Profile

Name: Phillip Lloyd Ferguson (William Allen Russell, William A. Russell, Allen Russell, Al Russell, Richard M. Gadius, Roy Vernon Cox )
Aliases: William Allen Russell, William A. Russell, Allen Russell, Al Russell, Richard M. Gadius, Roy Vernon Cox
Sex: Male
Race: White
Age Now: 58
Height: 5'11\"
Weight: 185lbs
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown
Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown
Wanted for: securities fraud , Marion , IN

Locations

Last seen: Golden , CO
Possible location: Reno, NV
Last known: Unkown

Traits

Operated investment companies
may say he owned a bridge construction company
Is left-handed
May wear a full beard
Cops say he uses the Internet and singles clubs to meet women
likes to date women with children
Is charming and charismatic
Cops say is an avid gambler
likes to play craps
Has interests in farming, ranching, cattle, and horses
Wants to learn how to fly a plane
He drinks Bud Light and White Russians
smokes Marlboro lights 100s
He makes his own Kahlua
Is an insomniac
Likes to frequent strip clubs and local bars
Likes to make lists

Case Story

The FBI Says Phillip Ferguson Scammed Clients Out Of More Than $20 Million Dollars

Agents say Ferguson stole $20-25 million dollars from about 500 clients who invested with his commodity firms in Marion, Indiana. Most of his victims were teachers, factory workers, and farmers who couldn't afford the lost money. In June of 2000, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission began to investigate Ferguson and he took off. Agents say Ferguson relocated to Golden, Colorado, where he used the aliases William Allen Russell, Al Russell, Richard Gadius and Roy Vernon Cox. In November of 2000, with authorities closing in on him again, Furguson once again fled, leaving his car, furniture and personal belongings behind. Authorities say that only $1 million of the money Phillip Ferguson is accused of stealing has been recovered.