Then acting Secretary of the Navy Hansford T. Johnson salutes as he departs the USS Pittsburgh after touring the submarine at the U.S. Navy Submarine Base in Groton, Conn., in 2003. He and other officials are accused of fraud. Associated Press file photo
Wyoming Secretary of State Max Maxfield, left, and Wyoming's business compliance director Karen Wheeler stand in front of mail drop boxes at a Mail Boxes Etc., in Cheyenne, Wyo., Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. They say the registered agents for some companies have claimed the boxes as the official locations of the companies. New state laws effective Jan. 1, 2009 will require registered agents to be reachable and able to provide accurate information about the companies they represent. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
Kim Flanigan sifts through a file of notes and letter she kept while researching a large Ponzi scheme her mother had become involved with. Kim, who operates Flanigan's Furniture Outlet with her husband David, helped bring down the scam which promised massive and unreasonable returns on investments. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Former Security and Exchange Commission investigator Gary Aguirre testifies on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 28, 2006 before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hedge funds. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
Attorney General Eric Holder, second from left, speaks at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, during a news conference to discuss financial fraud efforts. From left are, Housing Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Holder, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and Securities and Exchange Commission Director of Enforcement Ron Khuzami. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Sherburne County, Minn., Jail via KSTP-TV shows Minnesota businessman Tom Petters. The defense is telling its side in the fraud trial of the Minnesota businessman. One of the first defense witnesses Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 was a cousin of the defendant. Karl Petters used to work at Petters Co. Inc., the company prosecutors say was at the heart of a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme. (AP Photo/Sherburne County Jail via KSTP-TV, File)
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Sherburne County, Minn., Jail via KSTP-TV shows Minnesota businessman Tom Petters. The defense is telling its side in the fraud trial of the Minnesota businessman. One of the first defense witnesses Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 was a cousin of the defendant. Karl Petters used to work at Petters Co. Inc., the company prosecutors say was at the heart of a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme. (AP Photo/Sherburne County Jail via KSTP-TV, File)
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