A Northeast Nebraska farmer has been ordered to pay $1 million in restitution for profiting off a fraudulent crop insurance claim.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska says Ross Nelson of Newman Grove provided false losses of soybeans and corn when he filed a claim in 2015 to an authorized insurance provider.
Court documents say he received more than $700,000 in reimbursement for losses, and the USDA’s Risk Management agency launched an investigation because Nelson’s losses didn’t match neighboring farms in Holt County.
