. >> they said you know that guy that tried to kill himself at pmg, that was russ wassendorf. >> he survived prosecutors say he left a note detailing the nearly 20 years of fraud. "through a scheme of using false bank statements i have been able to embezzle millions of dollars from customers accounts. my ego was too big to admit i failed, so i cheated." >> millions of dollars of customer money is missing. the company is bankrupt the restaurant is closed. the impact extends on-iowa and and beyond the employees and customers across the country. this is the second firm of its kind to grow go broke and take customers with it. the first was mf global run by former new jersey senator jon corzine. more than $1 billion is unaccounted for and regulators are considering cracking down on commodity firms which comes too late in cedar falls. >> i don't know it reaches into the community when so much effort going into character here it is sort of shocking. >> now a pillar of the community sits behind bars. charged with making false statements to regulators. prosecutors say additional charges are likely. a