Tag: Iowa
Lauren Kaemingk, Futures Trading Fraud, Iowa 2018
Des Moines, IA – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has settled charges against Lauren Kaemingk, Bradley Kooima, and their firm, Kooima & Kaemingk Commodities, Inc. (K&K), for fraud, unauthorized trading, and obstruction of an investigation into market manipulation. The case, filed September 26, 2018, centers around deceptive practices impacting farmers who utilized the firm…
Nathan Harris, Cattle Futures Fraud, Iowa 2019
Akron, Iowa resident Nathan Harris will pay $1.25 million and face permanent restrictions on his ability to work in commodity futures after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) settled fraud charges against him. The CFTC order, issued September 9, 2019, details a pattern of unauthorized trading and speculative position limit violations involving live cattle futures…
Parker Jon Thompson, Child Exploitation, Iowa 2025
Mason City Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation and Gun Crimes A shocking case of child exploitation has come to light in Mason City, Iowa, as 20-year-old Parker Jon Thompson pleads guilty to multiple crimes. Thompson was convicted of sexual exploitation of children, possession of child pornography, and possession of a stolen firearm after a…
Mashon Van Mill, Lying to a Financial Institution, Iowa 2026
Farmer’s Web of Lies Exposed in Iowa Bank Scandal A former farmer from Shell Rock, Iowa, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for lying to a small-town bank to secure a $1,000,000 farm operating line of credit. Mashon Van Mill, 41, received the prison term on April 1, 2026, after pleading guilty…
Martin Edgardo Menjivar, Producing and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Martin Edgardo Menjivar, a 59-year-old Iowa City man and Honduran national, has been sentenced to 42 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child sexual abuse material. The sentencing took place on March 26, 2026, in Davenport, Iowa. Menjivar used his cell phones to view and possess images and videos…
Jose Manuel Parsons, Child Pornography, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jose Manuel Parsons, a 40-year-old Iowa City man, was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. The sentence was handed down on March 25, 2026, after an investigation by the Iowa City Police Department. Parsons had been working for traveling carnival companies, putting him in contact with…
Brady Verlo, Receipt of Child Pornography, Iowa 2013
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Isaac Rayford, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Iowa 2026
A Sioux City man with a history of violence has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for a firearm discovered during a domestic abuse investigation. Isaac Rayford, 32, was sentenced on March 26, 2026, to 48 months’ imprisonment for his guilty plea to Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Drug User, and…
Victor Ineson, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2025
Mason City Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine A 10-year prison sentence has been handed down to Victor Ineson, a 50-year-old man from Mason City, Iowa, for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Ineson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine on November…
David Pineda-Medrano, Illegal Reentry, Iowa 2025
David Pineda-Medrano, a 39-year-old man from Guatemala residing in Rolfe, Iowa, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States. Pineda-Medrano pleaded guilty on October 29, 2025, to one count of being a felon found after illegal reentry. At the plea and sentencing hearings, he admitted to re-entering the…
