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A B-actress, computer mayhem and families feudin'! Making a movie with your rich friends is just courting disaster.

A A A Comments (1) By Matt Pulle Thursday, Sep 14 2006

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Whoever said the best revenge is living well probably never had to beat back the prospect of a felony indictment, much less explain to their girlfriend's mom why the police came to her home and seized all the family's computers. So when Rhodus learned that the Saabs' old friend, Robert Vigil, had been indicted on taking kickbacks from money managers, he gladly regaled FBI agents in New Mexico with stories about Elaine Saab and their prized defendant. Then, in one of many odd twists in this case, Rhodus received a call from the FBI office in Mississippi. Turns out they were interested in the Saabs as well, particularly the family's relationship with the state treasurer's office there. On November 8, 2005, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Mississippi sent a letter to David Finn discussing the ground rules for a possible meeting. First, nothing Keith Rhodus said could be used against him, except in a prosecution for perjury. Second, anything Rhodus said could be used to pursue any investigative leads. Meanwhile, an FBI agent began e-mailing Debbie Rhodus about the check Elaine Saab allegedly had Keith Rhodus write to Mississippi state treasurer Tate Reeves.

Keith and Finn met with FBI agents in the attorney's office in uptown Dallas. The federal authorities would later pay a visit to the Saabs. The agents called Finn back and told him that when they introduced themselves to Elaine Saab, she wasn't exactly happy to see them.

Mark Graham

Meet the parents: Tom and Debbie Rhodus thought the Saabs were their friends until they called the cops on the Rhoduses' youngest son.

Drama queen: Linda Gray is not a victim, but she played one on the TV show Dallas.

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"She starts screaming at the top of her lungs," Finn says the agents told him. "'Keith Rhodus is behind this! Keith Rhodus is behind this!'"