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Farmer Sentenced to 13 Years for $2M Fraud Scheme

4/12/2026

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Tanner Seuntjens, a Woodbury County farmer, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for theft of government funds and identity theft.
He admitted defrauding the government and a bank of over $2 million since 2020.
His fraud included stealing $1.5 million from USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and $400,000 from a South Dakota bank.
He must pay $1.7 million in restitution and complete five years of supervised release.

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Tanner Seuntjens, a Woodbury County farmer, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for theft of government funds and identity theft.
He admitted defrauding the government and a bank of over $2 million since 2020.
His fraud included stealing $1.5 million from USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and $400,000 from a South Dakota bank.
He must pay $1.7 million in restitution and complete five years of supervised release.