Financial adviser indicted in Fla. plane crash

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. read more

NECN | January 21, 2009

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