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Reformed convict part of Petters probe | StarTribune.com
Frank Vennes Jr. was in the Sandstone Federal Correctional Institution on money-laundering, drug and firearm charges in 1987 when a prison volunteer suggested that he behave like the Apostle Paul and give thanks for his circumstances.
Vennes later said in an interview that the talk caused him to turn his life over to God.
Vennes, 50, went from being a former felon and owner of a pawnshop in Bismarck, N.D., to a multimillionaire philanthropist who runs numerous companies and has major land holdings in Minnesota and Florida. In his spare time, he gave inspirational talks to prisoners about how he'd left behind a life of crime to become a success
Frank Vennes Jr. was in the Sandstone Federal Correctional Institution on money-laundering, drug and firearm charges in 1987 when a prison volunteer suggested that he behave like the Apostle Paul and give thanks for his circumstances.
Vennes later said in an interview that the talk caused him to turn his life over to God.
Vennes, 50, went from being a former felon and owner of a pawnshop in Bismarck, N.D., to a multimillionaire philanthropist who runs numerous companies and has major land holdings in Minnesota and Florida. In his spare time, he gave inspirational talks to prisoners about how he'd left behind a life of crime to become a success
