Tag: Northern Iowa
Juan Hernandez, Reentering US Illegally, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read A 29-year-old Mexican citizen has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for reentering the US illegally. Christian Vega-Camacho was previously removed from the country in 2018 but managed to sneak back in using fraudulent documents. He was first arrested in Decorah, Iowa, in April 2021, but fled from release…
Northern Iowa Leadership Team Announced
⏱ 2 min read U.S. Attorney Leif Olson is shaking up the leadership in Northern Iowa, naming a new team to oversee federal prosecutions in the region. At the helm is Matthew Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Attorney’s Office since 1999, who’s been tapped as First Assistant U.S. Attorney. Cole’s resume is a laundry…
Mashon Van Mill, Bank Loan Fraud, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read Mashon Van Mill, a 41-year-old farmer from Shell Rock, Iowa, has been nailed for lying to a small-town bank to secure a $1 million line of credit. The scheme unraveled when bank employees got suspicious and started digging. Van Mill applied for the loan in 2025, claiming he had over $2…
