David Phelps

Guilty? Petters jurors back at it Tuesday
Deliberations began on whether Tom Petters bilked billions from investors.
Nov 23, 2009

Project: The Tom Petters fraud case
The Star Tribune's coverage of the federal fraud case against entrepreneur Tom Petters and the struggles of Petters-owned Sun Country Airlines.
Nov 23, 2009

Trial followers can't get enough
For attorneys, law students and regular folks, the Petters saga has it all.
Nov 22, 2009

Petters: Lawyers get last words Monday
This largest fraud trial in the history of Minnesota wrapped up testimony today with defendant Tom Petters laying the blame for the mammoth Ponzi scheme squarely on the shoulders of the woman who reported his alleged crimes to authorities.
Nov 20, 2009

Prosecutor jabs, Petters takes to ropes
In the main event of Tom Petters' fraud trial, the defendant mostly bobbed and weaved as the prosecutor went bare knuckles.
Nov 19, 2009

Petters: Underlings turned firm into big fraud
The closest lieutenants of Tom Petters took control of his namesake company and turned it into a Ponzi scheme without his knowledge, the Wayzata businessman testified Wednesday during his second day on the witness stand.
Nov 18, 2009

Petters takes the stand, apologizes
Petters apologizes for losses, but denies running a Ponzi scheme.
Nov 17, 2009

Defense witness describes Petters as beset by grief
Tom Petters' attorneys worked to pin fault on his associates after the prosecution rested its case in the fraud trial Monday.
Nov 17, 2009

Moguls tell how they were fooled
Irwin Jacobs and Ted Deikel say Tom Petters pleaded poverty, delayed paying loans and sought fake invoices.
Nov 13, 2009

Retired widow fears losing her home
Janet Leck, testifying in the federal fraud trial of Wayzata businessman Tom Petters, said that she's on the verge of losing her Edina home after she invested $190,000 in the Petters operation.
Nov 12, 2009


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