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News Tipoffs - Iowa Editors Newsletter for Sunday June 02, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Idaho A.G. Labrador Sues the EPA and Biden Administration to Stop New Rule Violating State Water Rights
BOISE, Idaho, June 1 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, along with attorneys general from North Dakota, Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina, and South Dakota, sued the EPA and the Biden Administration to protect state rights over their water and wildlife resources. Idaho and North Dakota are leading the coalition of states, which filed their complaint in the U.S. District Court in the District of North Dakota.   more

Iowa A.G. Bird Announces Results of Audit to Improve Victim Services
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 1 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced the results of the office's victim services audit at a press conference in the Attorney General's Des Moines office. The report specifically underscores not only the problems identified throughout the audit, but the changes made to improve victim services. "As a prosecutor, I work with victims and their families every da  more

Iowa U.S. Attorney: Akron Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Second Meth Conspiracy Conviction
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced in federal court in Sioux City on May 30, 2024, to 30 years' imprisonment. Britt Lander, 42, from Akron, Iowa, was convicted by a jury on December 6, 2023, of conspiring to distribute more than 50 grams of pure methamphetamine. In 2012, Lander was previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute metham  more

Iowa U.S. Attorney: Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution and Money Laundering Crimes
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine and launder proceeds from trafficking drugs was sentenced May 30 to 30 years in federal prison. Albert McReynolds, age 35, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a November 2, 2023, jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of con  more