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Tipoffs for Des Moines, Iowa (Federal) Newsletter for Wednesday January 10, 2024 ( 1 items )  

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa: Former Iowa Businessman Sentenced to Federal Prison in Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A former Iowa businessman who defrauded the federal and state governments out of over $150,000 in pandemic benefits, and who also possessed firearms and ammunition after multiple prior felony convictions, was sentenced today to five years in federal prison. Justin Eugene Dowie, age 41, from Cedar Rapids, received the prison term after pleading guilty on July 19, 202  more