DAVENPORT, IA - On July 15, 2015, Stephen Allen Brooks, age 39, formerly of Davenport, was sentenced by United States Senior District Court Judge James E. Gritzner to
168 months in prison after pleading guilty to distribution of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Brooks was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release following the imprisonment, to pay $3,000 in restitution to a victim, and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund. Brooks was also ordered to register as a sex offender.

In 2013, the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) received information from an ongoing Nebraska child exploitation investigation. Further
investigation showed that an email account later identified to Brooks was distributing and receiving child pornography with a Nebraska subject. Through email chats and exchanges in September 2013, approximately 26 images of child pornography were distributed from Brooks from an email account which belonged to Brooks. Brooks later admitted that he had sent images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct to a person in Nebraska.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department, and the case was prosecuted by the United States
Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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DAVENPORT, IA - On March 27, 2015, Johna Loreen Vandemore, also known as Johna Volger and Johna Ratliff, age 34, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 18 months in prison, after pleading guilty to one count of mail fraud, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Vandemore was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following the imprisonment, and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund. Vandemore was also ordered to pay $95,850 in restitution to the victim. 

In 2007, Vandemore was involved in a short-term relationship with the victim, after which she informed him she was pregnant. The victim agreed to provide financial support, however, Vandemore demanded a lump sum or she would take him to court for more. There was no child. The victim agreed to make monthly payments of $1,000 plus all child related monthly expenses. The victim requested a copy of a birth certificate, and Vandemore provided a falsified birth certificate from a non-existent hospital. In order to obtain additional funds from the victim, Vandemore provided a false medical bill purporting to reflect past treatment of the fictitious child. When the victim requested pictures, Vandemore solicited pictures of a family member's daughter, and forwarded these pictures to the victim misrepresenting them to be her child with the victim. Although Vandemore lived in Maquoketa, she directed the victim to make payments to a post office box in Bettendorf, Iowa. When her husband discovered and questioned her receipt of monthly $1,000 checks, she told him the payments were residual compensation from prior sales made with Herbalife. From August 5, 2007 to October 1, 2013, Vandemore received over 90 separate payments from the victim for a total of $95,850.00. 

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Bettendorf, Iowa, Police Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa. 

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Dr. Dong Pyou Han Admits to Falsifying HIV/AIDS Research.
DES MOINES, IA - On February 25, 2015, Dr. Dong Pyou Han appeared in United States District Court before the Honorable Celeste F. Bremer and pled guilty to two counts of making false statements to the National Institutes of Health, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.
According to the Indictment, while conducting research on behalf of Iowa State University, Dr. Han falsified scientific data to make it appear an experimental HIV/AIDS vaccine, gp41, neutralized, or controlled, the HIV/AIDS virus in rabbits, when in fact the vaccine did not. The Indictment further alleges that Dr. Han spiked sera samples from gp41-immunized rabbits with human sera containing HIV antibodies. The spiking of the rabbit samples made it appear that gp41 produced neutralizing antibodies against the HIV/AIDS virus. The false data was reported to the National Institutes of Health in a research grant application and funded grant progress reports.
Dr. Han, in the Plea Agreement, admitted he provided false data reported in National Institutes of Health Grant Application, "Enhancing B cell immunity against HIV-1 using novel vaccine delivery platforms" and National Institutes of Health Progress Report, "Characterization of immunogenic and structural properties of HIV-1 envelope." Dr. Han also admitted that data derived from his spiking rabbit sera samples with human antibodies was reported to the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Han is scheduled to be sentenced before the Honorable James E. Gritzner on May 29, 2015. Each count of making a false statement carries a maximum term of five years imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release.
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DAVENPORT, IA - On February 20, 2015, David Terell Parrow, age 39, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 72 months in prison for felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Parrow was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release following the imprisonment and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund.

On July 5, 2014, police responded to a residence in Davenport, Iowa, reference a report of a disturbance and a suspect with a handgun. Upon arriving, officers proceeded to a backyard in that area and located Parrow.

Officers approached Parrow and ordered him to the ground. As Parrow was being escorted to the ground, he pulled out a green and black 9mm handgun from his waistband and threw it in front of himself. This firearm was loaded with 5 rounds plus 1 round in the chamber. Police located 3.83 grams of crack cocaine concealed in Parrow's sock. Prior to July 5, 2014, Parrow had been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year.

This case was investigated by the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.