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The group behind a new basketball court in St. Louis is dealing with an FBI raid and accusations of boosting Russian propaganda.

Jay Greenberg came to St. Louis in May from FBI headquarters in Washington. He’d been a top official with the bureau’s Criminal Investigative Division, where he oversaw areas like public corruption and financial crimes.

Jay Greenberg was named the head of the St. Louis office earlier this month.

The codes allow businesses to digitize menus or direct customers to payment sites, but scammers have used them to get personal information from people.

The weeklong publicity campaign resulted in 18 calls from St. Louis-area residents and the collection of 14 pieces of military ordnance.

Residents in Missouri and the Metro East are urged to call 314-589-2680 if they find something that might be dangerous.

Missourians charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol include an alleged member of the Proud Boys, a husband and wife, and a man who entered the Capitol dressed as George Washington.

Nina Gilden Seavey’s podcast connects the story of Howard Mechanic with that of another fugitive who spent time in Missouri: James Earl Ray, who was convicted of killing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

About 13,000 people were victims of government impersonation scams in the U.S. last year, at a cost of almost $110 million.

Nearly two dozen local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in the St. Louis region are getting a boost from the U.S. Department of Justice in…