Eight Jefferson County Men Face Federal Sentences

The United States Attorney's Office announced on Friday that seven Jefferson County men were sentenced for methamphetamine charges that occurred between April 2006 and June 2011.

• Dominic Michael Orlando, of Desoto, MO., sentenced to 97 months in prison on Friday
• Tommy Wayne Gallaway, of DeSoto, MO., sentenced to 60 months in prison January 31
• Brent Jeffery Johns of Crystal City, MO., sentenced to 42 months in prison January 24
• Terry Joe Smith, Jr., of DeSoto, MO., sentenced to 12 months in prison January 10
• Monty Emmett Manion of Desoto, MO., sentenced to 26 months in prison January 3
• Daniel Jerome Dierberg of High Ridge, MO., sentenced to 12 months in prison on January 3
• Todd Michael Adams of Festus, MO., sentenced to 66 months prison on November 29, 2011

Each man pleaded guilty to possession of pseudoephedrine, a meth ingredient, with the intention to make meth in the court of U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig, said a news release.

De Soto Man Charged with Computer Fraud

Separately, on Wednesday Feb. 8, the U.S. Attorney's office said Jason Schrum, of Desoto, MO, pleaded guilty to one felony count of computer fraud. U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey heard the plea. 

Schrum will be sentenced on May 8.

The United States Attorney’s Office said that Schrum worked for Axis Worldwide Supply Chain & Logistics, Inc., a company that assists in international and interstate shipping of large materials used in construction projects, until his employer released released him in April 2011.

He had no reason to use Axis’ computers after mid-May 2011. 

Schrum then took a job with an Axis competitor. On June 12, 2011, Schrum accessed the Axis computer system, without authorization, and deleted customer shipment records, customer shipment history, and changed shipping rate tables.

Axis estimated that about $25,000 of damage occurred.

Schrum could be sentenced up to 10 years in prison and fined up to $250,000.