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Federal Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Tuesday September 17, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Jury Convicts Galena Man of Assault With a Deadly Weapon
QUANTICO, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A federal jury convicted a Kansas man of assault with a deadly weapon following an incident on a United States Army installation. In November 2023, Jordan Thompson, 24, assaulted an adult male victim while at Fort Riley in Junction City, Kansas. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Thompson was involved in a domestic dispute with his estrang  more

Justice Dept.: 6 Members of a Former Cult Convicted of Forced Labor Conspiracy Charges in Years-Long Scheme That Included Multiple Minors
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Following a 26-day trial, a jury in Kansas convicted Kaaba Majeed, 50, Yunus Rassoul, 39, James Staton, 62, Randolph Rodney Hadley, 49, Daniel Aubrey Jenkins, 43, and Dana Peach, 60, of conspiracy to commit forced labor. The jury additionally convicted Kaaba Majeed of five counts of forced labor. Two other co-defendants, Etenia Kinard, 48, and Jacelyn Greenwell, 45, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy   more