by Marshall Griffin | Sep 18, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News
A Kansas City pawn shop owner will serve 20 months in federal prison, without parole, for selling stolen merchandise online. Dennis Russell, 66, pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines. From January of 2017 to July 2021,...
by Alisa Nelson | Jul 2, 2022 | Crime / Courts, News
State Representative Tricia Derges, R-Nixa, has resigned from the Missouri House of Representatives. House Communications confirmed the news to Missourinet. Her resignation follows a federal jury convicting her earlier this week on 22 counts, including wire fraud,...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 28, 2022 | Crime / Courts, News
Guilty. That’s the verdict in a federal fraud case against state Representative Tricia Derges, R-Nixa. After a two week federal trial in Springfield, a jury has convicted her on 22 counts, including wire fraud, illegal distribution of controlled substances and making...