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North Dakota Man Sentenced for Filing False Claim
A Halliday, North Dakota, man has been sentenced for his role in a brazen scheme to deceive the government about livestock losses.
Karl Jakob Knutson, 28, was handed down a 12-month prison sentence, followed by 3 years of supervised release, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court, on March 4, 2016.
Knutson was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund and a fine of $7,380.04.
The defendant was charged on May 19, 2015, and pleaded guilty on November 20, 2015, in connection with his false claim to the Farm Service Agency.
Prosecutors alleged that Knutson had falsely claimed to have lost 129 head of cattle during the October 2013 winter storm Atlas, when in reality he had lost no more than 13.
The case was investigated by the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Patterson.
Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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