Colo. U.S. Attorney: Two Southeastern Colorado Farmers Sentenced to Federal Prison and Will Pay Over $6.5M for Defrauding Federal Crop Insurance Programs
March 01, 2024
March 01, 2024
DENVER, Colorado, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024:
U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan announced today that Patrick Esch and Ed Dean Jagers of Springfield, Colorado, have agreed to pay over $6.5 million to resolve allegations that they defrauded federal crop insurance programs by tampering with and damaging rain gauges.
One way the United States Department of Agriculture supports farmers . . .
U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan announced today that Patrick Esch and Ed Dean Jagers of Springfield, Colorado, have agreed to pay over $6.5 million to resolve allegations that they defrauded federal crop insurance programs by tampering with and damaging rain gauges.
One way the United States Department of Agriculture supports farmers . . .