Des Moines, Iowa criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with tax and bank fraud.

Thomas Sieren, age 59, is charged in a 24-count indictment returned on July 19, 2022. According to court documents, Sieren was the Vice President of TCS Fabricating, Inc., a local fabrication company. TCS Fabricating, Inc. was required by law to withhold taxes from employee wages and to pay the wit... More...    $0 (08-08-2022 - IA)

Waterloo, Iowa civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff, which sued Defendant on court imposed sanction matter.


Dutton, Daniels, Hines, Kalkhoff, Cook & Swanson, P.L.C. (law firm) seeks certiorari review of a district court order imposing monetary sanctions. We find the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding a sanction was appropriate. But we do not agree wit... More...    $0 (06-29-2022 - IA)

Dubuque, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of drugs near a school.


Julius Gene Irvin pleaded guilty to distribution of controlled substances near a protected location resulting in death. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 860(a). Irvin's sentencing range under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines was 262 to 327 months' imprisonment. H... More...    $0 (06-07-2022 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with money laundering and making false claims for tax refunds.

Jeffrey Allan Kock, age 50, was convicted by a jury on September 29, 2021, of a total of 13 counts, including five counts of the willful failure to file individual income tax returns; two counts of making false claims against the United States; wire fra... More...    $0 (02-04-2022 - IA)

Davenport, IA: Conspiracy to commit money laundering criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Florence Rosale Julio, age 39, of Brunswick, Georgia.

Defendant was indicted for engaging in a conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a scheme to obtain federal tax refunds by fraud using the identification information of dozens of University of Iowa employees.

Ju... More...    $0 (09-08-2021 - IA)

Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with tax evasion.

Scott Stecher, age 61, and Doug Stecher, age 58, from Clarion, Iowa, were charged with attempting to evade or defeat tax laws.

Each brother admitted that each took steps to hide income from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to evade paying income taxes. Information from their plea agreeme... More...    $0 (05-18-2021 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa computer hacking charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Rachel Manna, age 33, of West Des Moines, was acquainted with Danielle Taff, who was employed as a contractor paralegal by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa. Taff was assigned to the office’s Civil Division, where she worked exclusively on matters related to civil forfeiture and ... More...    $0 (02-06-2021 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with computer fraud.

A former contractor with the U.S. Department of Justice was charged with unlawfully using her government computer to access government records and providing sensitive, non-public information to another individual.

Danielle Taff, 37, of Ankeny, Iowa, who was employed as a contractor paraleg... More...    $0 (11-07-2020 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - The United States of America charged David Miller with aiding and assisting the preparation of false tax returns.

David Miller, age 52, from Gilmore City, IA pled guilty to 3 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent income tax returns and 3 counts of receiving stolen government money or property.

In a plea agree... More...    $0 (02-26-2020 - IA)

Roger Osborn was convicted of twenty-six counts of possession of a visual
depiction of a minor engaging in a prohibited sexual act, in violation of Iowa Code
section 728.12(3) (2014). The district court ordered Osborn to serve an
indeterminate term of incarceration not to exceed six years. In this appeal, Osborn
challenges his convictions and sentences. In his first cla... More...    $0 (10-21-2018 - IA)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Bennett Woman Sentenced to Thirty Months in Federal Prison for Failing to Pay Taxes on Stolen Money


Stole more than $1.5 million from her former employer

A woman who failed to pay taxes on more than $1.5 million she stole from her former employer was sentenced October 2, 2018, to 30 months in federal prison.

Bobbie Hora-Guill, age 46, from Bennet... More...    $0 (10-08-2018 - IA)

Akuk Akok appeals his convictions for first-degree burglary, assault while
participating in a felony, and child stealing. He first contends the trial court abused
its discretion in admitting into evidence incriminating messages sent from his
Facebook account. He claims the State failed to authenticate the records.
Specifically, he argues there was no showing that he created ... More...    $0 (09-14-2018 - IA)

On the evening of Saturday, January 7, 2006, Holly Michael, Becky Sittig,
Ashleigh Attig, and Harper hung out at Michael’s house in Fort Dodge beginning
at around 7:00 or 8:00 p.m.2 From then until the early morning hours of January
8, the group drank alcohol, smoked marijuana, and consumed cocaine. The group
left the residence to go to a nearby bar at which they arrived arou... More...    $0 (09-14-2018 - 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)

Plaintiff Jeffery Oppedahl was injured in a gruesome accident involving a
truck-mounted drill and auger that left him 1 a quadriplegic. Oppedahl, his wife, and
his children (collectively “Plaintiffs”) sued Mobile Drill Company, Inc. (“Mobile
Drill”), the manufacturer of the drill and auger. As relevant to this appeal, the district
court2 first dismissed Plaintiffs’ strict products ... More...    $0 (08-08-2018 - IA)

This case presents questions related to whether and when an offender is
entitled to the assistance of counsel and a hearing to challenge a restitution order
for the reimbursement of room and board expenses related to the pretrial detention
of the offender.
Abel Quijas, Jr., was convicted of attempted murder, in violation of Iowa
Code section 707.11 (2013). On July 11, 2... More...    $0 (08-04-2018 - IA)

The following facts can be gleaned from the evidence presented to the jury.
On February 20, 2016, eleven-year-old A.T. and her older sister, M.T., spent the
night at Murphy’s house. Murphy was a family friend of the girls’ parents after
being engaged to A.T.’s aunt, her mother’s sister. After his fiancé passed away
the families remained close. The girls referred to Murphy a... More...    $0 (07-19-2018 - IA)

A federal statute known as Title VI states, “No person in the United States
shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” See 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (2015). A
federal report cited the Department of Transpo... More...    $0 (07-19-2018 - IA)

In January 2014, Tucker lived in Ottumwa with W.E, who was born in
January 2011.1 Tucker met W.E.’s mother in Chicago, and Tucker agreed to
temporarily act as caretaker for W.E. Even though Tucker and W.E. were
unrelated, she referred to W.E. as her nephew.
In a series of interviews with investigators, Tucker said she left W.E. with
her friend Latisha Johnson for a few... More...    $0 (07-08-2018 - IA)

When we answer a certified question, we rely upon the facts provided with the certified question. See Bd. of Water Works Trs. of Des Moines v. Sac Cty. Bd. of Supervisors, 890 N.W.2d 50, 53 (Iowa 2017); Life Inv’rs Ins. Co. of Am. v. Estate of Corrado, 838 N.W.2d 640, 643 (Iowa 2013). Accordingly, we restate the facts as set forth by the federal district court:
The incidents giving rise to ... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - IA)