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Baker Donelson Pauses Timber Scam Suit Amid Criminal Case
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Lobbyist, lawyer accused of role in $85M lumber Ponzi scheme
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They are accused of soliciting more than $20 million from over 50 investors.
Arthur Lamar Adams is already serving time for his role in the $100 million Ponzi scheme.
A court-appointed receiver is still trying to recover assets for victims.
Two Jackson men, accused of defrauding investors as part of a massive $100 million Ponzi scheme spearheaded by Arthur Lamar Adams, are set for trial in July.
The Ponzi scheme, the largest in Mississippi history, affected dozens of victims across multiple states.
Ted Brent Alexander, 55, and Jon Darrell Seawright, 49, appeared Thursday in federal court in Jackson, where they pleaded not guilty to six counts each related to the scheme, acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and FBI Special Agent in Charge Michelle Sutphin said in a news release.
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That’s the message of a ruling on Thursday from U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves of Jackson, Mississippi, denying Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz’s motion to dismiss claims that the law firm helped a fraudster named Lamar Adams attract investors in what turned out to be a $164.5 million Ponzi scheme.
Baker Donelson did not spend much time on traditional legal services for Adams, who is serving a 19.5-year prison sentence for orchestrating the scheme, which falsely promised investors outsized returns on timber sales to lumber mills. That work was limited, according to Reeve’s opinion, to drafting subscription agreements and some other investment documents.
Photos of the day: Mar 9
Tuesday 9 March 2021
Beautiful red chinese lanterns hanging overhead in Chinatown (Charlotte Street) in Port of Spain. - SUREASH CHOLAI
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One of the four Foo marble dogs guarding Chinatown, Charlotte Street, Port of Spain. - Sureash Cholai
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