Judge Carl Bennett Calls Postville Immigrant Trials Travesty
District Judge Mark Bennett, who sentenced 57 of 389 workers at Agriprocessors, says the 2008 Postville raid proceedings were a travesty. He voices criticism in the documentary Abused The Postville Raid, asserting prosecutors pushed mass guilty pleas with five month prison terms.
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Tony Leys
Jes Moines Register
Postville
Mark Bennett
Agriprocessors
Bennett
Luis Argueta
Argueta
Screening of Abused The Postville Raid at UNI Cedar Falls
A 7 p m screening of Abused The Postville Raid will be shown in Lang Hall Auditorium on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls. The documentary features judges criticizing prosecutors over mandatory sentencing and discusses the Postville immigrant case and related identity theft charges.
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Lang Hall
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
U.S. Supreme Court
Bennett
Sioux City
Bill Clinton
Des Moines Register
Family not blamed in fatal fire
Des Moines Register reports Iowa DHS will not blame family members for a January mobile home fire that killed 6-year-old Henry Rodenberg, 5-year-old Jan Rodenberg, and grandfather Gerald Rodenberg, 73. DHS says unfounded abuse reports are not public and no ruling released.
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Des Moines Register
Arlington
Iowa
Department of Human Services
Henry Rodenberg
Jan Rodenberg
Gerald “John” Rodenberg
Christopher
Roger Munns
DHS
The
Register
Julia
Lan Patrick Rodenberg
Rodenbergs
Human Services Department
Clinton County joins storm disaster list in Iowa
Clinton County was declared a disaster emergency, the ninth Iowa county to receive state aid for recovery after a blizzard that dumped nearly two feet of snow. The proclamation allows use of state resources including heavy equipment for snow removal as Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Lee and Scott counties previously received proclamations.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Clinton County
Cedar
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Johnson
Jones, Lee
Scott
Midwest county blotter active with multiple arrests
The log lists several local individuals facing charges for drug offenses and theft. Scott Potter and Daniel Phistry are named for incidents in Coralville and Iowa City. Timothy Wilker faces second degree theft and OUI after a bicycle theft. Caprice Grant, Delago Davis, Chante Barnes, Monick Walker, Michael Jobs, Cinda Johnson and Caprice Grant cited for possession or delivery of controlled substances with varying details.
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Herbert Hoover
Johnson County
Scott E. Potter
22Nd Ave
Coralville
22Nd Avenue
Daniel J. Phistry
Eighth St
Iowa Avenue
Dubuque Street
Iowa City
Clayton E. Land
Swisher
Blain Cemetery Road
Timothy B. Wilker
West Branch
Clinton St
Michael W. Jobs
D Ave. NW
14Th St
Delago Davis
Chante D. Barnes
Washington Ave. SE
Monick A. Walker
Marion Rd
Linn County
Caprice T. Grant
Park Ave
J Avenue
Oakland Road
Burglary Reports Across City Hit Homes and Business
Advanced Blasting Inc. office at 3939 Bowling St. SW suffered tire and tool thefts worth 1070 between 4 40 p m Thursday and 3 20 p m Friday. A Bever Ave SE residence was broken into with electronics valued at 4043 between 10 p m Friday and 4 30 p m Saturday. An apartment on Johnson Ave SW had electronics stolen valued at 350 between 3 30 p m and 9 15 p m Sunday.
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Thomas C. Daily
37Th Ave
Taco Bell
33Rd Ave
Chad M. Clancy
D Ave
B Avenue
Damario D. Beets
Williamsburg
33Rd Avenue
Crystal N. Aldridge
Centerville
Marion
Hy-Vee Food
Wilson Ave
James L. Lamere
Suburban St
Center Point Road
Michael R. Noke
23Rd Ave
Fifth Street
Ashley J. Woods
Dubuque St
Iowa City
Second Avenue
Alan B. Filer
Knobcrest Dr
Berkshire and
Winston Drives
Victoria A. Witting
Atkins
Williams Boulevard
David B. Sterling Jr
19Th Ave
15Th Avenue
11Th Street
Terry L. Pearson
16Th Street
Advanced Blasting Inc
Bowling St
Bever Ave
Johnson Ave
Assault charge against Tena Mitchell during arrest on marijuana claim
Tena M. Mitchell, 28, of 1705 Fifth Ave SE, faces an assault on a peace officer charge for allegedly kicking Officer Michael Dierks while being arrested for possession of marijuana at 350 First Ave NE on Saturday.
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Tena M. Metchell
Fifth Ave
Michael Dierks
First Ave. NE
Man cleared for trial in pacemaker case
A 33 year old man Jesse Fierstine of Manchester was ruled competent to stand trial on charges of attempted murder and willful injury for removing a pacemaker from his father's chest during an April 2009 argument. Charles Fierstine died last year after treatment.
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Trish Mehaffey
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Mike Lahammer
Jesse Fierstine
First Judicial District
Monica Ackley
Lahammer
Fierstine
Charles Fierstine
the Gazette
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Mehaffer
Sourcemedia
Amana couple sentenced in Florida for fraud
Gerald and Fay Schaerer of Amana were convicted in Florida of bankruptcy and mail fraud. In Pensacola federal court they received prison terms of over four years for him and over two years for her. They had sold assets to relatives as sham sales to regain through bankruptcy.
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Amana
Florida
Associated Press
Iowa
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Gerald
Fay Schaerer
Pensacola
Fla
Gerald Schaerer
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