United States v. Thomas Joseph Petters - Star Tribune

<strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> v. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>Joseph</strong> <strong>Petters</strong><br />

Potential Witnesses<br />

Joel Alsaker: <strong>Petters</strong>' boss in the 1970s when<br />

he was selling stereo equipment in St. Cloud.<br />

Deanne Anderson: <strong>Petters</strong>‘ executive<br />

assistant.<br />

Marie Ashton: Unknown.<br />

David Baer: Headed <strong>Petters</strong> Group<br />

Worldwide's legal team.<br />

Dan Barzel: Unknown.<br />

Russell Basch: Unknown<br />

Jeryl Beaulieu: Burnsville lawyer.<br />

Melissa Belgarde: Unknown<br />

Greg Bell*: Operated Lancelot Investment<br />

Management and its hedge funds.<br />

Scott Benedict: Unknown.<br />

Norvan Biglarians: President, NBSP Inc., a<br />

Texas-based wholesaler.<br />

Special Agent Tim Bisswurm, FBI<br />

Shirley Boeser: Philanthropist, volunteer at<br />

Charis Ministries.<br />

Roy Boeser: Philanthropist.<br />

Jeffrey Bores: Unknown.<br />

Terry Bowman: Unknown<br />

Paul Breckner: VP sales and marketing, Data<br />

Sales Co. Inc., a Burnsville computer<br />

wholesaler.<br />

Ronald Breckner: President, Data Sales Co.<br />

Inc., a Burnsville computer wholesaler.<br />

Lance Breiland: A lawyer and partner at<br />

Interlachen Capital Group LP, Minneapolis.<br />

Kenneth Brooks: Philanthropist.<br />

Karl Cambronne: Minneapolis lawyer.<br />

Dove Carter: Executive over the years with<br />

several different <strong>Petters</strong> companies.<br />

Michael Catain*: Recording industry<br />

executive, Excelsior car wash owner.<br />

Ken Chabin: Unknown.<br />

Alan Chamberlain: Unknown.<br />

Camille Chee-Awai: CEO, <strong>Petters</strong> Capital.<br />

McCord Christensen: COO, <strong>Petters</strong> Consumer<br />

Brands<br />

Timothy Coffey: Unknown<br />

Stewart Cohen: Former chairman, Polaroid<br />

Corp. under <strong>Petters</strong>.<br />

Gregg Colburn: Interlachen Capital Group,<br />

Minneapolis.<br />

Deanna Coleman*, former vice president,<br />

<strong>Petters</strong> Co. Inc.<br />

Joe Condit, a young businessman who<br />

benefitted from a <strong>Petters</strong> investment.<br />

Special Agent Matt Corden, FBI<br />

Jared Danielson: An information technology<br />

consultant of Polaroid.<br />

George Danko: Former chairman and CEO of<br />

<strong>Petters</strong> Group Worldwide<br />

Dyan Decker: an employee of<br />

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP doing the<br />

forensic accounting of the <strong>Petters</strong> companies.<br />

Ted Deikel: A former owner and CEO of<br />

Fingerhut and a <strong>Petters</strong> investor.

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Bradley Dennis: Unknown<br />

Trina Donovan: Senior executive slot host,<br />

Bellagio hotel and casino, Las Vegas, Nev.<br />

Conor M. Dowling: Unknown.<br />

Michelle Dreckman: Unknown.<br />

Lewis Duncan: President of Rollins College in<br />

Winter Park, FL.<br />

Rick Epland: Former controller at <strong>Petters</strong><br />

Warehouse Direct.<br />

Paul Feehan: GE Capital manager who<br />

oversaw <strong>Petters</strong> Co. Inc. line of credit in 2000.<br />

Larry Field: Unknown.<br />

Dawn Fish: Former executive director of John<br />

T. <strong>Petters</strong> Foundation, named after <strong>Petters</strong>’<br />

late son.<br />

<strong>Thomas</strong> Fisher: Unknown.<br />

Christopher Flynn: Unknown.<br />

Jim Fry: A founder and president of<br />

ArrowHead Capital Management, a <strong>Petters</strong><br />

investor.<br />

Fred Goldman: Unknown.<br />

Timothy Gonsior: Unknown.<br />

Ron Goodman: Teen Challenge finance<br />

director.<br />

Brian Grady, Colorado Springs Police Dept.<br />

Jim Granat, Ark Royal Management Group<br />

Karlene Hagan: Unknown.<br />

John Hagan: A former director of <strong>Petters</strong> Co.<br />

Inc.<br />

Jamie Hagen, <strong>Petters</strong> first wife and the<br />

mother of two of his children.<br />

Scott Haggbloom: A Costco buyer.<br />

Patricia Hamm: A human resources executive<br />

at <strong>Petters</strong> Group Worldwide.<br />

Ron Haskovitz: Unknown.<br />

<strong>Thomas</strong> Hay, executive vice president, <strong>Petters</strong><br />

