FBI Seizes Data that May be Connected to Sioux City Probe

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The FBI has seized computer data that may be connected to a federal investigation into Sioux City’s emitting improperly treated sewage with high levels of harmful bacteria into the Missouri River.

The Sioux City Journal reports that agents served a warrant Thursday at the city-county Information Technology Department.

Tony Morfitt is a spokesman for the U.S. attorney in northern Iowa, and he said Monday he couldn’t comment on what the agents were seeking. Attorney Guy Cook represents the city in the wastewater matter, and he told the Journal the city is cooperating with the U.S. attorney’s office and the FBI.

The wastewater treatment practices have been under state and federal scrutiny since Iowa officials learned last year that two plant supervisors were manipulating chemical levels used to treat sewage.

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