A man who conspired to deal methamphetamine was sentenced May 25, 2022, to more than 15 years in federal prison. David Alan Tafolla, age 55, from Oelwein,
A convicted felon who possessed a stolen gun was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison. Alex Richard VanErp, age 28, from Faribault,
A drug trafficker was sentenced March 25, 2022, to a total of 29 years in federal prison. Curtis James Johnson, age 36, from Talladega, Alabama, received
A man who had sex with a minor was convicted by a jury today after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Stephen Albert, age 50, from Tama,
Last Updated: Tuesday, 06 July 2021 20:44 July 6, 2021 - A man who attempted to tamper with witnesses after he was facing charges related to an incident with a firearm was sentenced on July 2, 2021, to twelve years in federal prison. Stephan Wayne Toliver, age 35, from Davenport, Iowa, received the prison term after a January 13, 2021 guilty plea to attempted witness tampering. In a plea agreement, Toliver admitted that he struck a woman with a gun, knocking her unconscious. Toliver also admitted to making false accusations against family members of the victim resulting in an investigation by DHS and the Dubuque Police Department that ultimately showed no wrongdoing by them. Toliver also admitted that he sent a letter to the victim falsely telling her that if she or her family testified against him, DHS would use that information against her family.
Dubuque Woman to Spend 30 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children and Possessing Child Pornography Posted on A woman who created sexually explicit images of two children was sentenced on February 12, 2021, to 30 years in federal prison Gina Christa Urbain, age 37, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term after an August 18, 2020 guilty plea to sexually exploiting children and possessing child pornography. At the guilty plea, Urbain admitted that she sexually exploited two minors, a 7 year-old female and 5 year-old male, by creating visual depictions of sexually explicit material involving both children. Urbain also admitted possessing visual depictions of child pornography. Urbain was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Urbain was sentenced to 360 months’ imprisonment. She must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.