Tag: Missouri
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…
Richard Lind, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Florissant man, Richard Lind, 39, has been accused of orchestrating a massive heist, stealing over $250,000 from a Missouri grocery chain through a sophisticated wire fraud scheme. The alleged crime occurred at the grocer’s distribution center, where Lind worked as a site manager for a logistics company. According to the…
Jacob J. Hampton, Child Pornography Production, Missouri 2025
A horrific case of child exploitation has come to an end with a 25-year prison sentence for Jacob J. Hampton, 33, of O’Fallon, Missouri. On Tuesday, January 2025, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey handed down the sentence to Hampton, who pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography and one count of…
Darrin Marshall Skinner, Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material, Missouri 2026
⏱ 3 min read A former Missouri cop has been put away for trading in sickening child porn. Darrin Marshall Skinner, 52, used the private messaging app MeWe to swap the vile images with other perverts. Skinner worked as a school resource officer in Mack’s Creek, a tiny town in Camden County. He was busted…
Lance Aaron Larkin, Receipt and Possession of CSAM, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 35-year-old Boonville man was caught with thousands of child pornography images and videos on his devices after an investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Lance Aaron Larkin shared a file containing child porn using a peer-to-peer software, leading authorities to his doorstep. During a search of his residence, law…
Michael A. Driemeier, Child Pornography Possession and Rape, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read Michael A. Driemeier, a 32-year-old registered sex offender from Bonne Terre, Missouri, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for possessing child pornography and raping a woman. The crime occurred in 2024, when Driemeier exchanged child sexual abuse material on Snapchat and committed the rape. He was caught by the…
Jarrell Curne, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2020
⏱ 2 min read Kansas City, MO – A brazen scheme to swindle COVID-19 relief funds has landed a local man 36 months behind bars. Jarrell Curne, 37, was sentenced for his role in a wire fraud case that bilked over $312,500 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Curne, owner of Hustle Ova Everything Entertainment,…
Jesus Angel Rios, Distribution of Child Pornography, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 20-year-old Kansas City man has admitted to peddling child pornography online, with authorities saying he shared vile images between September 26 and December 5, 2024. Jesus Angel Rios, 20, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of distribution of child pornography. Under federal law, Rios faces a maximum 20-year…
Nathan Robert Kent, Child Pornography Production and Distribution, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 33-year-old Jefferson City man, Nathan Robert Kent, has been charged with producing and distributing child pornography after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to a search of his residence. The investigation, which involved the Boone County Sheriff and Jefferson City Police Department, uncovered evidence…
