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Federal Grand Jury in Kansas Indicts Six Individuals

Court records detail indictments returned in Wichita against six defendants on various federal charges.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:29 a.m. ET
On August 12, 2026, a federal grand jury in Wichita returned indictments against six individuals, according to U.S. Attorney's Office records for the District of Kansas. The cases remain open and developing at the charging stage, and all charges remain undecided. According to the official court record, defendant Tyller White, 24, of Parsons, was indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of a child – attempted production of child pornography, following an investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation into an alleged July 2026 incident. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. Defendant Jeremy M. Green, 42, of Stockton, was indicted on one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in a case investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The court record also list indictments for four other defendants. Defendant Hugo Orora-Soto, 42, was with one count of unlawful reentry after deportation, defendant Jose Luis Rauda-Diaz, 45, was with one count of unlawful reentry after felony conviction, and defendant Pedro Antonio Rosales-Gutierrez, 34, was with one count of unlawful reentry after deportation, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigating those three cases. Additionally, defendant Ildenfonso Sanchez-Estrada, 24, was with one count of distribution of a controlled substance following an investigation by the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office.

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