Location matters in meth penalties in Gazette report
Narcotics officers note federal court yields stiffer, nonparole terms for meth cases. Three Iowa City men pleaded guilty to manufacturing meth at 505 8. Van Buren St., Apt. 10 in 2001. Casey Toomer, Shannon Swartzendruber, and Joseph Green faced varied sentences, with Toomer receiving 147 months for conspiracy and a concurrent 120 months for creating risk to human life.
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Restitution case yields eight year prison term for Dubuque man
A Dubuque man, Butch Frank, 61, was sentenced to eight years and four months in federal prison for failing to pay restitution tied to the 1985 arson of a judge’s home and for concealing assets to avoid payment. He had been released from prison in 1998 after a ten year term for the same arson, and prosecutors say he made only nominal payments while evading the $120,000 restitution and $150,000 fine. He conspired with Kimberly Welch and Lorin Ahlers to hide income and assets. Ahlers received seven years and 10 months on multiple counts. Welch five years probation and six months home confinement. Welch pleaded guilty in 2001. trial concluded with Frank and Ahlers convicted in 2002. Sentences handed down in Cedar Rapids.
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Butch Frank
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Snowy March Could Hit Eastern Iowa Weather Pattern
State Climatologist Harry Hillaker warns March may be the snowiest and coldest part of the final winter third in an El Nino year. Cedar Rapids January temps averaged 18.2F with 3.4 inches of snow and 0.33 inches of water, while dry soil could deepen frost and threaten pipelines and water mains. officials urge caution and monitoring.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Harry Hillaker
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National Weather Service
Iowa
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