Timothy T. Duax U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
A Dubuque man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison after admitting to possessing a firearm while on supervised release. Tremaine Laron Moore, Jr., 25, pleaded guilty on May 22, 2025, to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He also admitted on November 15, 2025, that he violated the terms of his supervised release from an earlier federal gun conviction.
On December 19, 2024, United States Probation Officers and a Dubuque police officer conducted an unannounced visit at Moore’s residence. During their search, they found a loaded and stolen 9mm handgun along with marijuana, baggies, a scale, and cash.
Moore was sentenced by Chief Judge C.J. Williams in Cedar Rapids to five years for the firearms charge and two additional years for violating his supervised release. He received a total sentence of 84 months’ imprisonment and will serve three years of supervised release after completing his prison term. Federal prisoners are not eligible for parole.
"This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone," according to the statement issued about the sentencing. "On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results."
The prosecution was also part of Operation Take Back America. The initiative aims to use all resources available through the Department of Justice to combat illegal immigration as well as eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations.
Moore remains in custody with the United States Marshals Service until he is transferred to federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick J. Reinert. The investigation involved the United States Probation Office for the Northern District of Iowa, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Dubuque Police Department.
