Marvin Lewis Kline (August 9, 1903 – April 9, 1974) was an architectural engineer, Republican politician, charity head, and criminal who served as the 34th mayor of Minneapolis.
During his time in office he worked with the city of St. Paul, Minnesota and the state government to form the jointly run Metropolitan Airports Commission.
[6] In June 1960, Minnesota Attorney General Walter Mondale released a report saying the Kline "was enabled to derive unconscionable personal profit from his position", including "fees" that had been paid to him from the people handling the charity's publicity and promotion.
[8] In 1963, he and four fellow defendants were convicted in federal court of conspiracy and mail fraud for having diverted millions of dollars in funds raised during the charity's mail-based fundraising campaigns.
[1] After being released, Kline briefly worked as an engineer at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant before suffering from a stroke and retiring.