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Jan 9, 2018 · Marla Lewan, as portrayed by Jenny Slate in The Polka King, may technically be a fictional character, but she is based on the very real Rhonda Lewan-Saive, the former Mrs. Pennsylvania who once...
- Johnny Brayson
Jan 18, 2018 · In 2001, Jan “Lewan” Lewandowski was arrested for running a Ponzi scheme that robbed over 400 people of millions of dollars. In 2017, eight years after his release from prison, he was in...
Mar 16, 2018 · Netflix’s jaunty biopic The Polka King stars Jack Black as Polish charm bomb Jan Lewan, a polka band leader who became infamous for conning friends, fans, and retirees into a $4.5 million Ponzi scheme.
Jan 8, 2018 · Lewan went to federal prison in 2004 after his conviction for running a ponzi scheme in which he fleeced people in 22 states out of around $5 million.
- Johnny Brayson
Sep 11, 2009 · Confined to prison for fleecing more than 400 investors of millions of dollars, polka bandleader Jan Lewan heard a new tune.
Jan is sentenced to five years in prison. Marla divorces Jan and he has lost everything. Jan makes friends with some black prisoners who teach him hiphop and in turn gain an appreciation for polka. When Jan is released from prison, he is met by his son and Mickey, both of whom propose reviving the polka band.
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After Lewan came to the United States, he met his first wife, Rhonda Lewan, during a telethon. They divorced in 2011. Rhonda then married Steve Saive, the former trumpet player of Jan Lewan's polka band.
