Charges dismissed against sisters accused of stealing from disabled father

Prosecutors cited not enough evidence to proceed in both cases.

by Tommy Wiita

Two sisters who were accused of stealing money from their disabled Minnesota father had each of their cases dropped.

Prosecutors cited not enough evidence when dropping the charges against 70-year-old Koreen Harstad, of Weimar, Texas, and Kaia Jeanne Bergeson, 63, of Montevideo, Minnesota. They were initially charged with one count each of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult after they were accused of stealing $35,000 from their 96-year-old father.

The sisters' children received a combined $235,000 from their grandfather as a "gift," the complaint said.

The cases were dismissed on Aug. 15, according to court documents.

"Based on information provided by [the defendants], the State believes that the case must be dismissed in the interests of justice," Goodhue County Assistant Attorney David Grove wrote in each filing.

Bring Me The News reached out to the Goodhue County Attorney's Office for comment on Thursday.

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Charges dismissed against sisters accused of stealing from disabled father