Former UI employee pleads guilty in connection to nearly $1 million fraud scheme

Former UI employee pleads guilty in connection to nearly $1 million fraud scheme

The former University of Iowa Machine Shop manager pleaded guilty to theft after being accused of stealing nearly $950,000 from the university.

Former UI employee pleads guilty to diverting $1 million into his business

A former University of Iowa employee has pled guilty to charges stemming from using the school's resources in his personal business.Brian Busch entered the ple

Former UI employee pleads guilty to charges he defrauded the school out of almost $1 million

Lang 10/13/25 A former University of Iowa employee has pleaded guilty to charges he defrauded the school out of almost $1 million. According to a news release from the Johnson County Attorney’s Office, former UI employee Brian Busch pleaded guilty to charges of 1st Degree Theft and 1st Degree Fraudulent Practices. As part of a plea deal, charges of Tampering with Records and Ongoing Criminal Conduct were dismissed. Busch will have to pay financi…