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"Personal piggy banks." The government laid out its case Wednesday in the federal racketeering conspiracy trial of former Boilermakers executives accused of scheming to steal $20 million in union funds.
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Boilermakers trial: Union leaders used $20M as âpersonal piggy banks,â govât says
âAll of it was illegal. And where did that money come from? It came straight from the pockets of Boilermakers members.â
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article315645163.html
17 days ago
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A house church that formed in Grandview after the International House of Prayer-Kansas City ousted founder Mike Bickle over a sex abuse scandal is calling for a worldwide week of prayer and fasting for his âheaven-ordained destiny.â
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Fast aims to support ousted IHOPKC founder. Critics fear heâs mounting comeback
The action has infuriated sex abuse survivors and former IHOPKC supporters and sparked concerns that Mike Bickle is trying to orchestrate a comeback.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article315470306.html
about 1 month ago
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The Supreme Court of Illinois has disbarred a Kansas City lawyer and former key Boilermakers employee who pleaded guilty in 2024 to being part of a scheme to steal from the union.
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KC lawyer disbarred by Illinois Supreme Court over role in Boilermakers theft case
Attorney Tyler Brown had licenses to practice law in both Kansas and Illinois.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article315114294.html#storylink=cpy
2 months ago
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'People in positions of power failed our union.' Two ex-members of the Kansas City-based Boilermakers union pleaded guilty Monday to racketeering conspiracy and embezzlement in an alleged $20 million scheme involving union funds.
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Two ex-Boilermakers plead guilty in $20M racketeering case involving KC-based union
The former union members â one an ex-president â are accused of conspiring to steal $20 million in union funds for personal gain.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article315067708.html
2 months ago
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A teacher at a Catholic school in Leawood who was placed on administrative leave in December "no longer works for the school," the KCK archdiocese says.
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JoCo Catholic school teacher placed on leave no longer works there, archdiocese says
School officials said in December that the teacher was placed on administrative leave after concerns were raised about the personâs behavior.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article314755133.html
3 months ago
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"We are siding with abusers." Missouri is a safe harbor for predators and itâs time to put an end to protecting them, supporters of a measure to eliminate the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits told a Senate committee Wednesday.
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Survivors, advocates urge MO senators to end time limits on child sex abuse claims
Survivors and their supporters came from Minnesota, Texas and Tennessee to share their stories and urge senators to pass the measures.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article314647711.html
3 months ago
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Sexual abuse survivors and their advocates â some from IHOPKC and Branson-based Kanakuk Kamps â will testify before a MO Senate committee Wednesday in support of a bill to abolish the statute of limitations involving child sex abuse lawsuits.
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Survivors of child sex abuse âsilencedâ by Missouri law fight to end time limit
Supporters of a bill to abolish the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits call Missouri âa sanctuary state for predators.â
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article314569559.html
3 months ago
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Cure of Ars Catholic School in Leawood has placed a teacher on administrative leave after concerns were raised about the personâs behavior.
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JoCo Catholic school puts teacher on leave during âbehaviorâ investigation
The school said the action âis not an assertion of guilt or wrongdoing, but was taken for the safety and well-being of all involved while the facts are reviewed.â
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article313781622.html
5 months ago
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"He is thankful that he was able to come forward and be heard." A lawsuit filed last year alleging that IHOPKC leaders failed to act when a minor boy was sexually harassed, abused and bullied at a youth retreat in Oklahoma in 2023 has been settled.
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Lawsuit alleging IHOPKC leaders didnât act in sexual harassment of boy is settled
IHOPKC leaders witnessed several acts of bullying and abuse toward the minor plaintiff and failed to intervene, the lawsuit alleged.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article313653638.html
5 months ago
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A longtime Kansas City firefighter has had 6 DWI cases, three charged as felonies. Yet he remains on the job even after racking up 11 probation violations in an ongoing case.
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Longtime Kansas City firefighter with 6 DWIs in 4 counties remains on the job
In a July 2023 arrest â just five months after a previous arrest â his minor children were riding with him and his speed was clocked at 87 mph.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article313641943.html
5 months ago
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NEW: The KCK archbishop has reinstated a priest he temporarily suspended in August, saying investigations found that he violated no civil or church laws. But Archbishop Shawn McKnight imposed some restrictions on the priest's activities involving minors.
