Tag: Missouri
Dakota Mitchell, Firearms Trafficking, Missouri 2024
Dakota Mitchell, 21, Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Firearms Trafficking A Clever, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for one count each of conspiracy to traffic firearms, trafficking firearms, and unlawful possession of firearms. Dakota Mitchell, 21, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 78 months in federal…
Joshua Stanley Miloszewski, Child Exploitation, Missouri 2026
A former Joplin man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for producing child pornography. Joshua Stanley Miloszewski, 37, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and receiving and distributing child pornography. He was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 400 months in federal prison without parole, followed by…
Aron Suarez-Ruiz, Water Heater Refund Scam, Missouri 2026
Four Men Indicted in St. Louis Water Heater Refund Scam ST. LOUIS – In a brazen scheme, four men have been accused of defrauding home improvement stores out of $1.7 million in gift certificates by returning used water heaters with counterfeit labels with false serial numbers. Aron Suarez-Ruiz, 22, Jose Antonio Alvarez-Raya, 38, Daniel Barreras-Magallanes,…
Frank Gray IV, Felon in Possession of Firearm, Missouri 2025
Shots Fired: Gun-Toting Felon Sentenced in Missouri A Missouri man has been given seven years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to a federal court in Jefferson City, MO. Frank Gray, IV, 27, of Mexico, MO, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 84 months in prison,…
Joseph A. Seiffertt, Child Pornography Charge, Missouri 2024
A Webster Groves man, Joseph A. Seiffertt, was sentenced to 150 months in prison for sending and receiving child sexual abuse material online. Seiffertt, 44, possessed images and videos containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on his cell phone. He also discussed the sexual abuse of minors with someone online and shared and received CSAM…
John J. Hahn, Armed Assault, Missouri 2022
Former Pagan’s Member Sentenced to 10 Years for Armed Assault KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former member of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole for his involvement in an armed assault against a member of a rival motorcycle club. John J. Hahn, also known as ‘Krazy Legs,’…
Mark A. Cottman, Assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, Missouri 2022
⏱ 3 min read Mark A. Cottman, a 51-year-old former member of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club, was involved in two brutal assaults against rival motorcycle gang members in Kansas City, Missouri. On September 17, 2022, Cottman and 12 other members of the Pagan’s and their support club, the Los Valerosos, chased and attacked a lone…
Holly Mikkelsen, Embezzlement, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Holly Mikkelsen, the former treasurer of the Summit Pointe Elementary School Parent Teacher Association in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to embezzling over $100,000 from the organization. The embezzlement occurred between August 17, 2020, and July 23, 2025, while Mikkelsen was serving as treasurer. She made unauthorized withdrawals, wrote fraudulent…
Ashley Benny, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2019
⏱ 2 min read Ashley Benny, the former vice-president of the Cooper County R-IV School Board in Missouri, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for her role in a scheme that defrauded the school district of $385,000. The scam involved a fake investment in a supposedly lucrative overseas ‘standby letter of credit’ that carried no risk…
Berk Balgic, Encouraging and Inducing Illegal Aliens, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Berk Balgic, a 26-year-old Turkish national, pleaded guilty to encouraging and inducing illegal aliens to reside in the US. Balgic, who owned two restaurants in Branson, Missouri, hired individuals who were in the US illegally or in conflict with their visas. He directed them to obtain false documents to appear compliant…
