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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An individual who had entered the United States illegally multiple times was sentenced to federal prison on September 22, 2025.
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An Iowa farmer has pleaded guilty to several federal charges after admitting to defrauding the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) out of more than $1.5 million in COVID-19 pandemic subsidies, as well as committing identity theft, crop...
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A Garner, Iowa man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl near a school.
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A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a shooting during a failed drug deal.
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A Minnesota resident, Jay Anthony Tapper, has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison for harboring a fugitive.
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A Guatemalan citizen has been sentenced to 127 days in prison for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.
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Jacob Shafer, a 34-year-old resident of Mason City, Iowa, was sentenced on September 12, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and illegal possession of a firearm.
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Priest Morris, a 21-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
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Roger Strickland, a 62-year-old resident of Cherokee, Iowa, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of possessing child pornography.
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Andrew Gross, a 42-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, pleaded guilty in federal court on September 11, 2025, to possession of child pornography.
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A Guatemalan citizen, Cindy Fabiola Santos-Perez, was sentenced to 109 days in federal prison for unlawfully using a social security card.
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A Mexican national residing in Hampton, Iowa, has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after multiple removals.
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Daniel Kaler, a 38-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, pleaded guilty on September 8, 2025, in federal court to possessing child pornography.
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Brian Oakleaf, a 52-year-old former employee of the City of Storm Lake, Iowa, pleaded guilty on September 9, 2025, to two counts of possession of child pornography in federal court in Sioux City.
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Lawrence Moore, a 37-year-old resident of Bode, Iowa, has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm.
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Two brothers from Mason City, Iowa, have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for their roles in distributing methamphetamine.
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Cleon Mitchell, Jr., a 46-year-old resident of Mason City, Iowa, was sentenced on September 4, 2025, to twelve years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
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A Sioux City man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing and distributing child pornography.
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A Humboldt County man, Nathan Nickless, age 40, from Dakota City, Iowa, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison following multiple convictions.