Eleven Iowans are facing charges for working together to sell meth.
Starting in the spring of 2013, nine people from Marshalltown, Iowa and two from Waterloo, Iowa, conspired to distribute meth, according to an indictment.
According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office, four of the accused, 46-year-old Donita Urban and 48-year-old Brian Swartz from Waterloo, as well as 30-year-old Alvaro Hernandez and 45-year-old Marcos Perez-Trevino, face 10 years to life in prison followed by five years of supervised release, a $10 million fine and $100 in special assessments if they are convicted.
Prosecutors say 51-year-old Scott Mathews, 28-year-old Daniela Castellanos, 22-year-old Rogelio Avalos-Sanchez, 20-year-old Jennifer Mares-Flores, 23-year-old Miguel Mendoza AKA “Loko,” 25-year-old Francis Gasca, and 27-year-old Alejandro Becerra AKA Juan Flores, all from Marshalltown, all face a possible 20 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, a $1 million fine, and $100 in special assessments in they are convicted, according to the statement.
The statement indicated that Hernandez appeared in court September 1, 2015. Urban, Swartz, Mares-Flores, and Avalos-Sanchez appeared in court on September 3.
The trial for the conspiracy was set for November 2, 2015.
