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Article: Builder Kleist going to jail with no excuses
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 7, 1996
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In the last five years, builder Peter Kleist has gone through a
divorce, his 10-year-old son has died, he has lost a business in
which he employed 80 people, he has been accused of being a thief and
a fraud, and he's one step away from prison.
During an interview this week, Kleist, of course, indicated that
he doesn't want to go to prison on Friday, but he wouldn't use his
son's fatal illness as an excuse for what got him into trouble.
His attorney, Stephen E. Kravit, said that while Kleist's business
fell apart and Kleist ended up being criminally charged, the builder
was preoccupied with his son, Kevin, and Kevin's cancer.
However, referring to his failed business, Kleist said, "This ...