A March 11 trial date has been set for Gezim Selgjekaj of Avon Lake, Ohio, who pleaded not guilty to a 28-count indictment on Jan. 17 that accused him of illegally receiving more than $11 million in the $70 million St. Paul Croatian Federal Credit Union fraud case.

A federal indictment revealed earlier this month that Selgjekaj was in federal prison when he received millions of dollars in fraudulent loans from St. Paul Croatian, which is based in the Cleveland suburb of Eastlake, Ohio. The credit union collapsed in April 2010.

The indictment charged Selgjekaj with one count of conspiracy, six counts of bribery, six counts of money laundering and 15 counts of financial institution fraud.

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