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INW: Alleged Ponzi Scheme Probed

When confronted by Spokemsan-Review reporter John Stucke, right, Doris "Dee" Nelson, center, breaks down crying while her husband Dennis, left, looks on at their rural home in north of Colbert Thursday. Dee Nelson is suspected of taking investments in the tens of millions from friends and family for her loan business. She is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Losses are estimated at $135 million. John Stucke SR story here. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley)



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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