Schrenker Indicted On Federal Charges

Florida Alabama A federal grand jury indicted Marcus Schrenker for intentionally crashing his airplane to fake his death and making a fake distress call. He will be in court Thursday.
by The Associated Press
Published: Tue, January 20, 2009 - 7:11 pm CST
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.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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