Petters' cronies plead guilty in fraud scheme

Article by: DAN BROWNING , Star Tribune
Updated: October 9, 2008 - 3:13 PM

Deanna Coleman of Wayzata, who turned Petters in, and Robert Dean White of Excelsior and Michael Catain of Shorewood admitted to their roles in the scheme.

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enegpapaOct. 8, 08 1:05 PM

thanks for taking on polaroid and blowing it all you loser.

normanteigenOct. 8, 08 1:13 PM

The old preachers had it right: greed is the root of all evil

richrevcatOct. 8, 08 1:14 PM

I do not in any way excuse what Mr Petters did, but I wonder why life in prison is pending for him when we often let rapists (and other sex offenders) and murderers off in a few years? What Mr Petters did was terribly unethical but not violent. And why should Deanna Coleman plead only to one count, when she apparently was involved from the beginning? I cannot begin to understand our justice system. Mr Petters was greedy, but those he bilked were in many cases just as greedy as he was. I am not saying he should go free, but I think life in prison serves no purpose either. I am saying a prayer for them all.

sillygatoOct. 8, 08 1:14 PM

when we have digital cameras?

pfbramOct. 8, 08 1:16 PM

...of the rest of the country. Chief difference, most likely, is just that he was small enough to fall?

klotzmOct. 8, 08 1:16 PM

He left KSTP to work for this crook. Looks as though Petters wanted him for credibility...maybe he will be back as a broadcaster someday.

bradt397Oct. 8, 08 1:16 PM

Blaze orange looks good on greedy ba$tard.

Packman_1Oct. 8, 08 1:18 PM

Here's hoping Petters soils his orange jumpsuit from fear in the bighouse. Coleman can live with herself and the thought of how many people she helped bilk.

bradt397Oct. 8, 08 1:22 PM

@ richrevcat Your "rapist's and murderer's" get out after 7-10 years to make room for the young black male caught selling a 1/4 bag of pot.

wingknutOct. 8, 08 1:22 PM

Were the Petters stores, Sun Country, Polaroid, giving to charities just fronts for the laundering operations? He was seen as kind of a hero for rescuing companies.. but was that all just a diversion for the fraud schemes?