21 May 2013

Clinton Woman Sentenced to 21 Months Imprisonment for Tax Offenses

By Val Quast
DAVENPORT, IA - On May 17, 2013, Regina Jimenez, age 60, of Clinton, Iowa, was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment on two counts of filing false tax returns, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.  United States District Judge Stephanie M. Rose also sentenced Jimenez to one year of supervised release and ordered her to pay $332,465.00 in restitution.

Jimenez operated AA Accounting & Tax Services, Inc. in Clinton, Iowa from approximately 2007 through 2011.  Jimenez used the business to facilitate the theft of over $300,000 from a client who believed that Jimenez would use the money to pay the client's taxes.  

Jimenez instead used the money for gambling expenditures, and did not report the stolen funds on her tax returns.

This case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation, and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.


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21 May 2013

Davenport Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base

By Val Quast

DAVENPORT, IA - On May 17, 2013, Mauriosantana Paul Cowan, age 40, was sentenced to 300 months imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.  United States District Judge Stephanie M. Rose also sentenced Cowan to ten years of supervised release following the imprisonment.

From at least March 2009 and continuing until April 26, 2010, Cowan conspired with others to distribute large amounts of cocaine base.  Cowan purchased cocaine base in Chicago from various sources and then redistributed these drugs to various individuals in the Quad Cities.  

Cowan purchased cocaine base in multiple ounce to half kilogram quantities and made deliveries in Davenport, Iowa, approximately every other week over a six month period.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department, and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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21 May 2013

Davenport Man Sentenced to Thirty Years in Prison After Federal Drug Conviction

By Val Quast
DAVENPORT, IA - On May 17, 2013, Roscoe Chambers, age 41, from Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Stephanie M. Rose to 360 months imprisonment, after a jury found him guilty of two counts of distribution of crack cocaine and one count of possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.  Chambers was also ordered to serve eight years of supervised release after release from prison, and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund.

On June 23, 2012 and June 24, 2012, law enforcement officers conducted two controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Chambers in a Davenport, Iowa, parking lot.  On June 23rd, Chambers also expressed interest in purchasing two handguns.  Based on these controlled purchases and other investigations, the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department conducted a search of Chambers' Davenport apartment.  From this apartment, officers seized over 70 additional grams of crack cocaine, cash and other items consistent with drug distribution.  On January 10, 2013, a jury found Chambers guilty of two counts of distribution of crack cocaine and one count of possession with the intent to distribute.  At sentencing, Chambers was found to be a career
offender based on two prior convictions for crimes of violence.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Iowa State Patrol, Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Davenport Police Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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05 Apr 2013

Davenport Man Sentenced to 61 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and Cocaine

By Val Quast
DAVENPORT, IA - On April 4, 2013, Gerardo Salinas, Jr., age 31, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced to 61 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana and five kilograms or more of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States District Judge John A. Jarvey also sentenced Salinas to five years supervised release following imprisonment.

Beginning in approximately 2005, and continuing until 2010, Salinas conspired with others to distribute large amounts of marijuana and cocaine. Salinas received and distributed hundreds of pounds of marijuana in connection with co-defendant Aaron Deshawn Watson. On February 8, 2013, Watson was sentenced to 240 months imprisonment.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, 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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02 Apr 2013

Quad Cities Man Sentenced to 30 Years Imprisonment for Armed Bank Robbery

By Val Quast
DAVENPORT, IA - On April 1, 2013, Eric Martin, age 35, was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for armed bank robbery, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States District Judge Stephanie M. Rose also sentenced Martin to five years supervised release and ordered Martin to pay $53,369 in restitution to the victim banks.

On April 23, 2012, at approximately 9:30 a.m. Martin entered the Hills Bank and Trust of Iowa City, wearing a mask, and armed with a loaded black, semi-automatic Jiminez Arms 9mm handgun. Martin pointed the gun at the tellers, demanded money from the teller drawers, and took approximately $23,295.00. Martin then fled on a motorized dirt bike, and led law enforcement on a lengthy vehicle pursuit through residential neighborhoods, where he was apprehended with the stolen money and the firearm. During the six months leading up to the
robbery, Martin had also robbed the U.S. Bank and the Midwest One Bank in Iowa City in similar fashion.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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02 Apr 2013

Quad Cities Area Man Sentenced to 6 Months Imprisonment and 6 Months Home Confinement for Preparing False Appraisals

By Val Quast
DAVENPORT, IA - On April 1, 2013, Michael Saad, age 49, was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment followed by 6 months home confinement for willfully overvaluing property for the purpose of influencing a federally insured credit union, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States District Judge Stephanie M. Rose also sentenced Saad to two years supervised release, and ordered Saad to pay $131,575.06 in restitution to Deere Harvester Credit Union.

