Double Injustice

William Jewell has appealed to the victims who have sued him, saying he does not have the $5 million a judge has ordered him to pay, and begging them to individually accept $2,000 payments, and to drop their claims against him. Some of the victims have accepted that settlement; others, including Sheila Klopper, apparently do not believe Jewell's contention that he was just another victim of Mueller, and they are vowing to pursue the con man's father-in-law to the end.

Peter Byrne

Edward Mueller during a recent interview at federal prison camp in Sheridan, Ore.

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• William Jewell
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• Criminal Sentencing and Punishment
• New York Crime

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Whoever wins the battle, one person will certainly benefit. Jeffry G. Locke, the bankruptcy court trustee who has be- come the bane of the victims of Edward Mueller, will receive 60 percent of any settlement.