AM 1240 WJON » Denny Hecker http://wjon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Convicted Auto King Moved to Wisconsin Prison http://wjon.com/74098/ http://wjon.com/74098/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:52:08 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=74098 Convicted auto dealer Denny Hecker has been moved to a higher-security prison in Wisconsin.

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]]> http://wjon.com/74098/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail photo Convicted Auto King Moved to Solitary Confinement http://wjon.com/convicted-auto-king-moved-to-solitary-confinement/ http://wjon.com/convicted-auto-king-moved-to-solitary-confinement/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:16:25 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=73726 The former Twin Cities auto magnate convicted of fraud has been moved to solitary confinement at a federal prison in Duluth.

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]]> http://wjon.com/convicted-auto-king-moved-to-solitary-confinement/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail photo In Prison Interview, Hecker Says He's Happier http://wjon.com/in-prison-interview-hecker-says-hes-happier/ http://wjon.com/in-prison-interview-hecker-says-hes-happier/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 16:56:10 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15380 Convicted auto dealer Denny Hecker is about eight weeks into a 10-year sentence for fraud at a federal prison in Duluth and says he's actually happier with his life.

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]]> http://wjon.com/in-prison-interview-hecker-says-hes-happier/feed/ 0 Girlfriend, Fallen Minn. Auto Mogul Apparently Wed http://wjon.com/girlfriend-fallen-minn-auto-mogul-apparently-wed/ http://wjon.com/girlfriend-fallen-minn-auto-mogul-apparently-wed/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:57:05 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=9148 Convicted auto mogul Denny Hecker and his girlfriend have gotten married, but the county attorney's office is investigating whether the marriage is legit. Hecker's daughter Kelly says the family's pastor conducted a ceremony Feb. 22, with Hecker on the telephone from his cell at Sherburne County Jail and girlfriend Christi Rowan at a Maple Grove church.

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]]> http://wjon.com/girlfriend-fallen-minn-auto-mogul-apparently-wed/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail photo Girlfriend Of Fallen Auto Mogul To Remain Jailed http://wjon.com/girlfriend-of-fallen-auto-mogul-to-remain-jailed/ http://wjon.com/girlfriend-of-fallen-auto-mogul-to-remain-jailed/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:55:40 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=9062 The girlfriend of convicted auto mogul Dennis Hecker has waived her detention hearing and will remain behind bars. Christi Rowan will stay in the Sherburne County jailed until she's sentenced next week. Rowan's detention hearing was scheduled Wednesday in federal court.

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]]> http://wjon.com/girlfriend-of-fallen-auto-mogul-to-remain-jailed/feed/ 0 Getty Images Ex-Auto Mogul Hecker Gets Max 10 Years For Fraud http://wjon.com/ex-auto-mogul-hecker-gets-max-10-years-for-fraud/ http://wjon.com/ex-auto-mogul-hecker-gets-max-10-years-for-fraud/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:00:34 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=7541 A federal judge has sentenced former Minnesota auto magnate Denny Hecker to a maximum 10 years in prison on fraud charges. He pleaded guilty last September to conspiracy and bankruptcy fraud charges.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ex-auto-mogul-hecker-gets-max-10-years-for-fraud/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail photo Ex-Auto Mogul Hecker To Be Sentenced For Fraud http://wjon.com/ex-auto-mogul-hecker-to-be-sentenced-for-fraud/ http://wjon.com/ex-auto-mogul-hecker-to-be-sentenced-for-fraud/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:48:19 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=7489 One-time auto magnate Denny Hecker is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in a scheme that prosecutors say duped lenders out of millions so Hecker could maintain his "high-flying lifestyle." The 58-year-old Hecker pleaded guilty in September to two fraud-related charges.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ex-auto-mogul-hecker-to-be-sentenced-for-fraud/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail photo Hecker Associate Sentenced To 27 Months http://wjon.com/hecker-associate-sentenced-to-27-months/ http://wjon.com/hecker-associate-sentenced-to-27-months/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:08:24 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=7229 Denny Hecker's highest-paid confidant has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for his role in a fraud scheme that brought down the auto dealer's empire that once did $6 billion in annual sales.

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]]> http://wjon.com/hecker-associate-sentenced-to-27-months/feed/ 0 Hecker Attorney Recommends 8-Year Prison Sentence http://wjon.com/hecker-attorney-recommends-8-year-prison-sentence/ http://wjon.com/hecker-attorney-recommends-8-year-prison-sentence/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:18:34 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=6722 The attorney for former Twin Cities auto magnate Denny Hecker is asking that Hecker serve no more than eight years in prison. Hecker is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Minneapolis on Feb. 11. He pleaded guilty last September to conspiracy and bankruptcy fraud. Prosecutors want Hecker sentenced to the maximum 10 years in prison.

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]]> http://wjon.com/hecker-attorney-recommends-8-year-prison-sentence/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail photo Sentencing Date Set For Ex-Twin Cities Auto Dealer http://wjon.com/sentencing-date-set-for-ex-twin-cities-auto-dealer/ http://wjon.com/sentencing-date-set-for-ex-twin-cities-auto-dealer/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:54:24 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=5781 Fallen Twin Cities auto magnate Denny Hecker now has a sentencing date. Hecker is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 11 in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sentencing-date-set-for-ex-twin-cities-auto-dealer/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail photo Prosecutors Want 10-year Sentence For Hecker http://wjon.com/prosecutors-want-10-year-sentence-for-hecker/ http://wjon.com/prosecutors-want-10-year-sentence-for-hecker/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:23:51 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=4865 U.S. prosecutors want fallen Twin Cities auto dealer Denny Hecker to get the statutory maximum sentence. They're recommending a 10-year prison term.

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]]> http://wjon.com/prosecutors-want-10-year-sentence-for-hecker/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail photo Hecker Will Stay Jailed Until Sentencing http://wjon.com/hecker-will-stay-jailed-until-sentencing/ http://wjon.com/hecker-will-stay-jailed-until-sentencing/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:11:29 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=3897 Former auto magnate Denny Hecker will stay in jail until his sentencing on fraud charges.

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]]> http://wjon.com/hecker-will-stay-jailed-until-sentencing/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail photo Feds Want To Keep Hecker In Jail http://wjon.com/feds-want-to-keep-hecker-in-jail/ http://wjon.com/feds-want-to-keep-hecker-in-jail/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:53:17 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=3794 Prosecutors want fallen Twin Cities auto mogul Denny Hecker to stay in jail because he is a flight risk and "an economic threat to the community."

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]]> http://wjon.com/feds-want-to-keep-hecker-in-jail/feed/ 0 Politics And Red Ink Dominate 2010 Year In State News http://wjon.com/politics-and-red-ink-dominate-2010-year-in-state-news/ http://wjon.com/politics-and-red-ink-dominate-2010-year-in-state-news/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 06:01:44 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=3287 The white snow flew and the red ink grew as 2010 drew to a close in Minnesota, but the snowstorm that brought down the Metrodome roof and a daunting $6.2 billion projected state deficit were just two of the year's most notable stories.

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