Fake Credit Union Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Timothy Coughlin of Indianapolis has pleaded guilty in federal court to establishing fake credit unions that caused investors millions of dollars in fraud losses. In a wide-ranging scheme Coughlin set up two fake credit unions through which he accepted over $12 million in deposits from over 5,000 investors and depositors from June, 2007 to December, 2009. [6/26/14]