Minnesota co-op sues Burnsville taxidermist, says it should have suspected fraud
- Tue Sep 17, 10:45AM UTC
Agweek

ELBOW LAKE, Minn. — Creditors of the former Ashby (Minn.) Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. are suing taxidermists for a half-million dollars, claiming they should have realized former elevator manager Jerry...

Displays in buildings on the Jerry and Rebecca Hennessey acreage in rural Dalton, Minn., show souvenirs in elaborate settings. Hunts and taxidermy were paid for by unauthorized transfers from Ashby Farmers Elevator Cooperative millions across a 15-year period. Photo taken in early December 2018 by Ashley Farmers Elevevator Co-op, for use in court filings. (Photo from Grant County District Court filings.)
Jerry Hennessey since 2009 had been fraudulently writing Ashby Co-op personal checks to Marvin and Betty Gaston for their Taxidermy Unlimited Inc. business at Burnsville, Minn. The co-op is going after $514,435 written in the past six years. Photo taken December 2018, at Burnsville, Minn. (Mikkel Pates/Agweek)
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Some trophy mounts in the Jerry Hennessey collection in rural Dalton, Minn., show struggles in the wildlife taken by the former general manager of the Ashby Farmers Elevator Cooperative. Hennessey is alleged to have paid for hunting trips and taxidermy by stealing from the co-op. Photo taken in early December 2018 by Ashley Farmers Elevevator Co-op, for use in court filings. (Photo from Grant County District Court filings.)