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Ex-NFL player going to jail for defrauding investors

Associated Press — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:40:37 +0000

JACKSON — Former NFL football player Jeffrey Walker is going to prison for defrauding investors in four states of more than $2 million in what prosecutors say was a land development scheme involving property in China. A federal judge sentenced Walker to 45 months for wire fraud and 36 months for tax evasion. The sentences [...]

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Lawyer reports McAllister, Nissan reach settlement

Associated Press — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:26:01 +0000

JACKSON — A lawyer for Deuce McAllister says a deal has been reached with Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. in a federal lawsuit over the former Ole Miss and New Orleans Saints running back’s failed Mississippi car dealership. Attorney Joe Roberts tells The Associated Press the settlement has been submitted to the court for approval. He [...]

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Judge postpones ex-NFL player’s sentencing for fraud

Associated Press — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:48:01 +0000

MADISON — A federal judge has put off a former NFL player’s sentencing to give prosecutors time to notify possible fraud victims in Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida and Arizona. The Clarion-Ledger reports that the amount of Jeffrey Walker’s restitution payment will depend on the number of victims. Sentencing had been scheduled for last Friday. Federal assistant [...]

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Judge sets deadline in McAllister-Nissan lawsuit

Associated Press — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:39:21 +0000

JACKSON — A federal judge has set a deadline for settlement negotiations in a lawsuit between Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. and Deuce McAllister related to a car dealership the former New Orleans Saints star owned in Mississippi. U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson set a telephone conference for Jan. 5 and said discovery will resume [...]

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Ex-NFL player pleads guilty to business scam

Associated Press — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:57:03 +0000

JACKSON — A former National Football League player and Mississippi businessman has admitted to using investors’ money for a planned resort area in China and to buy himself a luxury van, a boat and other items. The Clarion-Ledger reports 48-year-old Jeffrey L. Walker, formerly of Madison, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to wire [...]

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