Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and being an illegal alien in United States.
Sioux City Man Sentenced to Fou... More...    $0 (08-08-2024 - IA)

Has Two Prior Convictions for Illegally Reentering the United States. Used a Social Security Card Bearing Someone Else’s Name and Social Security Number in Order to Work Il... More...    $0 (04-08-2024 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful transport of firearms.

Douglas Hurt, age 42, of Anamosa, Iowa, was found guilty of possessing two firearms and ammunition after having been convicted of one felony and three misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence. The evidence at trial showed that, in June 2020, in the cabin where he lived, Hurt possessed a C... More...    $0 (08-16-2022 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with reentering the United States after deportation.

Fernando Garcia-Guerrero, age 35, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Williamsburg, Iowa, received the prison term after a guilty plea on February 14, 2022, to one count of illegal reentry into the United States after having b... More...    $0 (04-15-2022 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with reentry after deportation.

Emilio Jimenez-Daniel, age 34, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Aurora, Colorado, received the prison term after a guilty plea on November 16, 2021, to one count of illegal reentry into the United States after having been deported.

At ... More...    $0 (03-26-2022 - IA)

Grand Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Guatemalan who was charged with possessing a fraudulent social security card.

Miguel Padilla, age 46, a citizen of Guatemala illegally present in the United States and living in Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 3, 2021, guilty plea to one count of unlawful possession of identification documents.

In a ple... More...    $0 (05-08-2021 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with failure to register as a sex offender.

Justin Troendle, age 34, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count of escape from federal custody. At the plea hearing, Troendle admitted that, in May 2020, he was in custody at the Hinzman Center under a federal court order pursuant to his prior conviction for f... More...    $0 (02-28-2021 - IA)

Grand Rapids, IA - The United States of America charged Jose Cruz-Medio with illegal reentry into the United States.

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to eight months in federal prison.

Jose Cruz-Medio, age 48, a citizen of Guatemala illegally present in the United States and residing in Postville, Iowa, received the prison... More...    $0 (02-28-2020 - IA)

Davenport, IA - The United States of America charged Jeffrey Scott Walter with receiving and distribution child porn.

United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Jeffrey Scott Walter, age 57, of Burlington, to 104 months in prison for receiving and distributing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Walter was ordered to serve five years of ... More...    $0 (02-08-2020 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - The United States of America charged Daniel Espinosa-Rodriguez with illegal reentry into the United States after being deported.

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to six months in federal prison.

Daniel Espinosa-Rodriguez, age 24, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in ... More...    $0 (01-18-2020 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - The United States of America charge Pedro Hernandez-Becerra with illegal reentry after being deported.

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to two months in federal prison.

Pedro Hernandez-Becerra, age 38, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, rec... More...    $0 (01-06-2020 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Honduran Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States

Came to the attention of federal authorities after arrest for public intoxication

A man entered the United States illegally from Honduras was sentenced on November 13, 2018, to three months’ in prison.

Denis Orlando Orellana-Martinez, age 32, from Honduras, received the... More...    $0 (11-18-2018 - IA)

Des Moines, IA - Des Moines Man Sentenced to Prison for Firearms Offense

Roman Deon Hellems, Jr. sentenced to 96 months for felon in possession of a firearm

On August 24, 2018, Roman Deon Hellems, Jr., age 23, of Des Moines, appeared before United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose and was sentenced to 96 months in prison for a felon in possession of a firearm charge a... More...    $0 (08-28-2018 - IA)

The Rwandan Genocide is one of the darkest chapters in human history. Over
the span of 100 days, an estimated 800,000 people died. At least a million more were
displaced. During and shortly after the tragedy, the United States admitted a limited
number of refugees from Rwanda with priority given to those who were in the most
danger. Among those admitted were Gervais (“Ken”) Ngombwa... More...    $0 (06-22-2018 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Returning to the United States Following Two Prior Deportations

A Mexican man who illegally returned to the United States after two prior deportations was sentenced to more than three months in federal prison.

