PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER RANDY CHRISTMANN

Regulators Question Grain Business Ponzi Scheme Plea Deal

Prosecutors allege 22-year-old Hunter Hanson of Leeds was running his grain business like a Ponzi scheme

BISMARCK, ND — North Dakota regulators are raising questions about a plea deal a grain trader reached with federal prosecutors. Prosecutors allege 22-year-old Hunter Hanson of Leeds was running his grain business like a Ponzi scheme. Hanson plans to plead guilty to money laundering and wire fraud charges. The deal calls for him to forfeit his assets and pay $11.4…