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A federal grand jury indicted Charles Evans on June 22, 2010. The indictment states that on May 26, 2010 Charles Evans "knowingly did forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, and interfere with "S.S." a Deputy United States Marshal, and did engage in acts involving physical contact, while "S.S." was engaged in his official duties, that is, executing an arrest warrant, in violation of Section 111, Title 18, United States Code."

The indictment means Mr. Evans will remain in jail as Judge Anderson ruled he had to be indicted within thirty days or set free. Judge Anderson denied bail for Mr. Evans in a hearing last month. Earlier post on hearing. Indictment, Cover sheet

For a collection of all posts on the Evans case, see sidebar on right.

Synopsis of Evans case:
Charles Evans, Jr. was an attorney approved by Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company to provide title certificates to MVT and lenders showing a borrower had clear title to property. MVT filed a lawsuit in September accusing his brother of using over 30 LLC's to obtain fraudulent loans from over 30 banks in Mississippi. Chris Evans would allegedly use one company to purchase a large tract of prime commercial real estate in Madison and Desoto Counties. Another company owned by Evans would obtain a commercial real estate mortgage on a smaller section of the tract yet that borrowing company never obtained a deed showing ownership of the land from the other company. Thus the smaller tract was actually non-existed as the larger tract was never actually subdivided. Charles would allegedly provide a title certificate however showing the borrowing company owned the land even though it didn't.

Over 80 loans for nearly $50 million were issued by Mississippi banks to companies owned by Chris Evans for lands those companies either did not own. MVT has testified federal authorities are currently investigating the case. Chris Evans filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy on October 26, which stopped the Mississippi Valley Title's lawsuit against him as federal bankruptcy law stays most state civil court proceedings once a bankruptcy petition is filed. Mississippi Valley Title testified 65 title insurance claims for approximately $41 million have been filed by banks affected by the Evans case.