The former owner of a Clayton construction company pleaded guilty this week to two counts of wire fraud for violating St. Louis’ Minority Business Enterprise participation requirements in order to qualify for a tax abatement.
Just eight days after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation to ban assault weapons, the new law faces legal challenges at both the state and federal level.
Federal prosecutors say Chase Neill, 32, from Lawrence in northeastern Kansas, fixated on LaTurner before leaving an after-hours voicemail with the congressman’s Topeka office that included, “I will kill you.”
Leslie L. Williams is wanted on a parole violation warrant out of Missouri for failing to register as a sex offender. He's known to be armed and should be considered dangerous.
Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 2.5 years, while Tao’s attorneys are asking U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson to sentence him to time served.