United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Bradenton, Florida, man convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering was sentenced on February 22, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
Kent Duane Anderson was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, restitution in the amount of $15,311,927, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $200.
Anderson was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 4, 2020. He pled guilty on November 5, 2020.
The conviction stemmed from incidents between 2012 and 2018, when Anderson owned and operated a business enterprise that exploited the organic grain market. Anderson purchased thousands of tons of small grain and seed products from non-organic suppliers and then re-sold those products as organic to wholesale distributors, brokers, and other buyers at marked-up prices. Those buyers, who believed the grain sold them to be organic, we
By Todd Epp
Feb 19, 2021 4:05 PM
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) An Omaha, Nebraska man is guilty of two counts of robbing a First National Bank branch–twice–in Sioux Falls.
Ferris Valentine, 54, faces 25 years in federal prison on each count, a $250,000 fine, or both.
The robberies took place in November 2017.
Authorities say he absconded with nearly $280,000.
Sentencing is set for May 10th.
The news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office is below. –
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Ferris Valentine, age 54, of Omaha, Nebraska was found guilty of two counts of Bank Robbery as a result of a federal jury trial in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on February 18, 2021.
Darren Anthony Hendrix, age 29, was sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison.
Rachel Anne Cooke, age 38, was sentenced to five years in federal prison.
They were convicted of obtaining and selling about a pound of meth.
Below is the news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man and woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance were sentenced on November 16, 2020, and December 7, 2020, respectively, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
Darren Anthony Hendrix, age 29, was sentenced to 196 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.