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Two Iowa U.S. attorney’s offices are one step closer to being under new leadership.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, of which Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley is a member with seniority, agreed today by unanimous consent to pass the nominations of Stephanie Rose and Nick Klinefeldt on to the full Senate.
“These individuals are enthusiastic, intelligent attorneys, and [...]

A social justice organization has taken a stand against the woman nominated to be the next U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Iowa.
Friends of Justice issued a statement Wednesday describing the nomination of Stephanie Rose for U.S. attorney as “just plain wrong.”

An employee in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa received a national award from the U.S. Department of Justice in recognition of her continued service to the office and exceptional accomplishments in the wake of the June 2008 floods.

A large-scale methamphatimine manufacturing ring, supplied by pseudoephedrine “smurfing,” has been dismantled by federal authorities, and 23 defendants have been convicted.

Although she’s not quite a household name yet, Stephanie Rose has already made a name for herself in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa. And, if U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin’s recommendation translates to confirmation by the U.S. Senate, she’ll become only the second woman in Iowa history to serve as a [...]

Interviews for the individuals being considered for the two U.S. attorney posts in Iowa are complete, according to U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, and his office hopes to make its recommendations to the White House soon.

As Sen. Tom Harkin moves closer to making recommendations, outgoing U.S. Attorneys Matt Whitaker and Matt Dummermuth leave behind a legacy that shows the power of the position.

Update: An e-mail message received from Mullin after this story was published indicates that she misspoke in the earlier phone conversation.
“Mr. Dummermuth will absolutely be replaced,” she wrote. “He is not being considered for the position.”

Ten days ago federal authorities surrounded Agriprocessors, a kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, and took 389 workers into custody on possible immigration violations. Within 48 hours officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Iowa and Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that the first 20 arrests on criminal charges had taken place. By the [...]

Over 300 of the 389 people who were detained following a federal immigration raid of Agriprocessors in Postville on Monday are now facing criminal charges. It’s a figure that has civil liberties advocates concerned.