A PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE IOWA REPUBLICAN PARTY'S FAMILY OWNED THE FARM THAT EMPLOYED 24 YEAR OLD CRISTHIAN RIVERA.
YARRABEE FARMS, IS RUN BY CRAIG LANG'S BROTHER ERIC.
ERIC LANG SAYS THAT RIVERA WAS AN EMPLOYEE IN GOOD STANDING.
HE'D PASSED THE US GOVERNMENT'S E-VERIFY SYSTEM FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN HE WAS HIRED.
CRAIG LANG IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF BOTH THE IOWA FARM BUREAU AND PRESIDENT OF THE IOWA BOARD OF REGENTS.