BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Another delay in the trial of a De Pere businessman and his wife facing federal bank fraud charges.
Ron Van Den Heuvel and Kelly Yessman Van Den Heuvel’s trials were pushed back Tuesday from July 31 to October 23.
The Van Den Heuvels are accused of illegally arranging a series of loans in connection with their business, Green Box.
Paul Piikkila, the Van Den Heuvel’s former banker, has agreed to plead guilty and testify against the couple.
According to the federal indictment, Piikkila approved a series of loans for the Van Den Heuvels when he was a loan officer with Appleton’s Horicon Bank location.
Bank management reportedly told Piikkila not to approve loans for the Van Den Heuvels so they were made out in other names.
The couple has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
