Court Affirms Sentence of Man Who Lied About Net Worth to Try to Buy NHL Team

A federal judge from the District of Minnesota has denied the request of a man — who tried to fabricate his net worth to purchase an NHL team — to vacate, set aside or correct a jail sentence that was administered for that and other crimes.   Jason “Bo” Beckman was well on his way to being an owner of the Minnesota Wild NHL franchise in 2008 before Joel Barth, an accountant hired by the league, found evidence that Beckman was lying about his net worth.   He was ultimately indic