Trish Mehaffey

A bitcoin company is granted an appeal for over $28,000 in seized cash retrieved from bitcoin ATMs last year. The cash was seized in a fraud investigation. A district court judge had ordered the money to be returned to the alleged fraud victims -- but the Iowa Supreme Court disagreed.

A New York man who sent sexually explicit photos and asked for some in exchange from a person he believed was a 14-year-old girl on an dating app last August has pleaded guilty. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

An Iowa City man was sentenced to nearly 17 years in federal prison for distributing and receiving child porn. He electronic devices contained “hundreds” of images, including children under age 1.

Johnson County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Hynes still relishes the challenge of starting the Tiffin patrol division as enters it’s second year of a partnership between the sheriff’s office and the City of Tiffin. Hynes says it’s been the “most rewarding” of his career.

A Linn County jury convicts Chicago man for robbing a Marion couple at gunpoint last July. He faces up to 75 years in prison.

Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx is asking a judge to dismiss an Iowa Attorney General Office’s petition against him for not cooperating with federal authorities to enforce immigration laws because his Facebook post that sparked the dispute has been removed -- so there’s no “ongoing violation.”.

A Cedar Rapids man, who concealed the gun his stepson used to kill a DoorDash delivery driver in 2023, was given two years probation.

Leif Olson, a deputy Iowa Attorney General who came to Iowa from the Texas Attorney General’s Office and previously served in the U.S. Department of Labor, has been nominated to be the next U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Iowa.

The Marion man had just talked to a police investigator before witnesses said he intentionally drove into westbound traffic, crashing into vehicle driven by a pregnant woman, court records show. Her serious injuries included the premature termination of her pregnancy.

A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for causing a fatal crash with a motorcyclist on I-380 in 2022. Carlos Adail Garcia was intoxicated and had drugs in system at the time of the crash, according to testimony.

About 70 legal professions and community members celebrated the National Law Day of Action by gathering on the steps of the Linn County Courthouse to show their support for an independent judiciary and the rule of law.

A masked robber, who was identified last year after Marion police saw his sinister clown tattoo on his leg, pleaded to a lesser charge and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He must serve a mandatory five years before being eligible for parole.

A Gladbrook man who purchased child pornography through internet messaging apps has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. He was previously convicted for sexual exploitation of a minor in Tama County District Court.

A Prairieburg man, posing as a teen, would pay minors money and gift cards in exchange for sexually explicit photos and videos. He faces up to 50 years in federal prison.

Legal professions of the 6th Judicial District are joining bar associations across the country Thursday for a National Law Day of Action. They will unite to support judicial independence and the independence of the legal profession.