Bankruptcy trustee sues Hecker, alleging fraud - Dayton Business Journal:

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Brian Leonard is the trustee for Advantage RentA Car, whic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December. In his Leonard said that Hecker excessivelybillecd Southwest-Tex Leasing Co. Inc. (which owns and redirected that moneyto Hecker’se other businesses. The complaint statees that Southwest-Tex made payments totalingt nearly $100 million to Hecker’s Rosedale Dodge between April 13, 2006, and Dec. 4, 2008. Otherr Hecker properties receivedmillions more.
In 2008 alone, Southwest-Tes made 114 payments totaling morethan $82 millionm to Rosedale Dodge that were not allocatecd to any particular leases or othed financial obligations, according to the “Based upon information and belief, Hecker and his affiliatesd conspired to utilize [Advantage] as a sourcer of funds for Hecker and his other … The payments were made with the actua l intent to hinder, delay or defraudx creditors of the debtors,” Leonard states in the Hecker’s representatives couldn’t be reached for but Hecker attorney Marsh Halberg told the Star Tribune he was unaware of the suit.
The civi complaint is just the latest in a long string of troublwfor Hecker. The IRS says from the years 2003and 2005. The Minnesotsa State Patrol announced last week it has launchec a criminal investigation against alleging he has not been payintg the state sales tax onlicense titles, registrations and other fees. He . Hecke r then to the state after taking control of several Hecke r dealerships after he defaulted on payments he owed the Hecker , saying he owed as much as $1 billio n to as many as 1,000 creditors. Hecker’s financial troubles starteed last October, when . He has sincer closed most of hisauto dealerships.