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There will be no Brainerd vacation for fallen
auto mogul Denny Hecker.

      A federal magistrate judge ruled Wednesday that Hecker is a
flight risk and denied his request to spend time at a friend's home
in Brainerd.

      Hecker argued he needed to spend "quality time" with his
children and asked that he be allowed to travel outside the Twin
Cities metro area. But U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Susan
Nelson says there's no reason he couldn't spend quality time with
them at his Medina home.

      Hecker faces trial in mid-October on federal fraud charges. He
has pleaded not guilty.

      Hecker was one of Minnesota's largest auto dealers before his
empire collapsed.
      

A federal magistrate judge ruled Wednesday that fallen
auto mogul Denny Hecker is a
flight risk and denied his request to spend time at a friend's home
in Brainerd.

Judge: No Brainerd vacation for Hecker

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