Was she a villain who sought to take advantage of an enticing state-run film program? Or was she a heroine who fought an abundance of ineptitude to make a movie in Iowa? Wendy Weiner Runge, a Minnesotan who faces the most serious charge
In a surprise move, Minnesota filmmaker Wendy Weiner Runge pleaded guilty late Wednesday to a felony charge just as attorneys on both sides of her case had rested.
WendyRunge fails to tell her readers that she pleaded guilty after it became clear she would lose at trial, was supposed to get a probation-only sentence but ended up with an interminate sentence of up to 10 years after the judge found o
Wendy Weiner Runge was released from an Iowa State prison Friday where she was imprisoned for stealing money from the State of Iowa through its film promotion program. But why was she released so early?
They also tell the story of her arrest, guilty plea and sentencing as if Runge had not emailed a co-conspirator and said: Hey baby. I need a final Maximus...invoice TOMORROW MORNING for $2.3 million in an odd, round number. Add it all u
Hey baby, begins the communication from Polynation Pictures chief Wendy Weiner Runge in the message to partner Matthias Saunders. A producer for the film The Scientist, Saunders ran a company that was supposed to provide equipment for th
Minnesota filmmaker Wendy Weiner Runge’s appeal of her 10-year prison
sentence was denied by an Iowa appeals court last week. Runge claimed that the trial judge improperly
considered comments she made during her trial on her blog atta
After serving just over six months of her sentence, haredi filmmaker Wendy Weiner Runge, convicted of scamming the tens of thousands of dollars from the State of Iowas film support program, has reportedly been granted parole.
WendyRunge, who pleaded guilty to defrauding the State of Iowas film support program, was released from prison last week after her sentence was reconsidered. But Runge, whose insincerity and her false claims of anti-Semitism on the part
As believers in justice and fair play, our duty remains to stand by our sister in her hour of need. Wendy’s youngest children have tearfully asked their mother, Will you say goodbye to us, or will they just take you away? Iowa’s prison