Independence Politico Lawyer John C. Carnes ARRESTED & INDICTED By Feds

A longtime local power player will now confront a federal jury. 

Consider . . .

Amongst Kansas City insiders this is a huge deal given that Mr. Carnes is behind the scenes in most local political discussions.

Real talk . . . They guy's influence extends all the way to Jeff City AND over generations in KCMO. 

Here are the basics of the story that gives our Eastern Jack friends a moment of pause . . .

John C. Carnes, an Independence lawyer and longtime political operative, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two felonies related to tax evasion.

Carnes, 67, is charged with felony tax evasion and felony obstruction along with six misdemeanor counts of failure to pay income tax, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday afternoon. The federal indictment against Carnes was handed down Tuesday and made public following his arrest Wednesday morning.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Longtime Independence lawyer and political operative indicted on federal tax evasion

John C. Carnes, an Independence lawyer and longtime political operative, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two felonies related to tax evasion.