The co-founder of a Minnesota-based THC drink company who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft after being accused of embezzling over $45,000 from the business has been sentenced, according to court records filed Monday.
A judge sentenced Christian Schenk to 45 days in jail, followed by two years of supervised probation. Court records show the judge also stayed a 364-day jail sentence for two years.
Schenk, a 47-year-old man from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is referred to in a criminal complaint as the “former co-founder” of Crooked Beverage Company. The court document said Ex-Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler reported to police in November 2023 that Schenk had been making “fraudulent, personal purchases” on the company’s Square account. When confronted about the fraudulent activity four months earlier, Schenk resigned the business…