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"It was all a lie"
By WENDY ISOM
wisom@jacksonsun.com
SCOTTS HILL - At 80,
Jack May has had to come out of retirement to work as a buyer in the timber business.
It's not that May hadn't saved for retirement. He owns the Jack L. May Log Co. and says he had more than enough money to retire before he met Virginia
May made a series of loans to Volner that he may never recover.
Volner was a Scotts Hill businesswoman and pastor's wife who is accused of convincing May and other members of her church that she was about to inherit billions of dollars. Several people said Volner reminded them of the character Aunt Bee on "The Andy Griffith Show."
Volner solicited loans from May and others to help with the taxes and lawyer fees on the inheritance and promised them hefty returns on their investments.
But the inheritance turned out to be bogus.
Volner now sits in the Madison County Jail, facing 27 counts of fraud and conspiracy in a federal indictment that says she bilked more than 30 people out of millions of dollars. May is among 28 plaintiffs who have filed a civil lawsuit against Volner and others who they believe may have helped her with the scheme or had knowledge of it. The suit asks that the plaintiffs be given their money back plus $25 million in punitive damages.
Volner kept up the charade about her expected inheritance for six years, according to the indictment.
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We need to pray for all these people.
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