Stearns County man charged in Paynesville dairy farm case
Keith Lawrence Schaefer, 57, of Richmond, owner of Evergreen Acres Dairy LLC, faces racketeering and wage theft charges, according to Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office.
Minnesota dairy farm owner hit with wage theft, racketeering charges
The owner of a Paynesville dairy farm has been hit with criminal wage theft and racketeering charges, months after the business agreed to pay $250,000 in back wages to its employees.
Minnesota attorney general files rare criminal charges for wage theft against dairy owner
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Tuesday he charged the owner of a sprawling central Minnesota dairy operation with four counts of felony wage theft and one count of felony racketeering.
Evergreen Acres Dairy owner charged over wage theft, abuse allegations
One of the owners of the Evergreen Acres Dairy farm is being charged by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, alleging he systematically deprived employees of wages they had earned, and ran a company that was rampant with abuse.
Paynesville Dairy Farmer Charged With Racketeering and Wage Theft
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has charged a Paynesville Dairy Farm owner with racketeering and wage theft.
Alleged mistreatment of migrant workers nets felony charges for Minnesota farmer
A central Minnesota dairy farmer faces felony wage theft and racketeering charges over alleged treatment of his immigrant workers.
Head of rural Paynesville dairy facing criminal charges
(Paynesville MN-) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has criminally charged Keith Schaefer in Stearns County District Court with one count of felony racketeering and four counts of wage theft in excess of $5,000. Schaefer owns and operates Evergreen Acres Dairy, LLC near Paynesville.
Dairy farmer in central Minnesota is accused of stealing wages from workers
A Stearns County dairy farmer is being accused of stealing wages and mistreating workers from other countries. The Minnesota Attorney General's Office filed multiple charges against Keith Schaefer
Owner of Stearns County dairy farm criminally charged with wage theft, racketeering
A state investigation into worker exploitation at a Stearns County dairy farm has now resulted in felony charges, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Tuesday.
Dairy farm owner threatened to kill workers who objected to being underpaid, MN cops say
He told employees to go “back to Mexico” when they complained about inhospitable living conditions sponsored by the company, Minnesota police said.
Criminal charges for Stearns County dairy farmer accused of withholding immigrant workforce’s pay
A Stearns County dairy farmer who paid a quarter million dollars to settle wrongful housing allegations in October is now being prosecuted for wage theft against immigrant workers who often worked long hours and lived in inadequate housing.
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Minnesota investigates farmworker exploitation case
A Minnesota state investigation into farmworker exploitation at a Stearns County dairy farm has resulted in felony charges.
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