U.S. District Court in Cleveland

• March Trial Date Set For St. Paul Croatian Suspect

  By Peter Strozniak  |  February 6, 2013

  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.

• Illinois Restaurateur Gets Prison Stay in St. Paul Croatian FCU Case

  By Peter Strozniak  |  February 1, 2013

  Bujar Sejdic gets two years in federal prison, ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution in Cleveland fraud conviction.

• March Trial Date Set for Imprisoned St. Paul Croatian FCU Suspect

  By Peter Strozniak  |  January 23, 2013

  Feds say Cleveland credit union loaned millions to Gezim Selgjekaj while he already was behind bars on unrelated conviction.

• Not Guilty Plea in St. Paul Croatian Case in Cleveland

  By Peter Strozniak  |  December 21, 2012

  Svetislav Vujovic pleaded not guilty to charges of bank fraud, money laundering and bribery in U.S. District Court in Cleveland on Friday.

• Another Defendant in St. Paul Croatian Fraud Case Faces Charges Friday

  By Peter Strozniak  |  December 20, 2012

  Svetislav Vujovic to be arraigned on bank fraud, money laundering and bribery charges in Cleveland federal court.

• Another Defendant in St. Paul Croatian Fraud Case Pleads Guilty

  By Peter Strozniak  |  November 21, 2012

  Marko Nikoli, nephew of accused linchpin of massive fraud case, faces March 18 sentencing.

• Sentencing Now Nov. 26 for St. Paul Croatian FCU CEO

  By Peter Strozniak  |  November 20, 2012

  Anthony Raguz was to be sentenced Tuesday for his role in the defrauding, collapse of Cleveland credit union.

• NCUA Files St. Paul Croatian Lawsuit

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 4, 2012

  The controversies involving the liquidated St. Paul Croatian Federal Credit Union continue, with a 32-count complaint filed May 21 in U.S. District Court in Cleveland by the NCUA.

• NCUA Suit Seeks $19 Million from Largest St. Paul Croatian Fraud Recipient

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 29, 2012

  Agency seeking more than $18.9 million in fraudulent loans and damages from businessman, wife, father-in-law in Cleveland credit union collapse.

• More Indictments and Lawsuits in Wake of St. Paul Croatian FCU Collapse

  By Claude R. Marx  |  May 23, 2011

  More than a year after St. Paul Croatian Federal Credit Union was conserved and liquidated because of losses from fraud, there have been indictments, federal and international investigations and money hunts, and a lawsuit against the NCUA.