Aubrey Trail, Bailey Boswell face new charges in federal court
BRANSON MO NEWS: A grand jury leveled more than a dozen new charges this week against Aubrey Trail and nearly as many against his girlfriend, Bailey Boswell, though no charges have come yet in connection with the disappearance and death of a Lincoln woman in November.The indictment provided the first details about Trail and Boswell’s alleged gold coin scheme, which bilked two people of more than $400,000, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Russell.And it means a delay for the trial that had been set for next month.
The FBI, which is leading an investigation into Sydney Loofe’s suspicious death, has stopped short of calling Trail and Boswell suspects in the case; though Trail has said he believes they will be charged.As that investigation quietly continues, the pair remained in federal custody on a single charge for transportation of stolen property, until this week, when the federal grand jury signed off on more charges against them.Thursday, Trail’s attorney, Korey Reiman, said he had just seen the indictment and anticipated Trail would be brought to court next week, would plead not guilty and be set for trial.The court filing provided a window into the lives of Trail and Boswell, who met in late 2016 in Missouri and traveled the country, going to antique shows and shops.Trail has a criminal history that includes 11 felony convictions, mostly theft- or fraud-related. Boswell has an open case in Pennsylvania but no felony convictions.Investigators asked for the public’s help finding them because they were believed to be the last people to see Loofe alive. She disappeared Nov. 15 after going with Boswell to the apartment she and Trail shared in Wilber.In social media videos, Boswell and Trail quickly denied their involvement in Loofe’s disappearance, saying they weren’t criminals but made more than $100,000 a …
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