Feds Accuse NC Farmers Of $8.5M 'Straw Producer' Crop Plot

By Ganesh Setty · October 3, 2025, 4:15 PM EDT

The U.S. government accused a family farm of engaging in a roughly $8.5 million scheme to inflate crop insurance payouts, alleging in North Carolina federal court that its owner used family members as...

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Case Information

Case Title

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Swinson et al

Case Number

7:25-cv-01539

Court

North Carolina Eastern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: False Claims Act

Date Filed

October 02, 2025