Jury Convicts Former WSI Head Sandy Blunt on One of Two Counts

Former North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) Director Sandy Blunt has been found guilty by a jury in Bismarck on one of two felony charges of misusing public funds, the Bismarck Tribune reported Saturday.Blunt was convicted on a charge relating to misapplying more than $10,000 of entrusted money. That count related to more than $26,000 worth of spending, the newspaper reported.Jurors found Blunt not guilty of the second count, which alleged that he gave out illegal bonuses totaling $7,509 to four employees.The trial judge ordered a pre-sentence investigation to help determine sente...