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Title: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: LPS on December 12/02/18, 01:12:18 PM
I read about the Ashby Coop Elevator Manager stole 4.5 milliion in the last 15 years.  He took off once they found out.  Hasn't been seen in 3 months.  Suspect he may have left money in another country when on a hunting trip.  Man did he hurt a lot of people. 
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Steve-o on December 12/03/18, 08:07:18 AM
I musta missed this story when it was first reported.

Funny, this guy steals millions from hard working farmers - and there is no outrage.  Where are the pitch forks and torches on this one?
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: mike89 on December 12/03/18, 08:10:45 AM
there was but it was buried..
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Gunner55 on December 12/03/18, 08:14:56 AM
 :scratch:I didn't see anything on this either, is this up by you LPS? :confused:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: LPS on December 12/03/18, 09:09:52 AM
Ashby is close to Alexandria.  Small town of 440 people.  So it is a Coop.  The farmers are sort of the owners and their grain is not in the elevator any more and the bank needs to get paid.  Bad Bad deal.  As he was acting like their friend he was selling their grain on the side evidently.  It was in the Star Tribune yesterday. 
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Gunner55 on December 12/03/18, 09:31:12 AM
Thanks LPS! :happy1: That's more mike's neighborhood then  :scratch:, could've googled it but knew you'd be showin here soon & got a couple irons in the fire early today. :cool:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: mike89 on December 12/03/18, 09:37:15 AM
it's NW of Alexandria about 35 or so miles..  been there many times..
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on December 12/03/18, 09:38:00 AM
What a slimeball............

http://www.agweek.com/business/agriculture/4507653-embattled-minnesota-elevator-reaches-lease-deal-reopen-alleged-manager
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: LPS on December 12/03/18, 09:53:19 AM
Thanks Rebs. 
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: mike89 on December 12/05/18, 10:32:10 AM
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/on-the-run-manager-accused-of-swindling-ashby-grain-elevator-turns-himself-in

here's the latest on this guy... 
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: LPS on December 12/05/18, 11:57:02 AM
 :happy1: :happy1:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Steve-o on December 12/05/18, 11:58:41 AM
For a while I was concerned that this guy was a criminal mastermind genus who had a plan to spend the rest of his life in Belize.

It turns out he is just a bloke who succumbed to temptation and got himself in a heap of trouble.
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: LPS on December 12/05/18, 12:10:25 PM
Ya me too Steve O.  I wondered what other country we were going to hear he was hiding in. 
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: K.O.W. on December 12/06/18, 08:16:43 PM
Will have to look up this clowns name as a friend reported he has land in the county I live might be able to plat book look it up ? Isn't there a board of some form and any auditing going on ?
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: LPS on December 12/06/18, 09:32:57 PM
I see he turned himself in.  Now it is over 5 mil.  He has seen the Judge and is actually out but on a monitoring thing. 
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on February 02/15/19, 11:04:24 AM
UPDATE:

https://kttc.com/news/2019/02/14/ex-minnesota-elevator-manager-pleads-guilty-in-5m-swindle/
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: LPS on February 02/15/19, 11:09:16 AM
 :happy1:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: mike89 on February 02/15/19, 12:27:54 PM
he has a house for sale for big bucks, wonder where the money will end up there....
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on February 02/15/19, 12:30:01 PM
Goes directly to the creditors from the court....
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Steve-o on February 02/15/19, 01:10:40 PM
UPDATE:

Ex-Minnesota elevator manager pleads guilty in swindle

https://kttc.com/news/2019/02/14/ex-minnesota-elevator-manager-pleads-guilty-in-5m-swindle/

