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January 31, 2013
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Laferte attorney moves to postpone trial date

The attorney for former Gold Country Lenders CFO Susan Laferte has filed a motion requesting a postponement of her fraud trial, which was scheduled to start April 9. Laferte and CEO Phil Lester were indicted in mid-January by a criminal grand jury for allegedly defrauding investors of millions of dollars over a period of eight years. They already had been facing more than 60 felony counts of elder abuse, securities fraud and conspiracy, which had been filed in September by California Attorney General Maggy Krell. Lester allegedly issued fractional deeds of trust secured by property that he either owned outright …

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