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Iowa Juvenile Court Officer charged with taking bribes
Timothy Dean Rockhold
http://www.state.ia.us/government/dia/Rockhold.doc Steven K. Young, Director Former State Employee Charged with Bribery and Ongoing Criminal Conduct DES MOINES, IOWA (October 27, 2005) - Timothy Dean Rockhold, 36, of Mercer, Missouri, is scheduled for a November 4 arraignment in Union County District Court on four counts of accepting a bribe and one count of ongoing criminal conduct. Rockhold was employed as a Juvenile Court Officer in south-central Iowa from mid-1993 until his resignation in October 2003. During that time, Rockhold's primary office was located in Creston. The allegations against Rockhold stem from his recommendations that a Greenfield, Iowa, firm, Phoenix Family Services, L.L.C., be used for counseling services in connection with numerous juvenile court cases. The referrals resulted in payments by the State and Federal government to the agency for counseling and treatment services, based on Rockhold's recommendations. The State alleges in its criminal case that Rockhold accepted payments from Phoenix Family Services on an ongoing basis from late 2001 to May 2003. The State further alleges that the Phoenix payments influenced Rockhold's judgment, decisions, and discretion when he was acting in his official capacity as a Juvenile Court Officer. Juvenile Court Officers are employees of the Judicial Branch of Iowa State Government. Union County is one of 16 counties in the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa. It is anticipated that a District Court Judge from outside the Fifth Judicial District will conduct the proceedings and any trial resulting from the allegations against Rockhold. Accepting a Bribe is a Class C Felony, punishable by up to ten years in prison and a fine of $10,000. A conviction of Ongoing Criminal Conduct could result in a sentence of up to 25 years imprisonment. The investigation was jointly conducted by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals' (DIA) Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service/Office of Inspector General. An Assistant Attorney General is conducting the prosecution of Rockhold because the Union County Attorney cited a conflict of interest in the matter. The criminal charges against Mr. Rockhold are merely accusations and he is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. |
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