The curious case of a Ponzi schemer’s glowing profile in a Missouri newspaper

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 790

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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There was something strange about the glowing profile of convicted fraudster Siddharth Jawahar that appeared last month in the Jefferson City News Tribune.

It was a News Tribune story. Except it really wasn’t.

The byline belonged to Jake Kroesen, editor of The Missouri Times, another Scott Faughn-owned publication. Faughn bought the News Tribune late last year.

Prosecutors say Jawahar agreed to pay Jeff Roe’s Axiom Strategies $10,000 to obtain favorable media coverage and …

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