Share


Latest news

05/03/2012
U.S. and State of Ohio Reach $5.5 Million Settlement for Damages from Hazardous Releases in Lower Ashtabula River and Harbor
Read More »

05/03/2012
Federal Court Shuts Down Texas Tax Return Preparer
Read More »

05/03/2012
Hyosung Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Obstruction of Justice for Submitting False Documents in an ATM Merger Investigation
Read More »

05/03/2012
UN highlights role of press freedom as catalyst for social and political change
Read More »

05/01/2012
President of Costa Rican Company Convicted in Half a Billion Dollar Fraud Scheme with Thousands of Victims Worldwide
Read More »

05/01/2012
Arizona Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Participating in International Child Pornography Ring
Read More »

05/01/2012
National Express and Petermann to Sell Off School Bus Contracts in Texas and Washington to Resolve Antitrust Concerns
Read More »

05/01/2012
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Nations Largest Mortgage Insurance Provider to Resolve Allegations of Discrimination Against Women on Maternity Leave
Read More »

05/01/2012
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty for Participating in Bid-Rigging Conspiracies Involving Optical Disk Drives
Read More »

05/01/2012
Suspect Arrested in Robbery of US Bank Branch in Rockwood
Read More »



06/09/2009

News / Platte County Man Pleads Guilty to High-tech Fencing Scheme Merchandise Shoplifted, Auctioned on Ebay

KANSAS CITY, MO—Matt J. Whitworth, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced a Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to organizing a scheme to shoplift merchandise then sell the stolen property on the Internet auction site eBay.

John Charles Chass, 41, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple this afternoon to the charge contained in a June 3, 2008, superseding indictment.

By pleading guilty today, Chass admitted that he was the leader and organizer of a conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to transport stolen property across state lines from February 2005 through December 2007. Chass recruited a group of “boosters,” who would steal merchandise from retail stores and deliver it to Chass, who paid the boosters for the stolen merchandise based upon a percentage of its retail value. Chass then advertised the stolen merchandise on his eBay Web site known as “stairway to the stars.”

The actual losses to retail stores resulting from this scheme were in excess of $70,000, but less than $120,000.

Six co-defendants have already pleaded guilty to their roles in the conspiracy. Joshua L. Zimmerman, 23, of Kansas City, Stacie M. Emmerich, 34, of Independence, Mo., Barbara J. Sharp, 54, and Michael Dale Ivester, Jr., 28, both of Gladstone, Mo., and Tina Deann Cox, 39, and Daniel G. Moody, 31, both of Gower, Mo., have all pleaded guilty and await sentencing.

In addition to the conspiracy charge, Chass pleaded guilty today to the interstate transportation of stolen property (related to the shipments across state lines of stolen merchandise), wire fraud (related to the postings of stolen merchandise for sale on eBay) and mail fraud (related to stolen property that was delivered by mail).

Under federal statutes, Chass is subject to a sentence of up to 55 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $1.25 million and an order of restitution. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John E. Cowles. It was investigated by the Career Criminal Section of the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, which also includes agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163

 




Educational

Besides making sure that your documents will be accepted abroad by obtaining an Apostille or Consular Legalization, we can also play an important role in helping you create, retrieve and translate your documents. Evaluation Education Invitation Letter



Divorce Certificate

Besides making sure that your documents will be accepted abroad by obtaining an Apostille Divorce Certificate Divorce Decree