Marion woman jailed for theft of federal funds in derecho fraud
Denisha Morrison, 28, pleaded guilty to theft of government funds and wire fraud after admitting she received more than 7,000 in FEMA benefits for a falsely claimed Cedar Rapids residence damaged in the August 2020 derecho and obtained 20,000 in PPP loan funds for a nonexisting cleaning business. She was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay 27,191 in restitution.
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Morrison
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Denisha Clarice Morrison
U.S. District Court
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Iowa
Small Business Administration
U.S
C.J. Williams
FEMA
Timothy Vavricek
Department of Homeland Security Office of
Inspector General
Cedar Rapids man charged after assaulting girlfriend
Cedar Rapids police say 40 year old Ian Woodward punched his girlfriend in the face stabbed her with a flat head screwdriver and held her in a headlock Friday. He faces four domestic abuse counts two willful injury charges and one false imprisonment. Bond set at 27000 cash only. He has prior domestic abuse cases in 2008 and 2017 and a 2024 case pending.
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Cedar Rapids
Ian Woodward
Woodward
St. Olaf Street
Linn County
U.S. egg imports surge amid bird flu response plan
A USDA news release notes U.S. shell egg imports exceed 26 million dozen since January 2025, more than tenfold the 2024 pace, as part of a five pronged Rollins plan including biosecurity upgrades and vaccine research. The report cites 900+ farm biosecurity assessments, Iowa at second in counts, and $70 million paid to replenish flocks with ongoing grant opportunities.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Brooke Rollins
Rollins
U.S
USDA
Brazil
Honduras
Mexico
Turkey
South Korea
Iowa
Usda.gov
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Missouri
APHIS
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Lyndhurst
N.J
United States
Associated Press
Iowa City man sentenced for enticement and sexual abuse of minors
Gael Ewawa Mpia, 29, was sentenced to 10 years for entic ing two girls under 14 and sexually abusing one under 13 in March 2024. He previously received up to five years for another enticement case, with counts dismissed. total possible sentence up to 15 years plus life parole and sex offender registry requirements.
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Iowa City
Gael Ewawa Mpia
Sixth Judicial District
Liz Dupuich
Mpia
Lincoln Avenue
Newton Road
Old Capitol
Dupuich
Cedar Rapids man charged with child sex abuse
Sabino Angeles Sanchez, 56, of Cedar Rapids, faces three counts of second degree sex abuse and one count of indecent contact with a child. Authorities say he abused a girl younger than 12 between 2020 and 2021 and again in April 2025 when she was 13. He was booked in Linn County Jail on June 18 for ICE hold and has a $77,500 cash bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Sabino Angeles Sanchez
Angeles Sanchez
St. Luke’s Child Protection Center
Linn County
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Cyclist 76 killed in Fayette County crash in Iowa
A 76-year-old West Union man, Ronald Saboe, died after being struck by a 2016 Chrysler Town & Country on Juniper Road south of Kitty Road in Fayette County. The driver, Steven Steinbert, 72, of Ossian, was not injured.
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Fayette County
Iowa State Patrol
Ronald Saboe
West Union
Juniper Road
Kitty Road
Saboe
Steven Steinbert
Ossian
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the Gazette
Waterloo
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Thegazette
C.R. Man
Emily Andersen
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Cami Koons
Ing
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Emily. Andersen
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