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CEDAR RAPIDS - He didn t think there ever was a good time to walk away after nearly 37 years of prosecuting some of the toughest cases, or that he would turn out to be the longest serving in the district.
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A longtime prosecutor whose resume includes transforming the war on drugs in the Northern District of Iowa and serving as lead prosecutor in the prosecution and conviction of 11 members of the Sons of Silence Outlaw Motorcycle Club, has been honored by the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys.
Senior Litigation Counsel Richard L. Murphy, of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Iowa, was given the Lifetime of Exceptional Service Director’s Award. The jurisdiction of the Northern District of Iowa includes Webster County.
U.S. Attorney Peter E. Deegan Jr. presented Murphy with the award on Dec. 2, 2020.