Monday - November 25, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Saturday September 14, 2024 ( 3 items )  

DEA-St. Louis: 12 Kansas City-Area Men Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release: A dozen Kansas City metropolitan area men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in at least one death, and to illegally possessing firearms. Justin D. Rivera, also known as "JD," 20, Yael Figueroa, also known as "Grit," 23, Jose R. Lugo, Jr., also known as "El Wey," 20, Aa  more

Federal Jury Awards More Than $957K in Back Wages to 168 Workers Denied Full Wages by Joint Owners of Kansas Restaurants in Andover, Derby, Wichita
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Department of Labor found Los Cocos locations violated overtime, minimum wage, tip rules * * * KANSAS CITY, KS - A federal jury in Kansas has awarded $957,324 in back wages for 168 workers at three Wichita-area restaurants jointly operated by three owners who willfully violated federal laws by using tips earned by servers to pay hosts and bussers and denying workers minimum and overtime wages. The   more

Mo. U.S. Attorney: 12 KC-Area Men Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: A dozen Kansas City metropolitan area men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in at least one death, and to illegally possessing firearms. Justin D. Rivera, also known as "JD," 20, Yael Figueroa, also known as "Grit," 23, Jose R. Lugo, Jr., also known as "El Wey,  more