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Man Charged After Allegedly Trying to Scam Missouri Governor

Mo. State Sen. Bill Stouffer (R-Napton) wants to debate a measure allowing I-70 to become a toll road.
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Mo. State Sen. Bill Stouffer (R-Napton) wants to debate a measure allowing I-70 to become a toll road.

A Michigan man who allegedly tried to collect fake debts from Gov. Jay Nixon has been charged with a felony for alleged deceptive business practices.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster on Wednesday said StarProse Corporation CEO Jeffrey Scott Kowalski tried to get tax information and collect non-existent debts from the governor, lawmakers and others.

Online court records on Wednesday didn't list an attorney for Kowalski. Koster also filed a civil lawsuit against Kowalski.

Koster says Kowalski sent collection notices to more than 70 Missouri consumers, including Nixon, 50 state lawmakers, an associate circuit judge and a school superintendent.

The state previously sued Kowalski in 2004 for allegedly emailing school superintendents and asking for personal information, including their sexual orientations. A circuit court ordered Kowalski to stop.

 

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