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Former KC Man Sentenced For Fleeing U.S. To Avoid Paying Child Support

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Kansas City, Mo., man who has been living in Thailand was sentenced in federal court today for fleeing the United States in 2007 to avoid paying child support. Randy Lee Essary, 61, of Springfield, Mo., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 21 months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Essary to pay $170,891 in child support.

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Action Details

  • Date:June 30, 2014
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Child Support,
    • Criminal and Civil Actions