The United States Attorney's Office
Northern District of Iowa

Press Releases

UNITED STATES SEEKS FORFEITURE OF WATERLOO HOUSE

April 18, 2007

Contact: Marty McLaughlin

United States Attorney Matt M. Dummermuth announced today that a civil forfeiture action has been filed against a house located at 343 Four Seasons Drive in Waterloo, Iowa. The claim is contained in a Civil Complaint filed on April 17, 2007, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.

The Complaint alleges the real estate was the location of illegal drug trafficking by Mark Louviere. In the Complaint, the United States seeks to have the court declare the United States to be the owner of the property and to have the property be disposed of according to law.

As with any civil case, a Complaint is merely an allegation and the property is presumed not forfeitable until shown otherwise.

The case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Martin J. McLaughlin and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Tri-County Drug Task Force, consisting of officers from the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office; Waterloo Police Department; Bremer County Sheriff’s Department; Cedar Falls Police Department; Waverly Police Department; Evansdale Police Department; Hudson Police Department; and La Porte City Police Department.

United States Attorney
Northern District of Iowa

Hach Building,
Suite 400,
401 1st Street, S.E.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401-1825

Phone: 319-363-0091
Fax: 319-363-1990