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A Will County judge ruled Monday that two New Lenox business owners are not guilty of fraud charges filed by the Will County state’s attorney’s office in 2023, bringing part of a more than two-year battle to a close.

Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak acquitted Jeffery Regnier, owner of Kee Firearms and Training, and Greta Keranen, of Kee Construction, of forgery, and Keranen of loan and wire fraud connected to the purchase of two vehicles. The defendants moved directly to closing arguments without calling any witnesses of their own.

But the New Lenox couple still face another round of charges, including money laundering and filing a fraudulent Illinois sales and use tax return, first filed in 2023. These charges are scheduled for trial

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