“Country Crossings Music Festival” executive heading to federal prison

Ethan McReynolds March 31, 2023

Last Updated: March 31, 2023

EUGENE, Ore. – An executive behind the Country Crossings Music Festival is reportedly headed to prison.

She pled guilty last fall to wire fraud and money laundering.

The Oregon U.S. Attorney’s Office said that Anne Hankins falsified bank statements to influence the sale of her stake in Willamette Country Music Concerts LLC.

The company ran concerts and festivals in Linn County for years, and then in Jackson County in 2017 and 2018.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said she sent a false statement claiming the company had $1.1 million in its account when it only had $16,000.

The Statesman Journal reported she was sentenced to one year in prison.

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Ethan McReynolds is a reporter and weekend anchor for NBC5 News. He grew up in Bothell, Washington and graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Broadcasting and minors in Journalism and Sport Management. At Gonzaga, he started his own sports podcast. Ethan loves rooting for his hometown Seattle sports teams, especially the Mariners. He loves playing baseball, basketball, and soccer. He is also an avid Taylor Swift fan.