Beginning in April 2007 and continuing until December 2007 Saad knowingly inflated the values of properties that he appraised in an effort to justify higher mortgage loans for borrowers. Saad misrepresented the square footage, age, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, and other information associated with the subject properties, and the comparable properties listed in his appraisals.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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29 Mar 2013

Audubon County Men Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Conspriacy to Manufacture Marijuana

By Val Quast
DES MOINES, IA - On March 26, 2013, Paul Joseph Irlmeier, age 44, and co-defendant, Randy Frank Irlmeier, age 63, both from rural Audubon County, Iowa, were sentenced to 60 months imprisonment for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. In addition, the Court ordered Randy Frank Irlmeier to forfeit $400,000 and Paul Joseph Irlmeier to forfeit $104,503 for their roles in the conspiracy.

As part of their guilty pleas, the Irlmeiers admitted to conspiring to grow, harvest and distribute marijuana at their respective rural Audubon County residences between approximately 2005 and October 27, 2010. On October 27, 2010, law enforcement located evidence of a sizable marijuana growing operation, including a large quantity of mature marijuana plants at Randy Irlmeier's residence. Both defendants admitted responsibility for at least 100 marijuana plants during the conspiracy.

The investigation was conducted by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement and the Audubon County Sheriff's Office, and the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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03 Dec 2012

Davenport Men Sentenced to Jail/Prison

By Val Quast

Davenport Man Sentenced After Federal Drug Conspiracy Conviction

DAVENPORT, IA- On November 30, 2012, Charles Glen Harrington, age 41, from Davenport, Iowa was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Harrington was sentenced to 168 months imprisonment and ordered to serve five years supervised release following his imprisonment. Harrington was also ordered to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund.

From approximately October 2007 until June 2011, Alon Shorter, Dale Shorter, Roscoe Lee, Charles Bateman, Charles Harrington, David Minor and Kadar Wall conspired to distribute in excess of 2.8 kilograms of cocaine base. This investigation included controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Harrington on February 22, 2010, February 25, 2010, March 1, 2010, March 5, 2010, and March 23, 2010. The crack cocaine distributed by Minor came from co-conspirators Dale and Alon Shorter. Harrington admitted to being directly responsible for, and it was reasonably foreseeable to him that others in this conspiracy were responsible for, in excess of 2.8 kilograms of crack cocaine.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department, and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Davenport Man Sentenced to 10 years in Prison for Methamphetamine and Gun Offenses

DAVENPORT, IA - On November 29, 2012, Travis Lee Meier, age 21, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment for conspiring to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine and for possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States District Judge Stephanie M. Rose also sentenced Meier to four years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment.

Meier agreed with others to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine from October 2011 through early March 2012. Meier manufactured and distributed methamphetamine on multiple occasions over the course of the conspiracy and possessed firearms in furtherance of his drug activity.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department, and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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20 Nov 2012

Former Mortgage Pool Servicer Indicted on Federal Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

By Val Quast
DAVENPORT, IA - On November 19, 2012, Thomas Richard Jager, age 64, of Bettendorf, Iowa, made an initial appearance in federal court on an indictment charging thirty-two counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States Magistrate Judge Thomas J. Shields set trial for January 7, 2013, and the case was assigned for trial to Chief United States District Judge James E. Gritzner.

The indictment alleges that starting on approximately January 1, 2008, and continuing to on or about July 31, 2010, Jager and his mortgage servicing company, Whitehall Funding, Inc., then located in Davenport, Iowa, devised and participated in a scheme to defraud in connection with his certain mortgage pools serviced by Jager and Whitehall. The indictment further alleges that Jager drafted and faxed false remittance reports to investors in the mortgage pools and submitted false end of the year reports to mortgagors. The indictment also alleges that Jager improperly transferred funds received from mortgagors to Jager's personal accounts, and in one instance used mortgagor and investor funds to make a payment of $137,660.97 to pay off Jager's own home equity loan. The indictment also seeks forfeiture of certain real and personal property.

The indictment is merely a charging instrument. Jager is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

If convicted, Jager faces a penalty on each wire fraud count of up to thirty years imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, or both fine and imprisonment, a period of supervised release of up to five years, a special assessment of $100, restitution to victims, and forfeiture of assets. If convicted on the money laundering count, Jager faces a penalty of up to ten years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, or both fine and imprisonment, a period of supervised release of not more than three years, a special assessment of $100, restitution, and forfeiture.

This case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa, and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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20 Nov 2012

Muscatine Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Marijuana Offense

By Val Quast
DAVENPORT, IA - On November 19, 2012, Jorge Luis Melendez, age 58, of Muscatine, Iowa, was sentenced to 188 months imprisonment for conspiring to distribute marijuana, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States District Judge John A. Jarvey also sentenced Melendez to six years supervised release.

Melendez agreed with others to distribute marijuana from January 2011 through May 2011. Melendez directed co-conspirators to transport multiple loads of marijuana from Rockford, Illinois, to Davenport, Iowa. Melendez was responsible for conspiring to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana over the course of the conspiracy.

The case was investigated by the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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