A crash was reported at K-7 southbound and I-70 about 6:35 a.m. Jan. 31, according to KC Scout. The left lane was closed. (KC Scout photo)
Vans Outlet, offering active footwear, apparel and accessories, is slated to open at The Legends Outlets in late March, according to an announcement today by The Legends Outlets.
It will be the only Vans Outlet located in the Kansas City area, according to a spokesman for the shopping center. The store serves men, women and children.
Vans Outlet, www.vans.com, is slated to open in late March in a 4,002-square-foot retail space at 1837 Village West Parkway, Suite B-113, Kansas City, Kan., according to the announcement. The new store will be located in the former Pac Sun site, next to Maurice’s, across from American Eagle and not far from the movie theater at The Legends Outlets.
Another new tenant at The Legends Outlets will be Beef Jerky Outlet, scheduled to open its first and only Kansas location this spring, the spokesman said.
Beef Jerky Outlet, www.beefjerkyoutlet.com, specializes in more than 200 varieties, sizes and flavors of premium jerky, according to the spokesman.
It will have 1,600 square feet at 1703 Village West Parkway, Suite 108, Kansas City, Kan. The location is in a multi-tenant building next to Pepper Jax and close to Granite City Food and Brewery.
The Legends Outlets at I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kan., has more than 100 retail, entertainment and dining businesses.
An Olathe, Kan., woman pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., in a scheme to collect income tax refunds by creating companies that existed only on paper, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
Raquel Odegbaro, 39, Olathe, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the government, one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of mail fraud.
Odegbaro was the owner of Cokeza Styles, an online business that sold hair products. In her plea, she admitted she and her co-conspirators created a series of fictitious companies and filed tax returns in the names of so-called employees by providing false information about wages earned, amounts withheld and refunds due. The false tax returns directed the Internal Revenue Service to deposit refunds electronically to reloadable credit cards controlled by the conspirators. The individuals whose names appeared on the refunds never actually worked for the fictitious companies.
In addition, the conspirators used stolen Social Security numbers to apply for unemployment benefits from the Kansas Department of Labor. They created more than nine fictitious companies and registered them with the labor department. They filed false claims in the names of employees who purportedly were terminated without fault.
Odegbaro is set for sentencing on April 19, 2017. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of 75 months in federal prison and restitution of more than $894,000.
Co-defendants Abdirizak Aden, 32, Kansas City, Mo; Alexander Limihagati, 33, Overland Park, Kan., Zia Mkubi Kajanja, 40, Overland Park, Kan., are awaiting trial.
Beall commended the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Labor and Racketeering and Fraud Investigations, the Kansas Department of Children and Families, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Department of Education – Office of Inspector General, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Office of Inspector General and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jabari Wamble for their work on the case.
