WICHITA, Kansas, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: A Kansas man was sentenced to 293 months in prison for using his former position as chief executive officer (CEO) of a bank to embezzle tens of millions of dollars in a cryptocurrency scheme which led the bank to fail at a complete loss of equity for investors. According to court documents, Shan Hanes, 53, of Elkhart pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement by a bank of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The White House issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding on May 19, 2024. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Kansas to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding on May 19, 2024. Public assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations  more