Schrenker Indicted On Federal Charges

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - An Indiana financial adviser has been
indicted on federal charges that he intentionally crashed his
airplane in Florida to try to fake his death.
A federal grand jury Tuesday also indicted 38-year-old Marcus
Schrenker with making a fake distress call. His arraignment is
Thursday and he remains jailed.
Authorities say Schrenker had slashed his wrist before agents
found him on Jan. 13 hiding at a campground near Tallahassee. They
discovered him two days after his small plane crashed in a Florida
panhandle swamp.
Authorities say he parachuted out over Alabama and fled on a
stashed motorcycle.
In Indiana, he is charged with working as an investment adviser
without being registered. He also is the subject of more than a
half-dozen lawsuits in several states.

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