Will County prosecutors said Tuesday the owner of Kee Firearms in New Lenox initiated a false claim that Kee Construction earned $400,000 a month on forms used to buy two Ford Broncos in 2023, and that company’s owner later reinforced the lie by signing the paperwork.

The allegations were part of opening statements by Assistant State’s Attorney Nicholas Plattos in the trial of Jeffery Regnier, owner of Kee Firearms and Training, and Greta Keranen, of Kee Construction. Both are charged with forgery, and Keranen is also charged with loan fraud and wire fraud.

But defense attorney Lawrence Beaumont said the alleged false information on the business credit application was created by the auto dealership and not the defendants. The defendants also claimed the bank that approved the loan did so

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