WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: James B. Nutter & Company, a former mortgage lender located in Kansas City, Missouri, has agreed to pay $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 by knowingly underwriting Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Federal Housing Admini  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: A former professional basketball player on Wednesday admitted committing $272,774 worth of fraud involving pandemic aid programs. Lorenzo Gordon, 41, of Chesterfield, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one felony count of theft of government money. As part of his plea agreement, Gordon admitted fraudulently applying for t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today after law enforcement officers seized 22 firearms and a large quantity of a variety of illegal drugs from his residence and his two campers in Bagnell, Mo. Jonathan P. Henik, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to 19 years and two months in federal prison wi  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: A Texas businessman has been indicted in St. Louis and accused of fraudulently seeking more than $4.5 million from Medicare for COVID test kits and obtaining more than $1.9 million. Rashid Naqvi, 51, of the Houston area, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on September 4 on four counts of wire fraud conspiracy and one count each  more

FORT KNOX, Kentucky, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Army Recruiting Command issued the following news: Pattonsburg, Mo. -- Staff Sgt. Rachel Tozier, a 32-year-old U.S. Army Soldier and 2024 Paris Olympian, has returned to her home state of Missouri for an inspiring hometown tour, aimed at sharing her Olympic and Army experiences with Future Soldiers, students, and the local community. The tour, which began on September 21, 2024, includes stops at schools, colleges, and military installations across the s  more