You'd think you'd see this more often than you do.  Criminals get caught red-handed all the time and they all seem to plead not guilty in the hopes of getting off on some technicality.  If it was me, I'd rather confess and hope for the most lenient sentence possible.
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: LPS on February 02/16/19, 09:13:51 AM
They will never see most of that money.  He only has so much to sell and it won't even come close to what he took.
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on February 02/16/19, 10:21:47 AM
Just like civil suits in manslaughter, et.,  deaths...why even have them? Person is locked up and supposed to repay millions...ya, like that's gonna happen. Always thought those were a friggin' joke.
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: LPS on February 02/16/19, 10:31:23 AM
Ya I agree Rebs.  Never made sense to me.  Unless he goes and embezzles money from someone else to pay back his first victims. 
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Dotch on February 02/16/19, 10:52:30 AM
Just like civil suits in manslaughter, et.,  deaths...why even have them? Person is locked up and supposed to repay millions...ya, like that's gonna happen. Always thought those were a friggin' joke.

Only people who come out on these deals are the attorneys. Who are most of our lawmakers?  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on June 06/21/19, 06:52:50 PM
Well, he got 8 years..... :happy1:


https://kttc.com/news/minnesota-news/2019/06/21/ex-minnesota-grain-elevator-manager-gets-8-years-in-swindle/
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: delcecchi on June 06/22/19, 10:01:08 AM
Well, he got 8 years..... :happy1:


https://kttc.com/news/minnesota-news/2019/06/21/ex-minnesota-grain-elevator-manager-gets-8-years-in-swindle/

Shoulda asked for a change of venue to Rochester.  He would have gotten 5 years probation and had to pay $500 restitution.
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on June 06/22/19, 10:16:37 AM
And, if he said he was from a diverse country and didn't understand English, he woulda
received 30 days home confinement in his free habitat house.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: LPS on June 06/22/19, 12:03:18 PM
 :rotflmao: :happy1: :angry2:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on August 08/19/19, 06:52:04 PM
Naa naa na boo boo.... bend waaaay over when Bubba says to.....:moon:


https://www.postbulletin.com/news/state/big-game-hunting-embezzler-from-minnesota-imprisoned-in-north-carolina/article_1c5417f8-c27c-11e9-bf95-ff13a2ef565b.html
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: delcecchi on August 08/19/19, 09:32:45 PM
Low security aka club fed.
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on August 08/20/19, 06:10:13 AM
That's what Epstein said.
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: glenn57 on August 08/20/19, 06:13:16 AM
That's what Epstein said.
you up already stirring the pot? :scratch: :tut: :rotflmao: morning Ziggy! :nerd:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on August 08/20/19, 06:14:35 AM
Yup! Mornin', scooter!  :smiley:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Steve-o on August 08/20/19, 08:22:25 AM
Naa naa na boo boo.... bend waaaay over when Bubba says to.....:moon:

https://www.postbulletin.com/news/state/big-game-hunting-embezzler-from-minnesota-imprisoned-in-north-carolina/article_1c5417f8-c27c-11e9-bf95-ff13a2ef565b.html

Low security aka club fed.

How is it that this guy is in a medium security prison?

From Reb's Article...

Other inmates at the medium-security area of Butner include Bernie Madoff ... and Gilberto Rodgriguez Orejuela, a Columbian drug lord who is serving a 30-year sentence for co-founding the former Cali Cartel.

He must have ratted out a lot of other folks.
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on August 08/20/19, 08:49:49 AM
Obviously, an uptick in stupidity.  :bonk:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Steve-o on August 08/20/19, 03:01:36 PM
Naa naa na boo boo.... bend waaaay over when Bubba says to.....:moon:

https://www.postbulletin.com/news/state/big-game-hunting-embezzler-from-minnesota-imprisoned-in-north-carolina/article_1c5417f8-c27c-11e9-bf95-ff13a2ef565b.html

I wonder if you get to pick your own bubba in medium security federal prison down in North Carolina.   :scratch:
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: Rebel SS on August 08/20/19, 03:09:49 PM
I bet they draw straws.
Title: Re: Ashby Elevator Manager theft
Post by: delcecchi on August 08/20/19, 03:45:51 PM
Note that this ashby guy wasn't even in Medium security;  Minimum security...  That'll teach him..... 
Now, did he pay his federal taxes on the money he stole.?