Malta man faces possible prison time after admitting to stealing over $270k from employer

A Malta man faces up to 20 years in prison and restitution payments of approximately $270,000 following a guilty plea to eight counts of felony theft in Phillips County District Court.

Emil Martin Lundstrom was charged with the felony counts in district court on July 7, and entered the guilty plea following a plea agreement with the attorney for Phillips County. In a plea agreement, Lundstrom acknowledged that he had been charged with the eight counts of felony theft and “will plead guilty because he is in fact guilty of the charge.”

In a letter dated August 19, 2016, CHS Inc’s, senior attorne...