Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Petters Lawyers Ask for Change of Venue

KSTP:

Attorneys defending Wayzata businessman Tom Petters against charges he ran a Ponzi scheme have renewed a request for a change of venue.
In February, Petters' lawyers asked for the trial to be moved out of Minnesota to either Wisconsin or Iowa.
The attorneys argued it would be impossible for Petters to get a fair trial in Minnesota because of publicity that "has been extensive, disdainful, relentless."