Former Iowa Assistant Attorney General Rob Sand will hold a meet and greet event in Harlan on Tuesday, August 7th. His campaign says the visit is part of Sand’s commitment to making the Iowa Auditor work for all Iowans. The 35-year old Sand is visiting all 99 Iowa Counties before the General Election. The Harlan “Meet and Greet” takes place at Milk and Honey (1107 7^th St.), from 10:30-until 11:30-a.m., Tuesday.

Rob Sand

Campaign officials say “For the past decade, Rob has been the chief public corruption and financial crimes prosecutor in the Iowa Attorney General’s office. Most recently, Rob led the nationwide lottery-fixing investigation that uncovered seven fixed lottery tickets across five states with total face values of nearly $25 million. He also led the prosecution to a resolution between six states and two defendants. All told, three criminals entered guilty pleas to six different counts and agreed to repay every dollar they stole. The lead defendant is now in prison for up to 25 years; the others served time or have a permanent felony conviction.”

Rob Sand was born and raised in Decorah. He’s a graduate of Brown University and the University of Iowa Law School. Rob and his wife, also a small-town Iowa native, have two young sons.