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Boesen's widow asks $54,000 for family expense allowance

The widow of Ed Boesen asked Monday for a $54,000 allowance to pay for family expenses as her husband's estate continues through probate. More


Bank must defend claim to Boesen life insurance

A judge says Liberty Bank must let the court sort out who gets Boesen's $250,000. More


Boesen's admission of insolvency arises in insurance case

The late Ed Boesen acknowledged in 2001 that he was insolvent and was a candidate for personal bankruptcy, a debt settlement agreement disclosed in court filings shows. More


Boesen's widow seeks one-year allowance

The widow of Ed Boesen is asking for a one-year allowance from her husband's estate to pay family bills, court documents say. More


Largest claim to date filed against Boesen's estate

An Omaha-based bank filed an $18.9 million claim today against the estate of the late Ed Boesen. More


AOL must release e-mail records

A Polk County judge has ordered Internet provider America Online to turn over documents that could determine who used an e-mail account that a bank says allowed Ed Boesen to defraud it of $3.5 million. More


Bank seeks possible Boesen collaborator

A bank that contends it was defrauded by the late Ed Boesen is seeking a judge's help in its search for a possible accomplice. More


$200,000 in Boesen vehicles will be sold, judge orders

A fleet of 11 motor vehicles owned by the late Ed Boesen is to be sold at auction or through other sale services, a court order issued Thursday in Polk County District Court dictated. More


Boesen case study shows eager banks, easy loans

Policies, procedures questioned after six banks loaned millions based on fraudulent documents, but one bank halted businessman's scheme More


Creditors stuck with Boesen's properties

Creditors of Ed Boesen may be waiting a while before they can clear their books of the massive debts the late businessman ran up on them. More


Two banks 'engaged in unsafe banking,' regulator says

Community State Bank in Ankeny and First National Bank Midwest must boost capital, federal agency orders. More


Bank seeks foreclosure on Boesen venture

A partner of the late Ed Boesen says he could lose "pretty much everything" as a result of the financial collapse of a West Des Moines condominium project co-owned by the Des Moines businessman. More


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Boesen lawyer requests transfer of assets

Automobiles, motorcycles, boats and personal watercraft valued at as much as a quarter of a million dollars would be placed for sale later this month as part of the liquidation of late Des Moines businessman Ed Boesen's estate, court records show. More


Boesen cars, boats to go up for sale

The late Ed Boesen's brothers have offered to buy some of the vehicles. More


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Eighth bank files Boesen claim

A Wisconsin bank has filed a $2.2 million claim against the estate of the late Ed Boesen, Polk County court records show. More


Ames banker Dan Krieger, chairman of Ames National Corp., is concerned about the burden regulations create for community banks like his. JUSTIN HAYWORTH/THE REGISTER

Less turmoil foreseen for Iowa banks

This morning, Dan Krieger will be honored with the Iowa Bankers Association's James A. Leach Leadership Award. More


Lawyer for Boesen seeks to turn over $11 million in property

More than $11 million worth of property owned by corporations operated by the late Ed Boesen would be turned over to lenders as part of a second transfer of assets from Boesen's estate, court records show. More


Boesen creditors are given control of assets

A Des Moines businessman owed his lenders $50 million when he died. More


OK sought for transfer of Boesen assets

Administrators for Ed Boesen's estate took the first formal steps Tuesday to dismantle the late Des Moines businessman's multistate financial enterprise. More


Rice developers want out of Des Moines deal

School leaders say such a move - the latest twist in Ed Boesen's business dealings - breaches their contract. More


West Des Moines bank files second Boesen claim

$3.3 million was owed on mortgages, Freedom Financial of West Des Moines says. More


Ed Boesen bought Exec I Aviation in January. As the  fixed-based operator for the airport, the company sells fuel, provides chartered flights, offers flight instruction, handles freight shipments, and buys and sells aircraft. MARY CHIND/REGISTER FILE PHOTO

Boesen estate: Give airport firm to bank

First National of Omaha's claim covers Ankeny's aviation operator and two of the late florist's other companies. More


