Wasilla Woman Indicted For Fraud

Alaska Public Media | By Ellen Lockyer

Published August 26, 2013 at 9:51 PM AKDT

A Wasilla woman is under federal indictment for fraud in connection with Valley Dairy, Inc., which did business as the now-defunct Matanuska Creamery. Karen Olson, who managed the Matanuska Creamery in Palmer, has been charged with defrauding the state of Alaska and with making false statements to the federal Department of Agriculture.
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