DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: A Des Moines man was sentenced today to 384 months in federal prison after a jury convicted him of charges related to firearms straw purchasing and illegally possessing firearms and a machinegun. According to public court documents and evidence presented at trial and sentencing, believing that a group of people contained a rival gang member, Dontavius  more