Articles Tagged: wire fraud

A Marion woman was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for falsely claiming her residence had damage from the derecho, and receiving small business loan funds for a business that did not exist.

A Marion woman faces up to 20 years in federal prison for spending her child’s special needs trust funds on her online gambling and other expenses. The trust fund money came from personal injury lawsuit settlement paid by the Cedar Rapids Community School District in 2019. She was convicted last week for wire fraud in federal court.

The former chief executive officer of a Vinton hospital -- who worked there only a month last year before being indicted on federal charges for defrauding another former employer of over $3.2 million -- was sentenced last week to over three years in prison.

A Clayton County farmer, who was previously sued for verbally and physically assaulting migrant workers, was sentenced last week to over 15 years in federal prison for stealing livestock, wire fraud and a bankruptcy fraud scheme.

An Iowa City man, who changed his name in 2022, was convicted this week in California for embezzling millions from his former employer by setting up shell companies to make it look like those funds were going to the company.

Former Clutier city clerk embezzled over $108,000 while employed from 2016 to 2018. She wrote unauthorized checks to herself, deposited residents’ utility payments into her checking account and used the city’s credit card for personal purchases. She was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison following state court theft conviction.

A Cedar Rapids contractor scammed victims of the 2020 derecho and others by making promises of repair, getting down payments and then never doing the home repair work. One Cedar Rapids widow was conned out of more than $4,000, but he never repaired her roof.

A Tama woman who nearly drained her nephew’s trust fund, which included his Meskwaki Settlement per capita pay and Social Security benefits, was sentenced Thursday to more than 2 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $380,000 in restitution. She spent the money on diamond jewelry and purebred dogs.

A former officer manager of a northeast Iowa tax preparation service was convicted of stealing more than $200,000 from her employer. She faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

A former bookkeeper for a Traer trucking company is accused of embezzling over $400,000 from 2015 to 2020. She issued unauthorized checks for her personal use over that period.