Leniency sought for Petters associate
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:10:34 -0700
Effusive is the word that comes to mind in describing the government's memo seeking a reduced sentence for Deanna Coleman, the Tom Petters lieutenant who went to authorities and pulled the plug on a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme that had yet to appear on the government's radar.
Rogers Police report
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:30:04 -0700
Thursday, July 1 Rogers Police Officers arrested Dustin Michael Taylor of Princeton for Fleeing Police in a Motor Vehicle. Minnesota State Patrol, Hennepin County Sheriff's Deputies and Rogers Police were all involved in this pursuit of a motorcycle driven by Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor was apprehended after being involved in a minor accident with a Rogers Police car. He was transported to the ...
Friday A.M. Report
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:17:40 -0700
Friday A.M. Report Block E building, built for $132M, sold for $14M, Jennie-O Turkey leads Hormel profits, Carlson and IBM try to fight lawsuit in secret, Repellex licenses UMD scientists repellent. Comment
Digi-Key Corporation to Sponsor Fifth Annual WaveForum Wireless Developers Conference August 24-26
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:05:00 -0700
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.----Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industrys broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced it is a platinum sponsor for 2010 WaveForum, a wireless developers conference slated for August 24-26, 2010 at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest in Minnetonka ...
Lawsuit Claims United Healthcare & Protectors' Breach of Contract Cheated Kingdom, Church Clients
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:39:00 -0700
THOMASVILLE, Ga.----Thomasville, Georgia-based Kingdom Insurance Group, LLC, which brokered a standard industry-accepted arrangement to sell health insurance products to the 7.5-million-member National Baptist Convention is suing its two former business partners, claiming they cheated it out of thousands of commissions it would have earned and left the church group with fewer insurance choices ...
Monday A.M. Report
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:25:34 -0700
Monday A.M. Report Targets Emmer woes avoidable, experts say, prosecutors detail $79.5M Ponzi scheme, Minnetonka woman accused of swindling $2M, and Goodrich breaks ground on expansion.
Government Fraud `Strike Forces' to Expand Under Obama Spending Plans
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:54:04 -0700
Congress is set to grant President Barack Obama s request for a record $1.7 billion to fight health-care fraud, in part to almost triple investigations into crime rings that steal from Medicare.
Broadcast employee accused of stealing $2 million
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:51:44 -0700
The comptroller for two Minnesota broadcast companies is accused of stealing up to $2 million from her employer.
Minn. woman accused of bilking $2 million from broadcasting firms
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:02:34 -0700
A Minnetonka woman who paid company bills for two broadcasting firms slipped herself up to $2 million that she used to pay unauthorized personal expenses, according to criminal charges filed Thursday.
Petters' whistle-blower sentenced to a year in prison
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:09:49 -0700
Deanna Coleman's journey as a federal informant ended Thursday in St. Paul as the teary-eyed former executive of Petters Co. Inc. received a one-year prison sentence.