STRATEGIC PARTNERS
June 6, 2000
PITTSBURGH -- Federal prosecutors have filed a civil lawsuit in their attempt to take away a businessman's $532,000 beachfront home in Brigantine, Pa., as part of a criminal investigation, according to the Associated Press. U.S. Attorney Harry Litman said in the lawsuit that Barry Chesla of Ligonier Township and his wife, Amy, had access to "millions of dollars" that had been wired to two companies, Tri-State Armored Services Inc. and Executive Cash Services Inc., to fill ATMs in several states. Chesla was a former stockholder in Tri-State and has an office at Executive Cash. Prosecutors said that the Cheslas were under investigation by the FBI and IRS in connection with transactions made during the last four years. FBI agents searched Chesla's offices and home. The couple has not been charged.
