Tag: St. Louis
8 New Faces at US Attorney’s Office in St. Louis
⏱ 3 min read A new crop of federal prosecutors is descending on St. Louis, Missouri, as the US Attorney’s Office welcomes eight experienced attorneys to its ranks. The hires include a judge, law clerks, and state prosecutors, all of whom are eager to tackle the city’s most pressing crime issues. Among the new recruits…
Dr. Michael David, Healthcare Fraud, California 2019
⏱ 2 min read A St. Louis chiropractor and his partners in crime peddled pain pills to unsuspecting patients, ripping off Medicaid, Medicare, and Tricare for millions. Jerry Leech, 53, of Clayton, got 100 months in the slammer for his role in the racket. Leech, along with co-conspirators Dr. Stanley Librach of Chesterfield and Dr.…
Scott A. Taylor, Disability Fraud, Missouri 2026
⏱ 3 min read A St. Louis, MO, businessman has been accused of scamming the disability system – again. Scott A. Taylor, 50, owner of Taylor Made Fossils, was indicted on one count of making a false statement after applying for Social Security disability benefits on January 28, 2026, claiming he hadn’t worked since 1993.…
Erik Dewayne Lyons Jr., Pharmacy Burglary, Texas 2025
⏱ 4 min read Three Texas men have been caught in a brazen pharmacy burglary spree, stealing 25,610 doses of pain pills and other controlled substances from Missouri and Kansas pharmacies. The trio, consisting of Erik Dewayne Lyons Jr., 21, Jonathan Fore, 30, and Anthony Ray Venwright, 33, all from the Houston area, traveled to…
No defendant name available, “Missouri Company Repays Pandemic Loan, Missouri 2020
⏱ 2 min read A Missouri manufacturer, VSM Abrasives Corp., has agreed to repay $2.2 million for a pandemic-era loan the company allegedly obtained by lying about its employee headcount. The loan, worth $2 million, was part of the government’s Paycheck Protection Program, designed to save jobs and provide relief to small businesses affected by…
Arch Park, Child Predator, California 2023
⏱ 3 min read A monster stalked and attacked a woman in the shadow of the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, in December 2023. Monte Derrell Boatman, 37, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was caught on video preying on his victim near 4th Street and Washington Avenue. He grabbed her, wrapped his arms around…
Jonniece Wilson, Armed Carjacking, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 21-year-old St. Louis woman has been sentenced to 114 months in prison for a brazen armed carjacking that ended in a crash and pedestrian hit. Related Federal Cases John Doe, Western Union Scam, California 2022 · Kentucky 23andMe, Data Auction Without Consent, New York NY, 2023 · Kentucky 23andMe, Selling…
Preston Randall, Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Property, Concealment, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read A St. Louis County man has admitted faking pandemic business loans and disability benefits, swindling a whopping $637,000 from the system. Preston Randall, 62, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Monday to five counts of wire fraud, two counts of theft of government property, and one count of concealment. Related…
LaDonna P. Smith, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2021
⏱ 2 min read Five individuals, including LaDonna P. Smith, Dennis L. Douglas, Deaun A. Flowers, Princess T. Jones, and Toi P. Jones, have been accused of stealing $511,692 from a Missouri childcare expansion program between August 2021 and February 2023. The scheme involved submitting fraudulent applications for Child-Care Relief Funds, which were meant to…
Craig A. Spiegel, Sex for Pills Scheme, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read A former St. Louis area pediatrician, Craig A. Spiegel, 70, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for prescribing pain pills and other controlled substances in exchange for sex acts, nude photos, or cash from at least 19 patients, many of whom he began treating as children, in a scheme…
