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The Felonious Adventures of a Chicago Mole - Chapter 4 Four-Star Stories
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Just because you’re in federal prison doesn’t mean you can’t still do real estate deals. John Thomas found a way. One potential partner was a fellow inmate. That partner, a farmer from South Dakota, had been sentenced to nine years for running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. Thomas also convinced a Chicago investor he had been converted in prison to a Bible-fearing man.
In Chapter 4, "Born-Again Dealmaker" -- Crain's Alby Gallun brings John Thomas' story into the present. All of which is messy, to say the least.
Just because you’re in federal prison doesn’t mean you can’t still do real estate deals. John Thomas found a way. One potential partner was a fellow inmate. That partner, a farmer from South Dakota, had been sentenced to nine years for running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. Thomas also convinced a Chicago investor he had been converted in prison to a Bible-fearing man.
In Chapter 4, "Born-Again Dealmaker" -- Crain's Alby Gallun brings John Thomas' story into the present. All of which is messy, to say the least.
28 min