Iowa farmer sentenced to 15 years for stealing cattle, COVID benefits

A northeast Iowa farmer has been sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for stealing over $5 million worth of livestock and federal pandemic assistance. Prosecutors say 54-year-old Michael Butikofer of Monona, in Clayton County, had a large operation raising cattle for investors across the U.S. and he recruited employees from South Africa who […]

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