
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Nebraska filmmaker accused of faking a purchase agreement to get Iowa state tax credits has been convicted of first-degree fraud.
64-year-old Dennis Brouse was convicted Friday by a Polk County jury and faces up to 10 years in prison when he’s sentenced in March.
It was the second trial for Brouse, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, after the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned a felony fraud conviction in April citing confusing jury instructions.
Prosecutors said Brouse bought a 38-foot camper trailer from an elderly couple for $10,500 in cash, but claimed the trailer cost twice that much in a statement for tax credits that he turned in to the state.