2 ARRESTED IN THEFT OF BUSS' TAX REFUND.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer Two men suspected of acquiring Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Lakers owner Jerry H. Buss' state tax refund Tax refund Money back from the government when too much tax has been paid or withheld from a salary. check worth $161,171 were arrested Friday and face federal mail-fraud charges, FBI authorities said. Kenneth Reeves Ken Reeves is the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the first openly gay black man to serve as mayor of any city. Cambridge's elections are non-partisan, but he identifies himself with the Democratic Party. , 41, of Canoga Park was arrested at his residence Friday morning, and Dwayne Kellum, 37, of Long Beach surrendered himself to federal authorities, officials said. Each suspect will be charged with one count of mail fraud in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. Kellum was released on $75,000 bond, and Reeves was released on $25,000 bond, officials said. A preliminary hearing is set for June 22. ``I'm glad progress is being made and, hopefully, justice will be served,'' Buss said through a spokesman, who noted that the Lakers owner had since received his money. Authorities said the two men acquired the check dated Nov. 30, 1999, from unknown people after it reportedly was stolen from the mail. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. document, Kellum called Morgan Stanley  To comply with Wikipedia's , the introduction of this article needs a complete rewrite. Dean Witter Dean Witter may refer to:
An account was opened using the tax refund check, authorities said. Four days later, Reeves opened an account with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in Long Beach in the name of Energy Capital, an oil company he claimed was worth $6 million and had investors, authorities said. Authorities said Kellum and Reeves spoke several times with employees of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in an attempt to convince them that Buss was investing in Energy Capital, and that funds from the deposit of the tax refund check be transferred into the Energy account controlled by Reeves. Authorities said Kellum pretended to be the son of Buss during conversations with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter officials and claimed to be a senior vice president and scout for the Lakers. During a Feb. 2 interview with the FBI, Reeves admitted knowing the check was stolen, according to an FBI affidavit. If convicted, the two men face a maximum of five years in federal prison, authorities said. |
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