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MVT elects new officers

MBJ Staff — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:00:22 +0000

The following officer elections were approved at a Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company board of directors’ meeting: James M. “Mike” Sellari, chairman and CEO; Mark B. Higdon, president; and, W. Parrish Fortenberry, executive vice president. Additionally, Mark A. Bilbrey, president, Old Republic Title Insurance Group, was elected to serve as a director on MVT’s board. [...]

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Bank tries to prove Valley committed fraud

Amy McCullough — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:00:54 +0000

The long-awaited trial of the Evans brothers began last week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and was still continuing at press time. Judge Neil Olack will rule in the non-jury trial. Heritage Bank and the Bank of Forest are suing Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company (MVT) on contractual claims and [...]

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Criminal charges filed in Evans real estate fraud case

Amy McCullough — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:06:06 +0000

Charles H. Evans Jr. and his brother Chris Evans have each been charged with two felonies by the U.S. District Attorney. On Dec. 16 the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi charged each of the brothers with conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud. The punishment for bank fraud is a fine [...]

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Investment group sues Mississippi Valley Title

Amy McCullough — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:00:03 +0000

A year into the Evans scandal, a creditor in the case has sued Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company for damages, alleging negligence. Previously, all lawsuits targeted the Evans brothers, who were originally sued by MVT for allegedly running a commercial real estate scheme that used banks as investors. Ridgeland-based G&B Investments alleges that after the [...]

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Evans Exam Re: Trust Account Delayed Until July

Amy McCullough — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:00:38 +0000

See prior post. JACKSON-Charles Evans Jr. was set to be questioned this week about his trust account, but a federal judge ruled Monday that the exam will be delayed until July in order to allow time for the examination of a significant amount of documents recently found in a storage facility. For months creditors have tried [...]

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Evans Seeks to Postpone Exam Re: Trust Account

Amy McCullough — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:48:24 +0000

JACKSON–Charles Evans Jr. is set to be questioned this week about his trust account, but he is trying to postpone the exam, claiming that he cannot comply with bankruptcy court wishes because he is currently jailed on felony charges for resisting arrest by U.S. Marshals. According to a bankruptcy court document filed today (June 3), [...]

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Warrant issued for Charles Evans Jr.

Amy McCullough — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:16:18 +0000

A federal bankruptcy court judge has issued an arrest warrant for Charles Evans Jr. for failing to appear in court and failing to produce documents regarding his trust account, according to a court filing posted Friday. Charles Evans Jr. and his brother Chris Evans have been charged with conducting a commercial real estate mortgage-stacking scheme [...]

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Banks try to force Evans into Chapter 7; still searching for trust account

Amy McCullough — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:15:06 +0000

Creditors in the Evans brothers commercial real estate fraud case are still trying to get information on the funds of Charles Evans Jr., and Evans continues to stall them. Creditors were informed on Monday that Charles would not show up for a deposition that was scheduled for Tuesday. The parties have obtained information on Charles’ [...]

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Evans phone books still just trickling out; ads for new book being sold

Amy McCullough — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:52:24 +0000

Employees from a phone book company operated by a man who filed for bankruptcy in October are selling ads to small business owners in Rankin and Madison counties. And money is being collected for ads for new phone books that will likely never be distributed or printed. Rankin County books were supposed to be distributed [...]

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Evans judge orders lawyers to get with the program

Amy McCullough — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:01:16 +0000

Banks want title company information in massive real estate fraud scheme In federal bankruptcy court in Jackson in December, state banks fought with Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company (MVT) for the release of the title company’s internal audit procedures and other information relating to the dealings of Charles Evans Jr. and his brother Chris [...]

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