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Trump Calls for Minimum Sentences for Fraudsters
WASHINGTON, DC - October 3, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to impose mandatory minimum prison sentences on people convicted of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security,…
Missouri Businesses Warned About $92 Certificate Mailer
Business Document Center in Kansas City, MO, is asking for Missouri Certificates of Good Standing at eight times what the Missouri Secretary of State charges. Watch what you pay and…
US Sends More Warships and Troops Toward Iran
WASHINGTON, DC - October 3, 2026 (STL.News) The United States is sending thousands of additional sailors and Marines, another aircraft carrier strike group and an amphibious readiness group toward the…
Trump Taps Medicare Fund for $90 Senior Payments
WASHINGTON, DC - October 3, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will distribute one-time $90 payments to more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees, tapping…
FBI Captures Top 10 ATM Jackpotting Suspect
Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre has been apprehended. OMAHA, NE - October 3, 2026 (STL.News) A Venezuelan man accused of helping lead an international cybercrime operation that used malware to force…
Brooklyn – Ahsan Ijaz Pleads Guilty in $65M Medicaid Fraud
BROOKLYN, NY - October 3, 2026 (STL.News) A Brooklyn social adult day care owner has pleaded guilty to participating in a years-long scheme that federal prosecutors say generated approximately $65…
St. Louis Alderwoman Tyus Censured Over Bullet Remark
ST. LOUIS, MO - October 3, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis Alderwoman Sharon Tyus has been formally censured by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen following her recorded statement that she…
St. Louis Tax Preparer Latasha L. Frison Gets 56 Months
ST. LOUIS, MO - October 3, 2026 (STL.News) A former downtown St. Louis tax preparer has been sentenced to 56 months in federal prison after a jury convicted her of…
Three Sentenced in St. Louis Mail Check Fraud
ST. LOUIS, MO - October 3, 2026 (STL.News) Three men have been sentenced to federal prison for a St. Louis-area fraud scheme that used checks stolen from U.S. Postal Service…
Dr. Jonathan Decker Convicted in 2 Million Stimulant Pill Scheme
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - October 3, 2026 (STL.News) A Michigan physician who made more than $1 million prescribing controlled stimulants through the Done ADHD telehealth platform has been convicted in…
