Washington, Oct. 15 -- Representative Zach Nunn issued the following press release:
OTTUMWA, IA - Yesterday, Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) joined Wapello County Sheriff Don Phillips, Ottumwa Mayor Ben Foote, Iowa Bankers Association Chair Melissa Spurgin, and local leaders at a Wapello County farm to call for Senate passage of his bipartisan GUARD Act. They highlighted the case of a local farmer who lost more than $1 million, his entire life savings, to an international romance scam. B-roll of the press conference can be found here and below.
"Scammers stole more than $1 million from a Wapello County farmer who spent a lifetime earning it. His case showed why local deputies need better tools to trace stolen money and pursue the criminal...