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Friday, June 01, 2012  Joseph Patrick Frank, age 34, of Lee County, Iowa, was sentenced to 48 months of imprisonment for conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine.

Friday, June 24, 2011  Ryan Nicholas Zasareti, age 22, of Charleston, Illinois, was sentenced to 57 months imprisonment in connection with three bank robberies in southeast Iowa.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010  Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Scorpiniti serves as the office’s District Election Officer and is responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of complaints of election fraud andvoting rights abuses in consultation with Justice Department Headquarters.

Friday, July 30, 2010  On July 30, 2010, Kenneth Ray Owens, 44, of Leon was sentenced to a term of 60 months imprisonment upon his conviction for Receipt of Child Pornography, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.

Monday, July 26, 2010  On July 23, 2010, James Allen Russell, age 44, of Pella, Iowa was sentenced to a term of 180 months imprisonment upon his conviction for Receipt of Child Pornography