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http://www.lvrj.com/search/ ==================== Businessman arrested in LV indicted Associated Press PHOENIX -- An Arizona businessman was indicted Wednesday in one of the biggest dollar fraud cases ever prosecuted by the Arizona attorney general's office.

Benjamin Franklin Cook III, arrested in October in a Las Vegas casino, was charged with 37 counts of racketeering, fraud and theft in connection with an investment scheme run by his company, Dennel Finance Ltd. The indictment alleges that Cook defrauded more than 300 investors of a total of $41 million.

Five different government agencies investigated Cook's plan, which promised investors that their money would be placed in a European trading program.

The agencies alleged he used the money to buy luxury items such as cars, airplanes, a house and other real estate properties. Also, Cook, of Carefree, Ariz., donated $1.8 million to the Church of Scientology.

The attorney general's office has seized $11 million of Cook's assets, which will be used to reimburse investors.

Cook is in a Texas detention facility on federal contempt charges after ignoring court orders in a lawsuit brought against him by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. U.S. Marshals arrested him in October in a Las Vegas casino.

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