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The Last Thing Any MN Business Owner Needs? Fraud Charges

Tax fraud may come about as a mistake for some Minnesota business owners, but penalties can reflect more severity than an error in judgment – and this may happen more than you think.

The owners of several Twin Cities restaurants were charged last year with multiple tax crimes. This included 55 felony counts for filing fraudulent sales tax returns and 62 felony counts of failure to collect or pay sales tax.

It is suspected the owners of the

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Things Minnesotans Should Consider Before Turning Themselves In

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Fraud | Theft Crimes | White Collar Crimes

The mail is so interwoven in daily life that we may not think about it as a window to crimes like mail fraud, a felony in Minnesota. If you commit a crime involving the mail, you can find yourself in some serious legal jeopardy.

Case in point: a financial advisor in Maple Grove is currently being accused of federal mail fraud as part of a scheme to misuse his client’s funds. The U.S. Attorney’s office is alleging that

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Former Contractor Defrauds MN for Nearly $1 Million in COVID Relief

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: COVID-19/Coronavirus | False Claims Act | Fraud

Defrauding the government is no laughing matter. In fact, it’s a serious crime with serious consequences, as one Minnesota man recently learned.

A Minnesota man who owns a lawn care service was indicted for allegedly obtaining over $800,000 in COVID-19 relief funds fraudulently from the Paycheck Protection Program.

He submitted an application for the program even though his business was no longer licensed or even doing business. He also filed the claim under the name of another

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Statements from 2nd Largest Ponzi Scheme in MN Completely Fabricated

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Fraud | Ponzi Schemes

A 10-year-old crime has finally been resolved in Minnesota. Just after the Great Recession of 2008, there were a lot of people looking to turn their investments back into liquid assets.

In particular, a group of investors tried to pull their cash out of a foreign exchange investment program in Minneapolis. Despite the fraudster’s assurance that money could be withdrawn whenever, he never returned any to his investors.

They sued him, but the money was gone, and

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Your Guide to Minnesota Insurance Fraud Laws

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Fraud | Insurance Fraud

A person faking their own death for millions of dollars sounds like a movie plot, but life is often stranger than fiction. Federal courts recently sentenced a man to 41 months behind bars for faking his own death.

The man lived in Minnesota until he fled to Moldova in 2010. Seven months later, his wife claimed a cadaver to be his. The recovered body even had his passport.

Why did he do it? For the love of

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Credit Card Fraud in Minnesota Covers More Than Just Credit Cards

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Credit Card Fraud | Fraud

Did you know that it’s possible to get hit with a credit card fraud charge in Minnesota even if you don’t actually use someone else’s credit card?

That’s because the charge in our state is technically for the fraudulent use of a “financial transaction card.” Like, for example, a food stamp card. In fact, the problem with this type of card fraud gets so much bad publicity that other areas of the country are working to increase penalties.

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Understanding Common Types of Healthcare Fraud in Minnesota

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Fraud | Healthcare Fraud

Healthcare fraud is a common occurrence in Minnesota and can take many different forms. In this post, we’ll detail the most common types of healthcare fraud and let you know how to get help if you have been accused of committing a crime.

Common Ways Minnesotans Commit Healthcare Fraud

The list of healthcare crimes is lengthy and diverse, because a complicated system leaves room for many loopholes. Here are the typical reasons someone can be charged with

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