Federal Enforcement

Keith Havener, 62, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on October 22, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City.  Havener

A man who had been released from federal prison and was under court supervision who illegally possessed a gun was

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa today committed itself to the Vice President’s Pledge to

A man who law enforcement officers found with more than 16 pounds of methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than

Deshaun Triplett, age 30, from Sioux City, Iowa pled guilty on October 14, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City

Chris Kurt, 44, from Lake Park, Iowa, pled guilty October 5, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City, to possessing

Matthew Kashas, age 43, from Sioux City, Iowa, plead guilty October 8, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City, to

A man who sexually exploited children, possessed child pornography, and possessed a stolen firearm was sentenced October 2, 2026, to

Shelton Lapointe, age 36, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on October 6, 2026, to 360 months’ imprisonment.  Lapointe was

Curtis Weston, age 35, from Rockwell City, Iowa, pled guilty on October 2, 2026, to one count of money laundering.

Wilkens Dieujuste, age 39, from Dubuque, Iowa, has been charged with one count of distribution of a controlled substance (amphetamine).

A man who distributed, received, and possessed child pornography was sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison. 

Anthony Comer Goodmann, from Chicago, Illinois, originally from Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced October 1, 2026, to over 25 years in

A man who threatened to shoot up a community event and who sent multiple people threatening messages featuring guns was

An illegal alien who used someone else’s social security number to obtain employment was sentenced today to over eight months

A man who possessed child pornography and used Artificial Intelligence to produce other child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), pled guilty

An Iowa attorney who made a false statement to Iowa Medicaid was sentenced on September 11, 2026, to six months

A man who stole two motor vehicles, during a 13-day crime spree, was sentenced today 20 years in federal prison.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa entered a judgment Tuesday forfeiting to the United States

A woman who distributed methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than 16 years in federal prison. Larissa Marie Ruffin, age

A man who sexually exploited children and distributed, received, and possessed child pornography, was sentenced today to 30 years in

A Chicago felon who perpetrated a sophisticated and extensive fraud scheme involving stolen and altered U.S. Treasury checks presented at

Willie York, 47, from Mason City, Iowa, was sentenced on September 18, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City.  York

A man who previously appeared on hit sit-coms such as MTV’s Wild ‘N Out, 30 Rock, That’s So Raven, and