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Article: SHATTERED; She came from humble beginnings but quickly grew accustomed to the millionaire lifestyle she learned from and could afford because of her boss and mentor, Tom Petters. It was only when she lost faith in the unscrupulous business practices in which she took part and Petters' plan to make it all right that Deanna Coleman turned to the FBI.(BUSINESS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- November 2, 2008
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Byline: David Phelps; Jon Tevlin; Staff Writers
Tom Petters, the jailed entrepreneur identified by federal authorities as the ringleader of a multibillion fraud scheme, rubbed off on Deanna Coleman, the woman who brought about his arrest last month.
Like Petters, Coleman over the years learned to work hard, play hard and enjoy the finer things in life.
And largely because of Petters, this woman of a modest upbringing obtained the money to live in million-dollar homes in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, jet off to Costa Rica for vacations in her luxury condos and fly down to Las Vegas, where she was such a good customer that she had ...