Group Worldwide.<br />

Sharon Hayes: Unknown.<br />

Allen Heinen: Unknown.<br />

Scott Herbert: Unknown.<br />

Kevin Howk, president of Edina-based Crown<br />

Bank.<br />

Erik Hsuley, a Costco accounts payable<br />

employee.<br />

Terra Hunter: Unknown.<br />

Roben Hunter: A Twin Cities tax attorney.<br />

Sandy Indahl: Senior accountant at <strong>Petters</strong> Co.<br />

Inc.<br />

Irwin Jacobs: Serial entrepreneur in the Twin<br />

Cities who got the nickname “Irv the<br />

liquidator” early in his career.<br />

Ed Jambor: An executive with M&I Bank.<br />

Art Joe: A shipping manager at Polaroid and<br />

before that, <strong>Petters</strong> Group Worldwide.<br />

Fred Johnson: Investor.<br />

Michael Keegan: Unknown.<br />

Special Agent Kathy Klug, IRS<br />

Mark Knoblach: Unknown.<br />

Dan Kokesh: Realtor and former CFO-Retail at<br />

<strong>Petters</strong> Group Worldwide.

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Lois Kruse: Corporate records management,<br />

<strong>Petters</strong> Group Worldwide.<br />

Speical Agent Dave Kukura, FBI<br />

Louie William Larsen Jr.: Unknown.<br />

Mark Laumann: Conroller, <strong>Petters</strong> Group<br />

Worldwide.<br />

Janet Leck: Volunteer at Charis Ministries.<br />

Greg Lerman: CEO, WSS Media Inc.<br />

Drew Levine: President of Wackenhut Corp.<br />

Debbie Lindstrom: Executive assistant to<br />

Deanna Coleman (formerly Deanna Munson).<br />

Michael Liss: Unknown.<br />

James Lodoen: Lindquist & Vennum attorney<br />

representing <strong>Petters</strong> in bankruptcy<br />

proceedings.<br />

John Lund: Unknown.<br />

Ambrose Mahon: Unknown.<br />

David Margolis: Project manager at Polaroid,<br />

and previously <strong>Petters</strong>’ executive of<br />

operations at <strong>Petters</strong> Group Worldwide.<br />

Ted Martens: an employee of<br />

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP doing the<br />

forensic accounting of the <strong>Petters</strong> companies.<br />

James McAlister: Unknown.<br />

Ted McDonough: Unknown.<br />

John McMann: Unknown.<br />

Kevin McShane: Unknown.<br />

Richard Menczynski: Vice president finance,<br />

<strong>Petters</strong> Group Worldwide.<br />

Steve Meshbesher: An attorney who formerly<br />

represented Tom <strong>Petters</strong> in a Colorado theft<br />

case years ago.<br />

Dominic Miele: Former employee of Acorn<br />

Capital Group, which invested with <strong>Petters</strong>.<br />

Andrea Miller: Communications director at<br />

<strong>Petters</strong> Group Worldwide.<br />

Tracy Mixon: <strong>Petters</strong>’ girlfriend and the<br />

mother of two of his children.<br />

Jack Morrone: An employee of General<br />

Electric Capital, a former lender to <strong>Petters</strong> Co.<br />

Inc.<br />

Kim Nash: assistant at <strong>Petters</strong> Group<br />

Worldwide.<br />

Lucille Nieweg: Unknown.<br />

<strong>Joseph</strong> Northrup: Unknown.<br />

Molly O’Brien: Unknown.<br />

Colman O’Connell: Former College of St.<br />

Benedict president and theater professor.<br />

William O’Keefe: Unknown.<br />

Mike O’Shaughnessy: Polaroid CEO.<br />

Craig Oberlander: A major investor in<br />

Redstone American Grill.<br />

David Olson: President of the Minnesota<br />

Chamber of Commerce.<br />

Raymond G. Ostrom, a Bloomington investor.<br />

Michelle Palm: Unknown.<br />

Patrick Perry: Unknown.<br />

Ron Peterson: Trustee for the Lancelot hedge<br />

funds, which are now in receivership.<br />

Catherine <strong>Petters</strong>: <strong>Petters</strong> family.

