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• Man says optimism drove Ponzi scheme

  January 5, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Dale Edward Lowell just needed a bit more money. A few dollars here and there – anything to help him make another investment in a stock market he was sure … 1

• Ex-real estate agent sentenced in $2.2 mil. Ponzi scheme

  January 4, 2012 in City, Idaho, News A man who authorities say used his connections as a real estate agent and church pianist in North Idaho to dupe investors out of $2.2 million has been sentenced to … 10

• Ponzi scheme victim objects to plea deal

  August 10, 2011 in City on Page A7 A former Sandpoint real estate agent has pleaded guilty to six federal felonies for a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of $2 million. Dale Edward Lowell, 59, now of … 1

• Man, 30, agrees to repay $313,000

  April 1, 2010 in City on Page A6 The son of a former Bonner County man accused of orchestrating a $2 million Ponzi scheme has agreed to repay $313,000 he received from his father. Settlement documents against 30-year-old …

• Man agrees to pay $313,000 in Ponzi scheme

  March 31, 2010 in Business, City, Idaho The son of a former Bonner County man accused of orchestrating a $2 million Ponzi scheme has agreed to repay $313,000 he received from his father.A

• Money scheme leaves a bitter taste

  July 26, 2009 in Business on Page E1 Leo Montagne regrets investing with Dale E. Lowell. He had never met the former Sandpoint real estate agent, but his parents had, and their experience had been a good one. …

• Suit alleges Ponzi scheme

    July 21, 2009 in Business on Page A8 The Idaho Department of Finance has sued former Bonner County real estate agent Dale E. Lowell and his son, Luke, alleging Dale Lowell ran a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors …