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State v. Larson, 605 N.W.2d 706 (2000)

Citation
State v. Larson, 605 N.W.2d 706 (2000)
Parent Document
State v. Larson, 605 N.W.2d 706 (2000)
Jurisdiction
Minnesota (state)
Effective Date
2000-02-03

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Between 1992 and 1995, appellant owned Southwest Leasing (SW Leasing), an automobile and equipment leasing business. During this three-year period, SW Leasing general manager Douglas Schommer and appellant kept the business open despite heavy financial difficulties at least in part by not refunding security deposits to customers and not paying to the state the sales tax from lease buyouts. Although some customers received their security deposits after the lease term, appellant failed to return hundreds of other customers’ security deposits. After receiving numerous complaints from SW Leasing customers, the state executed search warrants at SW Leasing on June 19 and July 7, 1995. Officers found shoeboxes full of SW Leasing checks written out but never sent to customers. Shortly thereafter, SW Leasing went out of business.