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Fred <strong>Petters</strong>: <strong>Petters</strong> family.<br />

Frederick <strong>Petters</strong>: <strong>Petters</strong> family.<br />

Jon <strong>Petters</strong>: <strong>Petters</strong> family.<br />

Jennifer <strong>Petters</strong>: <strong>Petters</strong> family.<br />

Karl <strong>Petters</strong>: <strong>Petters</strong> family.<br />

Rosemary <strong>Petters</strong>: <strong>Petters</strong> family.<br />

Michael Phelps: Deputy chief legal officer for<br />

<strong>Petters</strong> Group Worldwide.<br />

Special Agent Brian Pitzen, IRS<br />

Mark Polinsky: Unknown.<br />

Nicholas Pollard: Unknown.<br />

Brian Powers: Unknown.<br />

Patrick Preece: Unknown.<br />

Bruce Prevost: Principal in Palm Beach<br />

Finance of Incline Village, Nev.<br />

Jesse Prieto: An agent with the Nevada<br />

Gaming Control Board.<br />

Robert Pugmire: Unknown.<br />

Henry Ragin: Executive at BJ’s Wholesale<br />

Club.<br />

Corrina Rambicur-Smith: Unknown.<br />

Steve Randa: Tam O’Shanter Lodge,<br />

Washburn, Wisc.<br />

Rebecca Randa: Tam O’Shanter Lodge,<br />

Washburn, Wisc.<br />

Steve Ratliff, senior vice president Polaroid<br />

domestic sales and <strong>Petters</strong> Consumer Brands.<br />

Larry Reynolds*: A Los Angeles man formerly<br />

known as Larry Reservitz whose in the<br />

federal witness security program, and who<br />

testified that he helped <strong>Petters</strong> launder<br />

money through a Los Angeles company called<br />

Nationwide International Resources Inc.<br />

Antoinette Reynolds: Larry Reynolds’ wife.<br />

Special Agent Eileen Rice, FBI<br />

Randy Roland: Former CFO, executive vice<br />

president at Redtag Biz.<br />

Stuart Romenesko: former president and CEO<br />

of <strong>Petters</strong> Group Worldwide.<br />

Richard Scherber: Executive director of Teen<br />

Challenge.<br />

Joe Schmit: A former television sports anchor<br />

who became President of <strong>Petters</strong> Media and<br />

Marketing Group, and who now runs the John<br />

T. <strong>Petters</strong> Foundation and is spokesman for Sun<br />

Country Airlines.<br />

Gina Schrader: Unknown.<br />

Lisa Schroeder: Philanthropist.<br />

Robert Sefkow: Unknown.<br />

Robert Sherman: Unknown.<br />

Julie Showers: Unknown.<br />

Alexander Shvartsman: An investor in<br />

Lancelot Investment Management.<br />

Mike Sieg, Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office<br />

Sue Silker: Unknown.<br />

Glen Silker: Unknown.<br />

Harold Simmons: Unknown.<br />

Special Agent Craig Sorum, FBI<br />

Ric Spicer: Unknown.<br />

Conrad <strong>Star</strong>r: Unknown.

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Larry Swartz: Unknown.<br />

Tammy Tesar: Operations, <strong>Petters</strong> Real Estate<br />

Group.<br />

<strong>Thomas</strong> Ting: Corporate counsel, <strong>Petters</strong><br />

Group Worldwide.<br />

Footnotes:<br />

* Indicates this witness has pleaded guilty to<br />

crimes related to the alleged Ponzi scheme.<br />

** Pleaded guilty to tax charges flowing from<br />

the <strong>Petters</strong> investigation.<br />

Patty Tintner: Unknown.<br />

Dean Vlahos: a restaurateur who founded<br />

Champps and later Redstone American Grill. He<br />

recently left Redstone to pursue other ventures.<br />

Vlahos and his estranged wife, Michelle, are<br />

two of the biggest creditors in the Tom <strong>Petters</strong><br />

fraud case, owed nearly $16 million.<br />

Peter Vogt: A physician and philanthropist.<br />

Kimberly Volner: Unknown.<br />

Christina Wald: Office manager, Lancelot<br />

Investment Management.<br />

John Wappler: Senior associate, Ritchie<br />

Capital Management, a fund based in Lisle, Ill.<br />

James Wehmhoff**: <strong>Petters</strong>‘ accountant.<br />

Ron Weiser: Unknown.<br />

Patty Westerdahl: Unknown.<br />

Robert White*: Chief financial officer, <strong>Petters</strong><br />

Co. Inc.<br />

Alan Winik: Unknown.<br />

Henry Winterstern: Unknown.<br />

Jennifer Wolter: Unknown.<br />

Michael Woods: Unknown.<br />

Steven Young: Apriven Partners LP of Dallas,<br />

a <strong>Petters</strong> Co. Inc. creditor.<br />

Phillip J. Zeller: Unknown.