U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
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Jena Lea Wells has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for helping steal fifteen guns from a Waterloo home. The case is part of Operation Take Back America targeting violent crime and illegal activity.
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Five members of the 'Shorty' drug trafficking group have been sentenced for distributing cocaine and methamphetamine in Cedar Rapids. The final defendant received twenty-seven years in federal prison following coordinated law enforcement efforts.
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Luke Braniff, a 26-year-old resident of Mason City, Iowa, pleaded guilty on March 3, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City to the charge of being a felon in possession of ammunition.
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Wenona Oropeza, a 48-year-old woman from Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to more than ten years in federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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Fred Grell, a 64-year-old resident of Angleton, Texas, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receipt of child pornography.
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A Memphis man with a history of domestic violence convictions has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm during a domestic assault in Iowa.
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A man from Dubuque, Iowa, has been sentenced to 37 years in federal prison after being found guilty of distributing heroin and fentanyl that led to two overdose deaths in Marion in 2023.
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A Waterloo man with a lengthy criminal record has been sentenced to over four years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.
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A Waterloo, Iowa resident originally from Bosnia was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.
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A federal jury in Cedar Rapids convicted Dennis Clifford Bruce, the former president of a now-defunct telecommunications infrastructure company in Eastern Iowa, on multiple bankruptcy-related charges.
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Jason Michael Weiland, a 49-year-old resident of Sherrill, Iowa, has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for his involvement in distributing methamphetamine.
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A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses.
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A Monticello, Iowa man was sentenced to federal prison after admitting to possessing six firearms, three of which were obtained through his grandmother.
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A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.
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A Rockford, Iowa man has pleaded guilty in federal court to receiving child pornography.
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A woman from Waterloo, Iowa, has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.
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A jury in Cedar Rapids has found Joshua James Cannady, a 51-year-old resident of Yucca Valley, California, guilty of eight drug-related charges.
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A former paramedic from Manilla, Iowa, has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for tampering with vials of narcotic pain medication.
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A Mexican citizen residing in Iowa has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after previous felony convictions related to immigration offenses.
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A Fort Dodge man with a lengthy criminal record has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.