Iowa v. Wheeler, Crim. No. SR235062 (Iowa Dist. Ct. Polk Cty. Crim Div., Mar. 4, 2010)

The former director of the Iowa Film Office (an agency within the Iowa Department of Economic Development) was charged criminally with non-felonious misconduct in office. Prosecutors alleged he failed to check the eligibility of an applicant for state film tax credits. Several other criminal cases against filmmakers who received credits are pending. The defendant sought…

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