Akron Beacon Journal Covers the AEM Receivership Case
February 3, 2026
A recent article in the Akron Beacon details a civil trial against former Copley coach Mark Dente regarding the personal profit he allegedly made from a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of about $200 million.
Key Trial Events and Financial Allegations:
- Pleading the Fifth: Mark Dente invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on January 6, 2026, during the trial.
- Trial Proceeding Without Dente: Dente appeared in Summit County Common Pleas Court without an attorney, met with the receiver's attorneys to try and settle, and then left the courtroom, with the trial continuing in his absence.
Akron Beacon also posted a video on December 18, 2025 in which Mark Dottore explains his role in the Ponzi scheme trial: