Jury in Petters fraud case breaks for Thanksgiving

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Source: Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A jury deliberating the case of a Minnesota businessman accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $3.5 billion has gone home for the Thanksgiving holiday without reaching a verdict.

Jurors got the case against Tom Petters on Monday afternoon, when they deliberated for about two hours. They spent more than seven hours in discussions Tuesday.

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