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- Kassius Benson handles serious and complex criminal matters in Federal and state courts nationwide including homicide cases, major narcotic conspiracy crimes, and a host of other federal and state felony level charges. He is an accomplished criminal defense trial lawyer having tried over 150 jury trials to verdict.
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Oct 17, 2022 · The Hennepin County chief public defender resigned Monday afternoon amid a federal investigation into allegations of tax evasion. Kassius Benson sent emails to staff and State Public Defender...
Dec 4, 2023 · The former Hennepin County chief public defender who resigned amid an investigation indicting him on 17 counts of federal tax evasion pleaded guilty Monday morning.
Dec 4, 2023 · The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Kassius Benson entered the plea to a charge of willfully failing to pay employment taxes. He resigned from his county post in October 2022 after the tax fraud...
May 8, 2024 · Kassius Benson, the former Hennepin County chief public defender who resigned amid a federal probe that yielded tax evasion charges, received a three-year probation sentence Wednesday in U.S ...
Dec 5, 2023 · Kassius Benson, who held the role from 2021 to 2022, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Monday morning. He was initially indicted on 17 counts of federal tax evasion on Feb. 9. As part of the plea deal, Benson is required to pay the IRS $213,591.81 in restitution.
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Dec 5, 2023 · Kassius Benson appeared in U.S. District Court, admitting before Judge John R. Tunheim that he failed to pay taxes withheld for employees at his Minneapolis-based criminal defense firm, Kassius Benson Law, before taking his public job in January 2021. As part of his plea deal, Benson must pay the Internal Revenue Service $213,591.81 in restitution.
Oct 17, 2022 · Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Kassius Benson has made the decision to resign, Minnesota’s Chief Public Defender Bill Ward confirmed on Monday. Ward said it is a “private, personal...
