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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Dean Christiansen, a 64-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced to 134 months in federal prison on November 18, 2025.
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Jon Waugh, a 55-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it near a protected location.
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A Dubuque man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison after admitting to possessing a firearm while on supervised release.
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A Tripoli, Iowa man has been sentenced to more than 38 years in federal prison for child exploitation offenses.
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A former nurse anesthetist from Illinois has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of acquiring fentanyl through fraudulent means while working at a Dubuque hospital in January 2022.
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A Maryland man has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for robbing two convenience stores in Iowa and laundering the proceeds.
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A Waterloo man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm.
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A Cedar Rapids man has pleaded guilty to charges related to the sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography.
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An Iowa attorney has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to Iowa Medicaid, according to federal court records.
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A California man has been sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Dubuque, Iowa area.
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Anthony Girard, a 39-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, pleaded guilty on November 12, 2025, in federal court to receiving child pornography.
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Daniel Smith, a 38-year-old resident of Fort Dodge, Iowa, has been sentenced to federal prison for illegal possession of firearms.
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A Prairieburg, Iowa man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting at least six children.
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A Fort Dodge man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to the sexual exploitation of minors and the distribution of child pornography.
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A man from Waterloo, Iowa, has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm while awaiting sentencing on a previous federal firearms charge.
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A Sioux City resident, Freddie Summerville, 56, has been sentenced to more than 28 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and firearm charges.
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A Dubuque man has pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing child pornography.
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Christopher West, a 38-year-old former resident of Olin, Iowa, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children.
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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...