liquor store, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.Joseph Bryant Toole III, 37, Topeka, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted robbery of a commercial ...

Kansas man charged in poppy plant indictment

A Kansas man was charged in a federal indictment unsealed Monday with growing thousands of poppy plants at his home in Clay County in an effort to manufacture heroin, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.Matthew Pfeiffer, 43, Morganville, is charged with one count of attempting to manufacture ...

Former Fort Riley soldier sentenced for distributing info on napalm, IEDs

A former Army soldier stationed at Fort Riley was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 19, to 30 months in federal prison for distributing instructions for making explosives, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. After his prison time, the defendant will serve three years on supervised release.Jarrett ...

Indictments: persons were deported, but returned to the U.S.

In three unrelated illegal immigration cases, a federal grand jury today indicted people who are accused of returning to the United States after being deported, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.Enrique Jaime Ortega-Rodriguez, 40, a Mexican citizen, is charged with one count of unlawful ...

California man sentenced to more than 13 years for possessing 23 pounds of meth

California man sentenced to more than 13 years for possessing 23 pounds of methA driver who was stopped on a Kansas highway with 23 pounds of methamphetamine in his car was sentenced Thursday to more than 13 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.Eduardo Garcia-Patino, ...

Leavenworth County inmate sentenced in escape case

Cal Green, 37, was sentenced Wednesday, Dec. 11, to 122 months in prison for charges of aggravated escape from custody, felony theft and burglary of a motor vehicle.The crimes occurred Jan. 7, 2019, when Green was an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Green stole a dump truck ...