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Federal Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Thursday October 17, 2024 ( 1 items )  

Iowa U.S. Attorney: Waukee Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Investment Scheme
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Waukee man was sentenced on October 11, 2024, to nine years in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, William Jack Berg, 52, defrauded approximately 17 victims by purporting to be a financial advisor in central Iowa, St. Louis, Missouri, and elsewhere. Over an eight-year period,  more