NATION : Hubert Humphrey’s Son-in-Law Gets 4 Years in Prison for Fraud
C. Bruce Solomonson, son-in-law of the late Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, was sentenced today to nearly 4 years in prison and ordered to pay back insurance companies he was found guilty of defrauding.
“I just want to express to my family and friends my sincere apologies for all the pain and suffering I have caused them,” Solomonson told U.S. District Judge Edward Devitt before sentencing. Solomonson’s wife, the former Nancy Humphrey, and his mother-in-law, Muriel Humphrey Brown, attended the hearing.
Solomonson, 47, was convicted in December on nine counts of fraud stemming from diversion of $1.5 million from his two Edina insurance agencies for personal use. The jury found that he altered company books to hide the illegal transactions.
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