Minnesota baby store owner pleads guilty to $9M fraud scheme

Minnesota baby store owner pleads guilty to $9M fraud scheme

Adelle Starin of Sartell owns Baby’s on Broadway in downtown St. Cloud and Little Falls.

The owner of a children’s store in Minnesota pleaded guilty to a $9 million fraud – hassteveclarkresignedyet

A Sartell woman pleaded guilty to creating a fake vendor and creating false invoices to obtain more than $9 million in financing, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court. Adele Starin, 40, participated in the scam through her Minnesota business, Baby’s on Broadway, which sold baby products and toys in storefronts in downtown St. Cloud and Little Falls, according to the documents. “Faced with mounting business debts arising from…

St. Cloud baby store remains open after owner admits to fraud

ST. CLOUD — Baby’s on Broadway at 710 W St. Germain St. remains open after the store’s owner pleaded guilty to defrauding two lenders. On Thursday, Dec. 19, Adelle Starin, 40, admitted in a St. Paul to getting $9 million from lenders using fake documents. Starin brought her specialty baby boutique — which sells items including breast pumps, toys and furniture — to St. Cloud in 2022. She opened her first store in Little Falls in 2013. In 2…