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Potato FarmerGets 2 YearsNorth Dakota Tax Evaderis SentencedBISMARCK (AP) —A North Dakota potato farmer who told a U. S. district judge he was “tired of being a political football” was sentenced Wednesday to serve two years in prison for income tax evasion.Martin Hover, 65, Washburn,I had been convicted by a jury March 27 on two counts of evading payment of $1,818.57 in income taxes for 1946 and $6,326 41 in federal income taxes for 1947.Hoyer’s bookkeeper, Chester j Ferguson, 56, also convicted was placed on three years probation.Judge Charles J Vogel pronounced sentence after denying a motion to set aside the jury’s verdict. I George Duis of Fargo, counsel j for Moyer, said an appeal likely i would be made. J Hoyer Wednesday related how he lost his farm and a meat bus- j ness in Washburn, then regained j his farm after several years of work.He concluded by telling the court he was tired of being apolitical football. j
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Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, US
Thu, Apr 29, 1954
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