Ricky Dale Fenney (born December 7, 1964) is a former professional
American football running back in the
National Football League. Selected in the
eighth round
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of the
1987 NFL Draft
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, he played five seasons for the
Minnesota Vikings
Born in
Everett, Washington, Fenney graduated from
Snohomish High School and played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at the
University of Washington in
Seattle; he scored the final touchdown in the
Huskies' Orange Bowl victory over
Oklahoma
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in
Fenney became a full-time
financial planner after his retirement from the NFL. While working as a broker for
Merrill Lynch
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, he started an investment fund and solicited investments from family and friends. Fenney covered up his losses and continued to solicit more cash from investors. Having lost $2.2 million of investor money, Fenney in 2004 was indicted on
wire fraud charges for misleading investors. He was sentenced to 37 months in prison and was ordered to pay restitution. After serving his sentence at
Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan
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, he was released to a
halfway house in
Phoenix.
References
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1964 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Everett, Washington
Players of American football from Snohomish County, Washington
American football running backs
Minnesota Vikings players
Washington Huskies football players
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