3 accused of bilking millions from grain farmers enter pleas
Source: AP
HURON, S.D. (AP) Three members of a South Dakota family accused of bilking millions from farmers due to risky speculation in the grain business have reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
While they originally faced 22 charges of violating financial reporting requirements for grain buyers and theft, Jared Steffensen, his wife Tami Steffensen and his mother, JoAnn Steffensen, each pleaded guilty to one felony charge on Tuesday in Beadle County, KELO-TV reported.
Dozens of farmers who collectively lost millions when H&I Grain failed to pay them for their grain, were in court when the Steffensens entered their pleas.
Jared and Tami Steffensen, of Arlington, pleaded guilty to theft by deception and could face five years in the state penitentiary. His mother, JoAnn Steffensen pleaded guilty to a felony of failing to inform state regulators that the company was failing financially.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/sd-state-wire-business-000297e3f2de6970f61fdbcddebdca6d
Dakota Flint
(219 posts)That POS governor of SD is mixed up in this somehow.
As NOem wisdom.
NOem brain.
And YESum insane!
F... her and the hog she rode on!
Javaman
(62,530 posts)clementine613
(561 posts)Is criminality inherent in the Repuke genome?
flotsam
(3,268 posts)This is satire, right?