Farmer Pleads Guilty to Forging Signature of FSA Rep to Defraud Government

A Minnesota farmer pled guilty in a U.S. District Court yesterday to a scheme to defraud the government and illegally get money from two banks. Allen Eugene Starkson admitted to forging the endorsement of a Farm Service Agency representative and cashing a check made payable jointly to him and the agency. (Post-Bulletin) Read more.