Tag: Iowa

  • Teresa Marie Johnson, Tampering with Consumer Product, Iowa 2026

    Teresa Marie Johnson, Tampering with Consumer Product, Iowa 2026

    A former Iowa paramedic who tampered with vials of narcotic pain medication has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison. Teresa Marie Johnson, 53, from Manilla, Iowa, received the prison term after an October 5, 2025, guilty plea to one count of tampering with a consumer product. Johnson was a licensed paramedic…

  • Jesus Aranda-Martinez, Child Pornography Possession, Iowa 2026

    Jesus Aranda-Martinez, Child Pornography Possession, Iowa 2026

    A shocking case of child pornography has shaken the city of Sioux City, Iowa. Jesus Aranda-Martinez, a 24-year-old from Mexico, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in federal court. According to court documents, Aranda-Martinez admitted to receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography between April 2024 and July 2025. He used various apps, including TamTam,…

  • Jorge Monrroy, Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Iowa 2026

    Jorge Monrroy, Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Iowa 2026

    A 24-year-old Sioux City man has been found guilty of sexually exploiting a minor. Jorge Monrroy, a resident of Sioux City, Iowa, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child on February 5, 2026, in federal court. The charges stem from an incident that occurred between June 30 and July 2, 2025.…

  • Robert J. Fundermann, Distributing Child Pornography, Iowa 2026

    Robert J. Fundermann, Distributing Child Pornography, Iowa 2026

    Robert J. Fundermann, 50, of Anthon, Iowa, is behind bars after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography in federal court in Sioux City. According to court documents, Fundermann admitted to distributing and attempting to distribute visual depictions of child pornography between April 2023 and April 2025. The evidence revealed that Fundermann was grooming a 17-year-old…

  • Robert J. Fundermann, Distributing Child Pornography, Iowa 2026

    Robert J. Fundermann, Distributing Child Pornography, Iowa 2026

    Grimy Times has learned that Robert J. Fundermann, a 50-year-old man from Anthon, Iowa, has pled guilty to distributing child pornography in federal court in Sioux City. The guilty plea was entered on February 5, 2026. According to the evidence presented in court, Fundermann distributed and attempted to distribute visual depictions of child pornography from…

  • Joseph Longanga Okoko, Defrauding the Government, Iowa 2026

    Joseph Longanga Okoko, Defrauding the Government, Iowa 2026

    A 69-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of Congo was sentenced to prison for defrauding the government through the diversity visa lottery system. Joseph Longanga Okoko, of Waterloo, Iowa, was sentenced to 3 months in prison and fined $10,000 on January 30, 2026, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States. Okoko, who…

  • Curtis Lellig, Distribution of Child Pornography, Iowa 2026

    Curtis Lellig, Distribution of Child Pornography, Iowa 2026

    A man was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography in Iowa. Curtis Lellig, age 42, of Independence, Iowa, received the sentence after a guilty plea to one count of distribution of child pornography on February 3, 2026. The crime occurred between December 2022 and January 2024, when Lellig…

  • Seann Mackey, Meth Distribution and Firearm Charges, Iowa 2026

    Seann Mackey, Meth Distribution and Firearm Charges, Iowa 2026

    A brazen string of crimes has come to a head for 31-year-old Seann Mackey of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. In a stunning turn of events, Mackey, a repeat offender, has pleaded guilty to charges of meth distribution and illegal firearm possession in a federal court in Sioux City, Iowa. According to court documents, Mackey was involved…

  • Lashawn Leroy Williams, Jr., Gun and Cocaine Charges, Iowa 2026

    Lashawn Leroy Williams, Jr., Gun and Cocaine Charges, Iowa 2026

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  • Nichole Marie Schmidt, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2025

    Nichole Marie Schmidt, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2025

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