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ith the Bankruptcy Court to support their loss claims? 51. On April 19, 1994, and as a result of the SEC investigation, Hoffenberg was indicted in the Northern District of Illinois on various fraud charges. s See In re Towers Financial Corpora►ion, et at. Case No. 93-841558 (PBA) (S.D.NY. Dec. 8, 1994). II EFTA008
rs also agreed to sell its interest in lb. Towers Diversified to the:` Insurance Director for $1, and to withdraw objections to the liquidation of Towers Diversified. According to the SEC, Towers never disclosed the liquidation of these companies or the filing of this civil suit to its investors, and continued
remaining Counts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. S 1332(a). 12. Plaintiff resides in this District. In addition, the claims arose in this District. Venue in the Northern District of Illinois is, therefore, proper under 28 U.S.C. $ 1391(a). Factual Background 13. This is an action for money damages against several former me
is a resident of the State of New York, and at all relevant times, was Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Fire, Associated, Diversified, Towers Diversified and Towers Financial. On information and belief, Boffenberg, through an entity known as the "Hoffenberg Family Trust", at all relevant times owned
lly, in a further attempt to conceal their activities, Hoffenberg and his co-conspirators filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against individual State of Illinois insurance regulation employees, alleging that these employees instituted "sham conservation proce
nsurance Director and the defendants agreed to settle the RICO Action, with Towers paying $3.5 million. Towers also agreed to sell its interest in Towers Diversified to tilt:* Insurance Director for $1, and to withdraw objections to the liquidation of Towers Diversified. According to the SEC, Towers never disclo
Entities connected to both the Northern District and Towers Diversified

Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
George W. Bush
PERSON
Southern District of New York
ORGANIZATION
the United States District Court
ORGANIZATION
Medicaid
ORGANIZATION
Steven Hoffenberg
PERSON
Emery
ORGANIZATIONUnited Fire
ORGANIZATIONTowers Financial
ORGANIZATIONAssociated
ORGANIZATIONthe Bankruptcy Court
ORGANIZATIONthe THRFC Bond Funds
ORGANIZATIONthe Bond Funds
ORGANIZATIONBond Fund
ORGANIZATIOND. J.
PERSON
Pan Am
ORGANIZATIONAssociated Life
ORGANIZATIONEmery Air Freight
ORGANIZATIONAssociated Life Insurance Co.
ORGANIZATIONUnited Air Fleet
ORGANIZATION