Inmate Personal Ads Draw Cautions From Officials
Prisoners post personal ads on WriteAPrisoner and similar sites. Authorities warn such pages may lead to scams or future victims, with some inmates seeking money or contact despite unverified claims.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 2005
Page
13
Prisoners post personal ads on WriteAPrisoner and similar sites. Authorities warn such pages may lead to scams or future victims, with some inmates seeking money or contact despite unverified claims.
Iowa physician Edward Steinmann Jr. agreed to a 2500 dollar fine and five years of probation after settlement with the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners. He must undergo counseling, submit to lie detector tests, and disclose disciplinary history to future employers. The case centers on an affair with a subordinate midwife and treatment of her relatives while the affair continued. Steinmann, fired from the Iowa Health System clinic, denies harming the patient.
Jesse Woods of Huxley and Jeffrey Rankin of Pella were arrested in Boone on Tuesday. Investigators say Rankin possessed methamphetamine and both men admitted involvement in thefts burglaries and vandalisms across 19 Iowa jurisdictions including Ames Story City Iowa State University and Story County.
Theresa Lei bold, 41, and Sean Farrar, 20, both of Ames, face methamphetamine possession charges with intent to deliver and simple possession, respectively. Rankin and Woods are charged with multiple offenses including motor vehicle operation without owner's consent, criminal mischief and theft. A Polk County trial was delayed to March 5 to depose witnesses and line up experts. Morris, 29, a former dancer, is linked by DNA to the 199¢ stabbing of Patrick McRae at a Des Moines area bar, per informant statements.
DES MOINES The trial of Andrea Morris a stripper from Lincoln Neb accused in the 1999 slaying of a Des Moines man has been postponed. The victim McRae a former video production coordinator for Iowa Public Television was found on his porch with multiple stab wounds to the neck.
Juan Guardia seeks to open a Phi Iota Alpha chapter at Iowa State University amid questions of interest. The group has university approval to join the ISU Greek Community and Multicultural Greek Council, but no attendees at a recent meeting. Guardia notes three men have shown interest and emphasizes Latino culture and personal growth within a non exclusive membership path.
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