Martinsburg News

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 at 6:21 p.m. An Audrain County woman pleads not guilty today to a dozen state charges stemming from a $27 million grain fraud.

MARTINSBURG, Mo. - Former Martinsburg grain dealer Cathy Gieseker has been bound over for trial in what prosecutors are calling the largest grain fraud scheme in Missouri's history.

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 5:32 p.m. State Auditor Susan Montee is looking at the Missouri Department of Agriculture following two alleged grain fraud schemes that cost farmers tens of millions of dollars.

Farmers hoping to recover money lost in a multimillion-dollar Missouri grain fraud scheme left a Friday administrative hearing sorely disappointed.

A northeast Missouri grain dealer now faces state and federal fraud charges for allegedly running a pyramid scheme in which 180 farmers lost up to $50 million and possibly much more, according to officials.

The owner of T.J. Gieseker Farms and Trucking has been indicted on federal charges involving a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Reap.

The Little Dixie Shrine Club is hosting its 2nd annual barbeque cook off this weekend to support Missouri hospitals.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selection of nearly $143 million in water and environmental projects that are being funded immediately through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Farmers who lost money when a northwest Missouri grain dealer went out of business will soon learn how much they can expect to recover from state regulators.