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BUSINESSMAN IN CUSTODY — Bill Chaucer walks toward a sheriff’s patrol car after being arrested at his mansion Thursday morning. With him are sheriff’s deputies and investigators with the attorney general’s office. Daily Star photo by Don Ellzey

Bill Chaucer arrested

William J. "Bill" Chaucer Jr. could get in excess of 500 years for his alleged creation of a Ponzi scheme involving at least 200 investors and more than $11 million, but whether investors can recover any money is not yet known, according to District Attorney Scott Perrilloux.

Chaucer, the president and owner of Chaucer Holding Company and its subsidiary consumer finance companies, was arrested Thursday morning on 20 counts each of felony theft, unregistered salesman or investment advisor in the sale of securities, sales of unregistered securities and making material misrepresentations in the sale of a security.

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Education Schools closed for holiday Tangipahoa Parish public schools will be closed for the Thanksgiving holidays from Monday through next Friday.	Community JA accepts nominations The Junior Auxiliary of Hammond is seeking nominations for Man and Woman of the Year Award.	Obituaries Obituaries for November 21, 2009 Death Notices	Business Downtown decked out for Starry Night The downtown is dressed in Christmas finery and lights, and regardless of the weather there will be “snow” behind the Down-town Development District office at tonight’s fifth annual Starry November Night.
Sports Ring of Authority — Colonels pick off Lions in season finale Nicholls State took the luster off the end of Southeastern’s best football season since it brought back the sport, and probably gave their head coach one to go out on Thursday night.	Editorials Shop in Tangi tonight Starry November Night promises to be great fun tonight — “snow” behind the Downtown Development District office, carriage rides, live bands, art exhibits, the classic movie “A White Christmas” at the Columbia Theatre, milk and cookies for kids outside the Louisiana Children’s Discovery Center and lots of opportunities to browse and shop.	Kids Shine Kids experience Pilgrims' ways Thanksgiving as American history was merry chaos at Oak Forest Academy Thursday as second-graders moved from station to station to discover details about the daily lives of the early Pilgrims.	Columnists First American holiday We will celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday next week. In many ways, Thanksgiving is the true national holiday; it is certainly our oldest. This Thursday we will have more food than we should eat and more football than we should watch.

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Education November 20th, 2009 Schools closed for holiday Tangipahoa Parish public schools will be closed for the Thanksgiving holidays from Monday through next Friday.	Obituaries November 20th, 2009 Obituaries for November 21, 2009 Death Notices	Business November 20th, 2009 Downtown decked out for Starry Night The downtown is dressed in Christmas finery and lights, and regardless of the weather there will be “snow” behind the Down-town Development District office at tonight’s fifth annual Starry November Night.	Community November 20th, 2009 JA accepts nominations The Junior Auxiliary of Hammond is seeking nominations for Man and Woman of the Year Award.
Sports November 20th, 2009 Ring of Authority — Colonels pick off Lions in season finale Nicholls State took the luster off the end of Southeastern’s best football season since it brought back the sport, and probably gave their head coach one to go out on Thursday night.	Editorials November 20th, 2009 Shop in Tangi tonight Starry November Night promises to be great fun tonight — “snow” behind the Downtown Development District office, carriage rides, live bands, art exhibits, the classic movie “A White Christmas” at the Columbia Theatre, milk and cookies for kids outside the Louisiana Children’s Discovery Center and lots of opportunities to browse and shop.	Kids Shine November 20th, 2009 Kids experience Pilgrims' ways Thanksgiving as American history was merry chaos at Oak Forest Academy Thursday as second-graders moved from station to station to discover details about the daily lives of the early Pilgrims.	Columns November 20th, 2009 First American holiday We will celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday next week. In many ways, Thanksgiving is the true national holiday; it is certainly our oldest. This Thursday we will have more food than we should eat and more football than we should watch.

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