WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System is reviewing an application from Rhineland Bancshares Inc., Missouri, to expand its operations through a merger with Bancstar Inc., St. Louis, Missouri. This proposal, submitted under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and Regulation Y, would allow the Rhineland, Missouri, company to grow its presence in the region. If the transaction is approved, Rhineland Bancshares Inc. would indirectly acquire Pacific Bancstar Inc. and Bank Star,  more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas posted the following news release: * * * Man sentenced for PPP loan fraud of more than half a million dollars KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Missouri man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for submitting false information on applications for disaster relief loans resulting in a loss of $522,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") was intended to provide financial r more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Jan. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri posted the following news release: * * * Springfield Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking, Illegal Firearms A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court yesterday for fentanyl distribution and illegally possessing firearms. Darius Burnett, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to a total sentence of 13 years in federal prison without parole. Burnett pleaded more PR