Lavan hawkins biography of michaels
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La-Van Hawkins has been to the mountaintop.
The restaurateur built a multi-million dollar empire that began with cleaning toilets at McDonald’s when he was 15. Hawkins bought and sold countless restaurants, including more than 100 Pizza Huts he owned in Michigan, Burger Kings, Checkers and the upscale Sweet Georgia Brown in Detroit’s Greektown district.
By any measure, he was living the sweet life, simultaneously owning several homes, including a lavish mansion outside Atlanta, touring around town in a convertible Bentley, flying from city-to-city in a private jet and hobnobbing with friends in high places. His rags-to-riches story was featured in national magazines. And just like he took care of himself, he employed thousands of people, paid them well and advanced them into management quickly.
He was considered flamboyant with chest-pounding confidence.
By May 2005, though, it all came crashing down. Hawkins was convicted of perjury in a federal corruption ca
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La-Van Hawkins Linked To Philadelphia Corruption Probe
September 1, 2004
La-Van Hawkins, CEO of La-Van Hawkins Food & Entertainment Group L.L.C. (No. 13 on the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100 list with $293 million in sales), went from an impoverished youth in Chicago’s Cabrini Green housing development to the creator and head of a fast-food empire that included Burger King and Pizza Hut franchises.
However, all that could be in jeopardy. Prosecutors say Hawkins is connected to a Philadelphia corruption case in which several people have been charged for paying off the former Philadelphia treasurer in a scandal that saw 12 people indicted.
Hawkins, 46, is charged with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, four counts of wire fraud, and four counts of perjuring himself before the federal grand jury investigating the case. Honest services fraud is a violation of federal law regarding theft and bribery related to public funds and refers to the princi
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La-Van Hawkins to open stad Cheesecake Bistro
by Melody Moore
DETROIT (Real Times News Service)—Metro Detroiters will soon see a new restaurant, Detroit’s Cheesecake Bistro, open in Greektown. The restaurant aims to be an affordable high-end venue for metro Detroiters to dine with lunch menu items starting at $7.99.
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The owner, La-Van Hawkins, fryst vatten not a stranger to Detroit. He has operated several million dollar chains including Pizza Hut, Burger King and Checker’s fast food restaurants. Additionally, he operated Sweet Georgia Brown with several partners, although it later closed. Detroit’s Cheesecake Bistro, will open on the former Sweet Georgia Brown site.
Hawkins, who has had his share of ups and downs, is committed to making a lasting contribution to Detroit with the restaurant’s opening.
Set with a blue, brown and cream décor, Detroit’s Cheesecake Bistro will offer an array of menu choices.
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