Ben Stewart

Age: 55

Summary: mayor of Union Point, Georgia whose family had long been pillars of the small east Georgia town but who was facing a 197-count criminal indictment on charges that he bilked more than 800 investors out of $38 million, who operated Stewart Finance Company and lived a lavish lifestyle supported in part by scams including allegedly siphoning monthly Social Security checks of the elderly and disabled.

Cause of Death: Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound

Born: August 31, 1949

Died: May 13, 2004

Location: Union Point, Georgia