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On July 24, 2009, Police arrested Christopher Meeks today on felony violations of Indiana’s Loan Broker Act. The arrest comes after a joint investigation conducted by Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita’s Prosecution Assistance Unit (PAU) and Henry County Prosecutor Kit Crane. The Henry County Prosecutor’s Office filed the criminal charges. PAU Senior Attorney Stephanie Caraway will serve as special prosecutor in the case. Meeks faces three felony counts and could face up to three years in prison for each charge.

On July 21, 2009, Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita announced the arrest of Matthew J. Walker, formerly of Greenfield, after an investigation of securities fraud by his Prosecution Assistance Unit. Walker was taken into custody late yesterday in Indianapolis by Greenfield police after being sought for several days on charges filed on July 15th by Hancock County Prosecutor Dean Dobbins in Hancock County Circuit Court. Walker faces 13 separate counts of felony securities fraud, each a Class C felony carrying a possible 8 year prison sentence if convicted.


On June 30, 2009, Former pastor Vaughn Reeves and his sons, Chip, Chris and Josh, face 10 separate felony counts each involving violations of the Indiana Securities Act. The charges allege the four engaged in a multi-million dollar, faith-based affinity fraud through the use of a modified Ponzi scheme. The charges were filed today in Sullivan Circuit Court by Sullivan County Prosecutor Robert Hunley II. The investigation was a collaborative effort by the Secretary of State’s Prosecution Assistance Unit, the Sullivan County Prosecutor’s office and the Indiana State Police. Each of the Reeves could face up to eight years in prison per charge if convicted.


On June 5, 2009, Indianapolis resident Phillip Moore will serve a sentence of two years of home detention and be ordered to pay back thousands of dollars he bilked from victims after being sentenced today in Marion Superior Court on two felony violations of Indiana’s Securities Act. A joint investigation between Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita’s Prosecution Assistance Unit and the office of Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi led to the felony charges filed in June 2008.


On February 20, 2009, Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita announced the arrest today by the Indiana State Police of Wanda Robertson at her home in Indianapolis. Robertson faces nine separate felony counts in Johnson County involving violations of Indiana’s Securities Act. The arrest comes after an investigation conducted by the Indiana State Police with assistance by Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita’s Prosecution Assistance Unit (PAU). Charges were filed by Johnson County Prosecutor Brad Cooper. Robertson faces up to eight years in prison for each class C felony and is being held on $72,000 bond.