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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.
Owner of Evergreen Acres Dairy is charged with racketeering and wage theft
On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, Attorney General Ellison announced his office had criminally charged the owner of a dairy farm in Paynesville.
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.
Alleged mistreatment of migrant workers nets felony charges for Minnesota farmer
A central Minnesota dairy farmer is facing felony wage theft and racketeering charges over allegations that he underpaid and threatened his immigrant workers and subjected them to unsanitary living conditions.
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.
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.
Minnesota Attorney General Charges Stearns County Dairy Farm Owner with Racketeering and Wage Theft
(KNSI) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Tuesday that his office has filed criminal charges in Stearns County District Court against Evergreen Acres LLC owner Keith Schaefer. The suit was filed after the AG’s office got a referral from County Attorney Janelle Kendall.
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.
Minnesota AG files racketeering, wage theft charges against dairy farm owner
PAYNESVILLE, Minn. – The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office is charging the owner of Evergreen Acres Dairy in Paynesville with felony racketeering and wage theft.
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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, ...
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, ...
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Head of rural Paynesville dairy facing criminal charges
(Paynesville MN-) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has criminally charged Keith Schaefer in Stearns County District ...