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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
After running under a receivership for just two weeks, the troubled Forest Lake Ford dealership notified a federal judge Thursday that it would be filing for bankruptcy protection.On Jan. 24, U.S. District Judge David Doty appointed a receiver to run the company while its owner tries to resolve accusations by American Express that he fraudulently used the dealership's credit card to obtain nearly $4...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 01/22/2008
U.S. District Judge David Doty ordered the appointment of a receiver Monday to operate Forest Lake Ford while its owner tries to work out the repayment of nearly $4 million in debt that an American Express lawyer said he stole from the company.Ira Glauber, an attorney for American Express Travel Related Services Co., told Doty that John D. Berken had defrauded the company with a series of huge charges...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/16/2008
American Express' credit card motto may be Don't leave home without it, but a Minnesota car dealer may have gone too far, allegedly owing millions in charges. The credit card company is suing Forest Lake Ford President John D. Berken in federal court fo...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 01/15/2008
American Express filed a motion Monday in federal court to attach nearly $4 million in assets and property of Forest Lake Ford Inc. and company executive John D. Berken.American Express Travel Related Services Co. alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday and made public Monday that Berken had used the auto dealership's charge card this fall to run up $4,093,100 in bogus charges, and has failed to repay more...