'Associates' never knew Boesen

Two firms that the late Des Moines florist used to obtain a loan say they had never done business with him. More


Lessees deny doing business with Boesen

The owners of two companies Edward Boesen used to obtain a $3.5 million bank loan have never done business with or met the late Des Moines businessman, they said Monday. More


Boesen widow: I didn't know about business deals

Ed Boesen's widow told a judge Friday that she knew nothing about her husband's business and financial dealings even though she co-signed a $3.5 million loan that's now in default. More


Manager: Boesen's Omaha shops are for sale

The Omaha floral business owned by the late Des Moines businessman Ed Boesen is for sale, the shop's general manager said. More


Ed Boesen's Omaha floral shops for sale

The Omaha floral business owned by the late Des Moines businessman Ed Boesen is for sale, said the shop’s general manager. More


Boesen owed Coleman cash before votes on Rice deal

Des Moines City Councilman Chris Coleman voted in favor of tax breaks for the Rice Field development when he was owed $20,000 from the developer of the project, the late Edward Boesen. More


Boesen's death ruled suicide by overdose

Des Moines businessman Ed Boesen died of a suicide caused by an overdose of a common over-the-counter medicine, according to a death certificate filed today. More


Fifth bank sues Boesen estate

A West Des Moines bank has sued the estate of businessman Ed Boesen, saying it is owed $232,000 on a mortgage for an Ankeny warehouse. More


Coleman, Boesen co-owned property

The D.M. councilman says the old business deal wasn't related to his votes on tax breaks for the late florist's Beaverdale project. More


Boesen widow directed not to cash in life insurance policy

The widow of the late Ed Boesen cannot cash in her husband’s insurance policies for now, a Polk County District judge ruled Thursday. More


Hansen: Ed Boesen was beloved yet baffling

When people die before their time, you try to put yourself in the place of the loved ones they left behind. More


Fourth lender sues Boesen estate

A fourth bank has sued the estate of the late Des Moines businessman Ed Boesen, alleging he used a fake account to secure loans. More


Fourth bank sues Boesen estate

A fourth bank has filed a lawsuit against the estate of the late Des Moines businessman Ed Boesen. More


Third bank says it was defrauded by Boesen

A bank has filed the largest lawsuit yet against the estate of businessman Ed Boesen, charging that he obtained $15 million in loans based upon a fictitious stock brokerage report of his wealth. More


Second bank claims fraud by Boesen

A South Dakota-based bank alleges that the late Des Moines businessman Edward Boesen, or someone on his behalf, participated in fraud and forgery when he obtained a $3.5 million loan last May using documents that turned out to be false. More


Boesen Florist 'sound, strong'

Boesen The Florist will continue to operate as it has in the past, despite the unexpected death last week of Edward J. Boesen, one of three brothers who was a partner in the 85-year-old family-owned business. More


Bank sues Boesen estate over $3.8 million loan

A Fort Dodge bank has sued the estate of Edward J. Boesen, accusing the Des Moines businessman of falsely representing the value of a brokerage account to obtain a $3.8 million loan. More


As Boesen laid to rest, impact felt in business

A retail flower shop in Michigan owned by deceased Des Moines businessman Ed Boesen has closed. More


Michigan store owned by Ed Boesen closes

On the day that 43-year-old Ed Boesen was laid to rest, managers of Andicott Fresh Flower Market, in Grand Rapids, Mich., closed the six-store chain. More


Hansen on Boesen: A life lived for others ends tragically

No one who really knew Ed Boesen was ready to focus on how or why. It was too soon for that discussion and too painful. More


Boesen's death leaves heartbreak, questions

Circumstances of the death of Ed Boesen began to emerge Wednesday, while those involved in his businesses were wondering what might lie ahead. More


Ed Boesen, 43 Register file photo

DM businessman Ed Boesen dies after suicide attempt

Ed Boesen, a member of a prominent Des Moines business family who was actively building a varied business empire of his own, died suddenly Tuesday. He was 43. More


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