State v. Lawenstein

GIERKE, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant, David Lawenstein, from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the District Court of Ramsey County. Lawenstein was convicted of four counts of theft of property. We affirm.

Lawenstein was president and general manager of D & L Marketing, Inc. [D & L]. The corporation operated a business in Devils Lake known as “Gas Stop”, which included a bulk fuel sales operation. In his capacity as an officer of the corporation, he entered into a “Farm Plan” agreement with the First National Bank of Devils Lake [Bank]. The “Farm Plan” is a program whereby a…