U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri

The U.S. Attorney's Office is seeking any member of the community who believes they may be a victim in the case of Dr. Jonathan Morris in Columbia, MO:

U.S. Attorney’s Office Seeks Potential Victims in Case Against Columbia, Missouri Doctor A judge has issued an order directing the government to employ alternative victim notification procedures so that any member of the community who believes they may be a crime victim is made aware of their potential rights.

U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country are honoring America by spearheading a gift-in-kind charity drive for their staff. We’re donating diapers, food, toys, clothing and other items to the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, which provides free 24-hour care and support for thousands of children each year whose families are in crisis.

A St. Louis man was sentenced to 47 years for two carjackings, an attempted carjacking and the sale of fentanyl that killed a woman in 2023. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/st-louis-man-sentenced-47-years-prison-carjackings-fatal-fentanyl-sale

Four men have been indicted in St. Louis and accused of a $1.7 million scheme involving the return of used water heaters:

Four Men Accused of $1.7 Million Water Heater Refund Scam The indictment alleges the scheme to defraud resulted in losses of more than $1.7 million.

A man residing in a Missouri halfway house after serving prison time for producing child po*******hy has admitted being caught again with child s*xual abuse material:

Missouri S*x Offender Caught Again with Child Po*******hy Joseph Trahan had been discussing child s*x with another registered s*x offender on supervised release.

A Webster Groves, Missouri man who sent and received child s*xual abuse material online has been sentenced to 150 months in prison.

Webster Groves Man Sentenced to 150 Months in Prison on Child Po*******hy Charge Joseph A. Seiffertt possessed images and videos containing child s*xual abuse material on his cell phone, as well as AI-powered apps that he used to depict clothed individuals in the n**e.

Myles Depew, who used stolen identities to fraudulently apply for pandemic loans, file tax returns and seek state benefits, is going to prison:

Cape Girardeau Man Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft, Pandemic Fraud Myles Depew used stolen identities to fraudulently apply for pandemic loans, file tax returns and seek state benefits.

A teenage felon who was on parole admitted being caught with a machine gun after a police chase:

St. Louis Teen Admits Being Caught with Gun After Police Chase Juanell Carter was on parole when he was caught with a machine gun after a police chase.