Two Days After Buying Cheap Nebraska Land, a Fake HOA President Demanded $15,000 and Triggered a Federal Fraud Case

don’t call me that,” I laughed. “I just wanted a place for children to love books.”

She squeezed my arm. “And you gave them one.”

I spent the morning helping a little boy find books about dinosaurs and reading aloud to a group of first graders who listened with the kind of seriousness only children can muster. When I finished, my throat was dry and my continue reading …