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KCK archbishop reinstates suspended priest after investigation â but with limits
Along with the reinstatement, the archbishop placed some restrictions on the Rev. Jerry Arano-Ponceâs activities involving minors.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article313720436.html
5 months ago
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Another KC firefighter remains on the job despite multiple DWI cases. When he pleaded guilty in August and was sentenced to 2 years' probation and 10 days of âshock timeâ in the Platte County jail, the judge granted him work release so he could keep his job.
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Another Kansas City firefighter with multiple DWIs remains on the job
Antonino Giarraputo is among multiple Kansas City firefighters who remained on the KCFD employee rolls despite DWI cases.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article313298258.html
6 months ago
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Judy L. Thomas
Nathan Pilling
7 months ago
A decade ago, Jeremy Lillig was being celebrated in a class of âRising Stars of Philanthropy" here in Kansas City. Last week, he was charged with wire fraud, accused of stealing roughly $155,000 while running the Catholic Church's Bright Futures Fund.
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KC Catholic Diocese staffer hailed as philanthropic âstarâ accused of stealing $155K
An indictment filed in federal court accused Jeremy Lillig of stealing more than $150,000 from the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article312797054.html
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A Kansas City fire captain is charged with assaulting a fellow firefighter at a KC Current soccer match last year. He remains on the job.
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KC fire captain faces charges alleging assault of co-worker at KC Current match
The alleged assault occurred during a Kansas City Current soccer match, and the victim was on duty at the time.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article312599949.html
7 months ago
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A former longtime Kansas City firefighter pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting a fellow firefighter last year in an incident that co-workers said ended when they pulled him off the victim.
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Former KC firefighter pleads guilty to assaulting co-worker at station last year
Brian Taylor ârecklessly caused injuryâ to a fellow KC firefighter, the charging document says.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article312526985.html
7 months ago
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The man charged in the April shooting death of a Catholic priest in northeast Kansas may be incompetent to stand trial, his lawyer said in a court document filed Tuesday.
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Man charged in killing of Kansas priest may be incompetent for trial, lawyer says
Gary Hermesch is charged with first-degree murder in the April 3 shooting death of the Rev. Arul Carasala, a Catholic priest in Seneca, Kansas.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article312485946.html
7 months ago
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International House of Prayer-Kansas City founder Mike Bickle has violated Scripture and should be permanently disqualified from any kind of church leadership position, a team of church officials and professional therapists said in a new report.
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IHOPKC founder should never return to church leadership role, new report says
A return by IHOPKC founder Mike Bickle to any church leadership role, the panel wrote in its report, would not be âscripturally sound.â
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article312276189.html
8 months ago
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NEW: Kansas City has renewed its effort to override an arbitratorâs order that the firefighter driving the pumper truck involved in a 2021 multi-fatality crash in Westport get his job back and serve just a three-day suspension without pay.
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Kansas City fights ruling reinstating firefighter involved in deadly 2021 crash
âWhile we support our employees, we believe there must be consequences to unlawful actions committed while on duty,â Mayor Quinton Lucas said.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article312167207.html
8 months ago
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The pastor of Cure of Ars Catholic Church in Leawood has resigned amid a criminal investigation now underway by Prairie Village police, the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has announced.
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Leawood priest resigns amid criminal investigation, KCK archdiocese says
The Rev. Richard Storey informed the archdiocese on Wednesday of his decision to resign, the archdiocese said in a statement posted online.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article312151826.html
8 months ago
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Five Kansas City Fire Department employees who have been involved in motor vehicle tragedies or convicted of serious felonies over the years weren't disciplined and were allowed to remain on the job, a new court filing reveals.
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KCFD employees convicted of serious crimes weren't disciplined, union filing reveals
The firefightersâ crimes include a federal drug case and a felony assault conviction.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article312081069.html
8 months ago
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A Kansas City fire truck driver involved in the deadly 2021 crash in Westport that killed 3 people must get his job back, receive full back wages and benefits and serve a 3-day suspension without pay, an arbitrator has ruled.
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KC firefighter involved in fatal Westport crash to get job back, can drive again
The arbitrator also authorized firefighter Dominic Biscari to drive a fire truck again.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article312129671.html#storylink=cpy
8 months ago
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âWhatâs going on is un-American.â Hundreds gathered Monday in Kansas City to protest what organizers called continued attacks on democracy, workersâ rights and freedom.
