116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Trish Mehaffey
Reporter covering state and federal courts, and whatever legal issues come my way. I also provide live coverage of criminal trials on Twitter @tmehaffey and welcome comments and questions from readers during the trials. Outside of work I love movies, tennis and my Kansas State Wildcats! Go Cats! Stay informed with the Public Safety newsletter.
Latest Articles by Trish Mehaffey
News Jan. 12, 2022 9:58 am1468d ago
Des Moines — A Chinese National pleaded guilty this week in federal court to conspiring to steal trade secrets involving …
News Jan. 27, 2016 6:05 pm3644d ago
A grand jury last week indicted two Iowa businessmen involved with ethanol production on federal employment tax violations. Randy Less, …
News Jan. 28, 2016 9:34 am3644d ago
A judge last week resentenced a 21-year-old, convicted as a 15-year-old for robbery, which eliminated the mandatory minimum of 17 …
News Jan. 27, 2016 5:08 pm3644d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The founder of Midamar food company, previously convicted in a halal beef exporting scheme, will be sentenced …
News Jan. 22, 2016 9:31 pm3649d ago
A prosecutor said Friday during a sentencing hearing that 18-month-old Marcus Balderas had been a happy, thriving little boy, but …
News Jan. 22, 2016 7:32 pm3649d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – An Ely man linked to a missing Marion man who is considered a homicide victim was sentenced …
News Jan. 21, 2016 7:20 pm3650d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former police officer and disbarred lawyer, who an Iowa Supreme Court justice referred to as ‘Dr. …
News Jan. 21, 2016 6:35 pm3650d ago
A federal judge will keep a Rwanda man, convicted last week for naturalization fraud, in custody pending sentencing after hearing …
News Jan. 19, 2016 10:39 pm3652d ago
A Canadian man involved in smuggling marijuana to the United States was sentenced last week to time served after spending …
News Jan. 18, 2016 4:08 pm3653d ago
A Georgia man linked to a University of Northern Iowa data breach in 2014 has been charged with tax fraud …
News Jan. 18, 2016 2:04 pm3653d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A former Garwin city clerk, previously charged in state court, is now charged in federal court with …
News Jan. 15, 2016 5:48 pm3656d ago
A Cedar Rapids man, who immigrated to the United States from Rwanda as a refugee in 1998, was convicted by …
News Jan. 15, 2016 5:19 pm3656d ago
A 20-year-old Hiawatha man who broke into a neighbor’s home and sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl in 2014 pleaded guilty …
News Jan. 14, 2016 11:55 am3657d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Officials say boiler and pipe repairs should be completed today at the Linn County District Courthouse and …
News Jan. 13, 2016 8:22 pm3658d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Malfunctions late Tuesday and early Wednesday at the Linn County District Courthouse and Linn County Jail sent …

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