USA v. Benson

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Case Number:

0:23-cr-00036

Court:

Minnesota

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

John R Tunheim

Firms

  1. May 16, 2024

    Ex-Minn. Public Defender Gets Probation For Tax Fraud

    A former Minneapolis chief public defender who argued that he should receive a lenient sentence after resigning in disgrace amid accusations that he failed to pay taxes for years on his private law firm was sentenced to three years probation by a Minnesota federal court.

  2. May 02, 2024

    Feds Want Prison For Ex-Public Defender For Tax Fraud

    A former chief public defender in Minneapolis who in seeking leniency said he resigned in disgrace amid accusations that he failed to pay taxes for years on his private law firm should nonetheless spend eight months in prison after pleading guilty, prosecutors told a Minnesota federal court.

  3. February 13, 2023

    Ex-Minneapolis Public Defender Lied On Taxes, Feds Say

    A former chief public defender in Minneapolis has been charged by federal prosecutors with failing to pay taxes for his law firm and falsifying his own returns.