CEO of MSP Compulinx Stuck In Jail

The business offers remote IT monitoring and network management, much of which is automated and continues to run, said Oxley.

Most Compulinx customers have direct deposit payment remittance plans that should still be billing them, he said.

Employees are afraid to return to work, said Oxley, who is finishing his MBA degree and has taken another job selling insurance.

Oxley descibed himself as Chalk's protege, someone who Chalk took under his wing. Oxley and Chalk carpooled to work most mornings. During the visit with Chalk, Oxley assured Chalk that the CEO's BMW had been reclaimed by Oxley from police impound.

During the visit, Chalk was adament about not selling the freshly liberated BMW as a way to raise money to pay Bartlett or make bail. "Don't sell the car," Chalk repeated to Oxley.

Oxley said he was never contacted by investigators either before or after Chalk's arrest.

A small group of friends of Chalk are working to raise the $2,500 needed to retain Bartlett as Chalk's lawyer, but the effort is slow and unorganized, said Oxley. Raising the $10,000 needed to secure a bail bond to get Chalk out of jail appears impossible right now, said Oxley.

Chalk said his estranged wife is not cooperating with efforts to help him. In-fighting between Chalk's family is hindering efforts by family members who would like to offer financial support to him, he said.

If he remains in jail, Chalk will have to wait there until Jan. 12 to see the evidence being used against him, he said. He has spoken already to a public defender, who encouraged him cop a plea bargain by admitting guilt, said Chalk.

Chalk said that his nephew, who is being held indefinitely without the prospect of bail, is routinely encouraged to confess guilt in the case.

If convicted, Chalk faces a maximum sentence of 165 years in prison and $5.5 million in fines. His nephew faces a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison and a $1.25 million fine, according to the according to the U.S. Attorney's office.