A Cedar Rapids surgery center has agreed to pay $125,000 to resolve allegations it failed to maintain accurate records and controls and procedures to prevent theft and misuse of pain medications. The civil allegations stem from a criminal case of a former nurse stealing fentanyl from the center.
A Cedar Rapids contractor scammed victims of the 2020 derecho and others by making promises of repair, getting down payments and then never doing the home repair work. One Cedar Rapids widow was conned out of more than $4,000, but he never repaired her roof.
A former local union president pleaded guilty to bank fraud for embezzling money from the union to pay personal expenses, including a car loan and retail shopping. He faces up to 30 years in federal prison.
A Bremer women who declared bankruptcy concealed $147,000 inheritance from her creditors was sentenced to 2 months in federal prison. A trustee discovered she had received the inheritance and she was required to pay her creditors.
The woman allegedly issued unapproved checks to herself, using her boss’ electronic signature, and then deleted the entries in the accounting system to cover her tracks.