A former Johnson County restaurant owner was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., on charges of fraudulently obtaining $605,000 in loans, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
Charles Waits, 54, Lenexa, Kan., was charged in a superseding indictment with one count of bank fraud and two counts of making false statements to a lender.
The indictment alleges Waits, a partner in Kansas City Sports Grille, Inc., obtained two commercial loans through Community America Credit Union. He gave the lender a financial statement with false statements regarding his personal assets and net worth, according to the indictment.
The indictment seeks a monetary judgment of $605,000, representing the proceeds of the crimes.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million on each count. The U.S. Secret Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley is prosecuting.
Other grand jury indictments
Abbie Jo McClellan, Topeka, Kan., 65, is charged with two counts of making false statements to the Social Security Administration and the Office of the Inspector General. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in in 2014 and 2015, in Topeka, Kan.
If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count. The Social Security Administration investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Tomasic is prosecuting.
Jose Juvenal Jimenez-Delatorre, 27, who is not a citizen of Kansas, is charged with one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Feb. 20, 2016, in Johnson County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Homeland Security Investigations investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley is prosecuting.
Mario Ulises Moreno-Ayala, 28, who is not a citizen of the United States is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Feb. 20, 2016, in Johnson County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Homeland Security Investigations investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley is prosecuting.
Stephanie R. Minor, 34, Columbus, Ind., and Matthew L. Hudson, 43, Hope, Ind., one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of traveling from Indiana to Kansas in furtherance of drug trafficking. The crimes are alleged to have occurred March 6, 2016, in Liberal, Kan.
If convicted, the face a penalty of not less than 10 years and a fine up to $10 million on the possession charge, and a maximum penalty of five years and a fine up to $250,000 on the interstate travel charge. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.
All defendants are innocent until and unless proven guilty.