Self-made CEO's glittering career implodes after first-class trip to oceanfront Hawaii resort https://t.co/wob0KUZ1vM
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) November 30, 2025
A glittering Minneapolis CEO was accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund a first-class trip to Hawaii, complete with an oceanfront stay.
Jonathan Weinhagen, 42, skyrocketed to the top – from working at his family’s auto repair shop to an executive role at the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, to being made president of Minneapolis’ Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Now the married father-of-four is expected to enter a guilty plea after he was accused of embezzling over $200,000 from the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, Star Tribune reported.
Weinhagen was slapped with a slew of charges, including fraud involving a fictional company, a fabricated obituary, and alleged theft of a $30,000 chamber donation to a Crime Stoppers reward fund.
The high-flying businessman, who made about $275,000 in 2023, abruptly resigned as CEO in June 2024, according to the Tribune.
Six weeks later, the chamber announced his resignation came after an internal financial investigation was made, discovering a $500,000 budget shortfall that triggered layoffs.
Since his departure and while the investigation into his conduct has been ongoing, his wife posted smiling pictures of the pair on Facebook, jet-setting to Copenhagen, New York and other vacation hotspots.