Comment on Judge sentences Cedar Rapids man with 68 previous convictions to 19 years in prison

CEDAR RAPIDS — A federal judge said Benjamin McCauley, recently convicted for distributing synthetic drugs, may have “set a record in my courtroom” for having the most criminal history points on his 68 convictions. U.S. District Senior Judge Linda Reade sentenced Benjamin McCauley to 19 years in federal prison. She went above the guideline sentencing based on his previous criminal history, which includes drugs, assaults, domestic violence, eluding, thefts, drunken driving, harassment, forgery and escape.