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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Prostitution ring case this week involves massage parlors

An Overland Park woman is scheduled to appear in court this week on a federal interstate prostitution charge, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said today.Chunqui Wu, 61, Overland Park, is charged with one count of transportation with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. An indictment ...

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 ...

Leavenworth man sentenced in burglary case

Patrick James Whimley, 32, Leavenworth, was sentenced Dec. 10 in Leavenworth County District Court to 30 months with the Department of Corrections for the a home burglary on Dec. 7, 2018.On that morning, Leavenworth Police were called to a residence because the homeowner reported seeing a man ...

Former Harveyville bank vice president pleads guilty in embezzlement case

A former vice president of the First National Bank of Harveyville, pleaded guilty this week to a federal charge of embezzlement, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said Tuesday. The defendant also agreed to make restitution of approximately $107,175.Debra Kay Converse, 60, Harveyville, pleaded ...