DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s Secretary of State said protecting Iowans against business fraud is his top policy priority for the upcoming legislative session.
“What we are seeing, these pop ups of people misrepresenting themselves as a legitimate company in fact they’re not and the sad part is they’re also dragging some innocent homeowners into this,” Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said.
Pate claimed bad actors are using his official state seal to register as an Iowa business and are putting down random Iowa names and addresses to take the fall…