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Former Mo. administrator pleads to embezzlement

Written by Muleskinner Staff • November 22, 2013

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A former Jackson County court administrator has pleaded guilty to embezzling about $77,000 in court funds. The Kansas City Star reports 58-year-old Teresa L. York waived indictment...

Former KC-area attorney sentenced for fraud

Written by Muleskinner Staff • November 5, 2013

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A disbarred Raytown lawyer has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for fraud and must pay nearly $350,000 in restitution to his victims. U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson...

Petro America founder sentenced to 30 years

Written by Muleskinner Staff • October 9, 2013

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas man whose Missouri-based company defrauded thousands of people out of more than $10 million has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Isreal Owen Hawkins Jr., founder...