Gateway to a Cure founder dies as jury deliberates

David Berg · 11-08-2007, 01:03 PM

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Fraud defendant dead, judge tells jury

ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge today sent the jury home in the fraud case of Gateway to a Cure founder Lou Sengheiser and said that Sengheiser was dead.

The jury had begun its deliberations on Wednesday on allegations that Sengheiser had used funds from his spinal cord injury charity to pay personal debts such as mortgage payments and credit card bills.

No further information on Sengheiser's death was immediately available.

http://tinyurl.com/2vh7bl

chasb · 11-08-2007, 03:00 PM

"The charity should have been called Help Me Help Myself," prosecutor Mike Reap said in his closing argument. "This man is not believable."

That statement cuts right to the point.

David Berg · 11-08-2007, 03:08 PM

Latest update in the paper.

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ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge today sent the jury home in the fraud case of Gateway to a Cure founder Lou Sengheiser and said that Sengheiser was dead.

Police say he killed himself before the jury could decide his fate.

The jury had begun its deliberations on Wednesday on allegations that Sengheiser had used funds from his spinal cord injury charity to pay personal debts such as mortgage payments and credit card bills.

Sengheiser's body was found on the roof of the office building for Gateway to a Cure at 152 Lemay Ferry Road, shot in the chest. His brother had gone to Sengheiser's home to pick him up and take him to court, but Sengheiser was not there.

Same URL listed above.

betheny · 11-08-2007, 03:20 PM

Killed himself cuz he was guilty as hell. God grant peace to his family...they'll need it.

That operation smelled shady. I came across it as I was looking to publicize the first rally. Read that website, thought "This makes no sense, financially" and bypassed it. Just seemed better to not be affiliated. I'm VERY surprised anyone donated to them.

Wise Young · 11-08-2007, 04:48 PM

I met Lou Senheiser once. In fact, I have a plastic Gateway to Cure award from when I attended one of their functions with Christopher Reeve in St. Louis. That was when John McDonald and I had dinner with Christopher in St. Louis.

When I was there, I was told that the money would go to Washington University. The raffle was really quite impressive. I remember that the top prize was some house and the second prize was a big SUV. He somehow had the Dallas Cowgirls standing outside the fundraiser giving everybody a big hello, hug, and kiss of the cheeks.

According to the prosecutor, total charitable donations of $38,325 were made out of $1,930,160 raised in four raffles (Source). By the way, Lou Sengheiser has a spinal-injured son, Jason Sengheiser who was injured in 1994. (Source).

Wise.

dan_nc · 11-08-2007, 06:39 PM

It's not right to speak ill of the dead, so I suppose I'm going to refrain from saying what I think.

David Berg · 11-09-2007, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Wise Young

I met Lou Senheiser once. In fact, I have a plastic Gateway to Cure award from when I attended one of their functions with Christopher Reeve in St. Louis. That was when John McDonald and I had dinner with Christopher in St. Louis.

Wish I'd known about that function.

It's been a big day for the courts in St Louis. In a retrial, they also convicted a guy who murdered a cop 2 years ago.

chasb · 11-09-2007, 04:32 AM

"He somehow had the Dallas Cowgirls standing outside the fundraiser giving everybody a big hello, hug, and kiss of the cheeks. "

Did you get a hug Dr. Young? I might have gone back for seconds.

manouli · 11-09-2007, 04:31 PM

Fraud defendant kills himself before verdict

By Phillip O'Connor and Doug Moore
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
11/08/2007

ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge today sent the jury home in the fraud case of Gateway to a Cure founder Lou Sengheiser and said that Sengheiser was dead.

Police say he killed himself before the jury could decide his fate.

The jury had begun its deliberations on Wednesday on allegations that Sengheiser had used funds from his spinal cord injury charity to pay personal debts such as mortgage payments and credit card bills.

Sengheiser's body was found on the roof of the office building for Gateway to a Cure at 152 Lemay Ferry Road, shot in the chest. His brother had gone to Sengheiser's home to pick him up and take him to court, but Sengheiser was not there.

Officer Tracy Panus of the St. Louis County Police Department said that Sengheiser died of a self-inflicted bullet wound.

more:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...4?OpenDocument

11-08-2007, 03:20 PM	#4
betheny Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Oklahoma,USA Posts: 18,337	Killed himself cuz he was guilty as hell. God grant peace to his family...they'll need it. That operation smelled shady. I came across it as I was looking to publicize the first rally. Read that website, thought "This makes no sense, financially" and bypassed it. Just seemed better to not be affiliated. I'm VERY surprised anyone donated to them. __________________ Blog: Does This Wheelchair Make My Ass Look Fat?

11-08-2007, 06:39 PM	#6
dan_nc Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,699	It's not right to speak ill of the dead, so I suppose I'm going to refrain from saying what I think. __________________ Daniel

11-09-2007, 04:31 PM	#9
manouli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: florida Posts: 9,356	Fraud defendant kills himself before verdict Fraud defendant kills himself before verdict By Phillip O'Connor and Doug Moore ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 11/08/2007 ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge today sent the jury home in the fraud case of Gateway to a Cure founder Lou Sengheiser and said that Sengheiser was dead. Police say he killed himself before the jury could decide his fate. The jury had begun its deliberations on Wednesday on allegations that Sengheiser had used funds from his spinal cord injury charity to pay personal debts such as mortgage payments and credit card bills. Sengheiser's body was found on the roof of the office building for Gateway to a Cure at 152 Lemay Ferry Road, shot in the chest. His brother had gone to Sengheiser's home to pick him up and take him to court, but Sengheiser was not there. Officer Tracy Panus of the St. Louis County Police Department said that Sengheiser died of a self-inflicted bullet wound. more: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...4?OpenDocument

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11-08-2007, 03:00 PM	#2
chasb Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,283	"The charity should have been called Help Me Help Myself," prosecutor Mike Reap said in his closing argument. "This man is not believable." That statement cuts right to the point.

11-08-2007, 04:48 PM	#5
Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 37,988	I met Lou Senheiser once. In fact, I have a plastic Gateway to Cure award from when I attended one of their functions with Christopher Reeve in St. Louis. That was when John McDonald and I had dinner with Christopher in St. Louis. When I was there, I was told that the money would go to Washington University. The raffle was really quite impressive. I remember that the top prize was some house and the second prize was a big SUV. He somehow had the Dallas Cowgirls standing outside the fundraiser giving everybody a big hello, hug, and kiss of the cheeks. According to the prosecutor, total charitable donations of $38,325 were made out of $1,930,160 raised in four raffles (Source). By the way, Lou Sengheiser has a spinal-injured son, Jason Sengheiser who was injured in 1994. (Source). Wise.

11-09-2007, 04:32 AM	#8
chasb Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,283	"He somehow had the Dallas Cowgirls standing outside the fundraiser giving everybody a big hello, hug, and kiss of the cheeks. " Did you get a hug Dr. Young? I might have gone back for seconds.