A 54-year-old former Stevens Point business owner accused of defrauding several farms and trucking companies out of a combined $700,000 was charged Monday in Portage County.

Thomas Lundgren, the former owner of a potato brokerage- Spud City Sales is accused of not paying farmers in Adams, Columbia, Portage and Waushara counties for their crops. Lundgren expected to be charged with 10 counts of theft in a business setting in Portage County on Sept. 18.

Court records list the offense dates as 2011 and 2012.

Lundgren also has a pending case in Langlade County. He's accused of defrauding a farm out of more than $100,000. That case is scheduled to head to trial next year.

Lundgren had been charged in Portage County in 2012, however, the case was dismissed citing lack of forensic evidence.

Lundgren is free on $10,000 signature bond. Court records list him as living in Columbus, Wisconsin.

He's scheduled to return to court Oct. 9 for a preliminary hearing.