Witness testimony links Tait Park to girlfriend murder case
A former coworker testified that Tait Park admitted killing his girlfriend Cora Okonski after she threatened to expose him for a stolen Chevy pickup and a store burglary. Jurors heard Park’s statements contrasted with inconsistent police actions and later sightings. the trial continues.
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Marengo
Tait Park
Park
Chad Rogers
Iowa County
Purk
Cora Okonski
Okonski
Tama
Okowski
Rogers
Swift Meat Processing
Alden
Marshall County
Jeremy Park
Okow
Forest City man faces new federal charges in investment scheme
Darrell Smith, 61, already convicted of payroll tax fraud, is charged this week with mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft related to an investment scheme tied to Energae LP and Permeate Refining LLC. He allegedly routed client funds without authorization and used pre signed forms. Reade ordered him held pending trial.
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Cedar Rapids
Forest City
Darrell Smith
U.S
Smith
USS
Linda Darrell Smith Reade
Iowa
Permeate Refining LLC
Hopkinton
Energae LP
Energae
Bio
Energue
Alaska
Mississippi
Reade
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ames
USDA
Iowa City man reaches plea deal in landlord killing case
Justin Marshall, 26, accused of first degree murder in the 2009 shooting of John Versyot at the Broadway Condominiums, has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. Marshall had been set for retrial after his 2018 conviction was overturned in 2015.
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J.C. Landlord
Iowa City
John Versyot
Justin Marshall
Marshall
Thomas Gaul
Sixth Judicial District
Sean McPartland
Gaul
Johnson County
Janet Lyness
Versypt
Broadway
Iowa Court of Appeals
McPartland
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Ski
John Carr
Carr
Chicago
Jeff Reinitz
Waterlo
Cedar Falls
Jim Slosiarek
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Tama County
Trish Mehaffey
the Gazette
Trish.mehaffey
Thegazette.com
Thegazette
Globe Gazette
Iowa Ideas Magazine
Energy & Environment
Ae Heek
Lowa
Lowaldeas.com
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