Noel Ramirez-Bonifacio, age 31, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in ... More...    $0 (03-27-2018 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Mexican Man Sentenced to Four Months in Prison for Illegally Returning to the United States Following Deportation

A Mexican man who illegally returned to the United States was sentenced February 22, 2018, to four months in federal prison.

Amador Artiniega-Reyes, age 38, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Cedar Rapids, Iow... More...    $0 (02-23-2018 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Mexican Woman Sentenced to Prison for Using a Fraudulent Social Security Card to Get a Job

A Mexican woman who aided and abetted her husband in absconding from justice in Nebraska and assumed a new identity in Iowa was sentenced on February 14, 2018, to three months in federal prison.

Rosa Nevarez-Fallad, age 60, a citizen of Mexico and lawful permanent residen... More...    $0 (02-15-2018 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Honduran Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Returning to the United States Following Two Deportations

A Honduran man who had previously been deported following a federal conviction for illegal reentry was sentenced on February 12, 2018 to one year in federal prison.

Geovany Rodriguez-Carrasco, age 38, a citizen of Honduras who had been living in Cedar Rapi... More...    $0 (02-12-2018 - IA)

On December 28, 2016, Hellberg took her mother’s Ford F150 truck without
her mother’s permission. The mother reported the missing truck to the Decatur
County Sheriff’s Office. Officers recovered the truck from Hellberg several days
later. The State charged Hellberg with first-degree theft, a class “C” felony, in
violation of Iowa Code sections 714.1(2) and 714.2(1) (2016). <... More...    $0 (01-12-2018 - IA)

New Orleans, LA - Honduran National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

MARCIO RODOLFO OCHOA-BORJAS, age 31, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty on December 15, 2017 to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal reentry of a removed alien after deportation.

According to the Bill of Information, OCHOA-BORJAS reentered the United States on or about June 30, 2017, after having been pre... More...    $0 (12-16-2017 - IA)

In March 2015, Tamie Marie Samuels (“Samuels”) filed an alien relative visapetition (Form I-130) for the benefit of her new husband, Randell Samuels(“Randell”). The petition asked, “Have you ever before filed a petition for this or anyother alien?” Samuels falsely checked “no.” A jury convicted Samuels of knowinglymaking a false statement with respect to a material fact in an immigration matter in... More...    $0 (11-06-2017 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Illegal Alien from Mexico Sentenced to Prison after Returning to the United States Following Two Deportations

A Mexican man who had previously been deported twice was sentenced today to 16 months in federal prison.

Leonardo Vega-Martinez, age 40, a citizen of Mexico who had been living in Cascade, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 4, 2017, guilty plea... More...    $0 (08-02-2017 - ia)

Martha Martinez came to Muscatine with her parents in 1997 when she was eleven years old. She attended Muscatine public schools and worked for several different employers in Muscatine County. When she was seventeen years old, Martinez applied for and obtained an Iowa driver’s license. She used a birth certificate in the name of Diana Castaneda, a person with a social security number, to obtain ... More...    $0 (06-14-2017 - IA)

It is undisputed Diallo did not file a motion in arrest of judgment
challenging his guilty plea in the district court. See Iowa R. Crim. P. 2.24(3)(a)
(“A defendant’s failure to challenge the adequacy of a guilty plea proceeding by
motion in arrest of judgment shall preclude the defendant’s right to assert such
challenge on appeal.”); State v. Meron, 675 N.W.2d 537, 540 (Iowa ... More...    $0 (05-10-2017 - IA)

Theodore Bascom was charged with operating a motor vehicle while
intoxicated (OWI), third offense, and as a habitual offender. Pursuant to a plea
agreement, he pled guilty to the third-offense OWI and the habitual offender
sentencing enhancement was dismissed. In addition to other ordered provisions,
the district court ordered Bascom to pay a fine of $3125, “plus the appropri... More...    $0 (05-09-2017 - IA)