Charles Hoefer

DUNSEITH – A federal civil rights lawsuit seeking nearly $2 billion in damages has been filed by a Dunseith RV manufacturer against five current and former North Dakota Department of Commerce officials, alleging a multi-year scheme involving deception, concealment, retaliation and abuse of state power.

According to the 242-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court in North Dakota on Thursday, Aug. 27, Charles Hoefer and the Hoefer Group, LLC, are seeking a jury trial for damages arising from the alleged deprivation of rights, conspiracy to interfere with civil rights and forced labor by officials with the North Dakota Department of Commerce (NDDC).

The defendants in the case are Joshua Teigen, former Commerce commissioner during the Doug Burgum administration; Shayden A

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