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Hundreds protest in Kansas City against gerrymandering, âattacks on democracyâ
A major concern among the protesters was President Donald Trumpâs calls for Missouri lawmakers to redraw the stateâs congressional map.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311903363.html
9 months ago
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The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has temporarily removed a priest from ministry while investigations are conducted into allegations of questionable behavior, the archbishop announced this week.
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KCK archdiocese temporarily removes priest while allegations are investigated
The restrictions will remain in effect âpending the outcomes of formal investigations by local law enforcement and the Archdiocese.â
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311725408.html
9 months ago
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Prefix Coffee is suing IHOPKC, claiming financial harm tied to a sex scandal involving founder Mike Bickle. The suit alleges contract breaches and negligence. âIHOPKC knew for years that wide-spread sexual abuse had corrupted the sectarian organization."
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Coffee chain sues IHOPKC, alleges Bickle scandal caused major financial harm
IHOPKCâs lease agreement with Prefix Coffee required all employees to sign a âsexual immorality agreement,â lawsuit says.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311709616.html
9 months ago
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After creating a firestorm over her sermon last week in support of IHOPKC founder Mike Bickle, his sister doubled down in a new message Sunday, raising further questions about whether a comeback is underway for the fallen charismatic leader.
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IHOPKC founder Mike Bickleâs sister doubles down on his defense during sermon
Sundayâs message was a sequel to Lisa Striblingâs Aug. 3 sermon, when she called the allegations against her brother âexotic trash.â
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311657866.html
10 months ago
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Phil Baniewicz has been removed as president of Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park as an investigation continues into allegations of inappropriate behavior with a minor, the board of trustees announced.
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Bishop Miege board removes president amid investigation into conduct
The action came two months after the board placed Baniewicz on leave while investigating reports on his ability to oversee a safe environment.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311617000.html
10 months ago
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The failure to properly reinforce the entrance area of the Family Dollar store in Midtown after a 2016 car crash destroyed a key support column likely led to last weekâs deadly collapse, a structural engineer told The Star.
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Engineer explains how KC could have prevented deadly Family Dollar collapse
A support column knocked down in a 2016 crash into the Family Dollar building was never replaced.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311572095.html
10 months ago
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The youngest sibling of embattled International House of Prayer-Kansas City founder Mike Bickle defended him during a church service Sunday, calling sex abuse allegations against him a âfalse narrativeâ and âexotic trash.â
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IHOPKC founderâs sister calls sex abuse allegations against him âexotic trashâ
The comments mark the first time a family member has spoken publicly about the sex abuse allegations against Mike Bickle.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311574284.html
10 months ago
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The Kansas City-based Boilermakers union is suing the president it ousted two years ago, demanding that Newton Jones pay back nearly $500,000 of union money it says he misused.
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Boilermakers sue ex-president, demand he repay union nearly $500,000 he âmisusedâ
The lawsuit comes amid a federal corruption case that accuses former union leaders of scheming to steal $20 million in union funds.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311515417.html
10 months ago
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MO Supreme Court suspends former KCPD attorneyâs license for disclosing client info. âNo matter how noteworthy his disclosure may have been, it does not justify violating his sacred duty to his client."
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MO Supreme Court suspends ex-KCPD lawyerâs license after he spread misconduct concerns
âWhether the disclosures were the acts of a disgruntled, recently terminated employee or of a dutiful public servant, McCarty knowingly disclosed client information in violation of his sworn duty of c...
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311357475.html
10 months ago
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Kansas City fire captain remained on job despite four DWI arrests, records show
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Kansas City fire captain remained on job despite four DWI arrests, records show
A 2023 DWI arrest became a Kansas City fire captainâs fourth case of driving while intoxicated since 2016, court records show.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article310900560.html
10 months ago
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A former leader at two unlicensed Missouri boarding schools says he canât afford to travel to his upcoming criminal trial in California. So a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to foot the bill.
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Ex-MO boarding school leader canât afford travel to CA trial. So US Marshals will pay
A federal judge has granted ex-MO boarding school leader Julio Sandovalâs request for U.S. Marshals to transport him to his California trial. He says he canât afford the travel costs.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article310190690.html
11 months ago
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