Mcnall Aide Faces Charges

Mon., Aug. 15, 1994

From Staff

Federal prosecutors charged a former top aide to Los Angeles Kings president Bruce McNall with conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with a grand jury investigation into McNall’s business dealings.

Joanna Orehek, former vice president and controller of McNall’s chief holding company, McNall Sports and Entertainment Inc., was charged with helping unidentified conspirators fraudulently obtain more than $100 million in loans from three lenders, the Daily News of Los Angeles reported.

The charges came Thursday in the form of criminal information. McNall was not named in the complaint.

Orehek is charged in part with creating false tax returns and financial statements overstating McNall’s net worth to induce banks to make loans, the paper reported.

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