The Grammy Award-nominated musician was convicted of fraud charges in 2004, for financial crimes described by The Morning Call as a "classic Ponzi scheme".

Lewan served in the Central Polish Army for several years as all young men in Poland were obliged to do at the time.

Lewan played in music halls across Poland and Northern Europe including the National Philharmonic in Warsaw.

Rhonda then married Steve Saive, the former trumpet player of Jan Lewan's polka band.

Notable tours were to Poland, Ireland, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, England, Israel, Russia, Greece, Egypt, and Ukraine.

To support the store, he also sold shares in the business and promised returns of 12 and 20 percent to investors, many of whom had traveled with him.

Lewan was sentenced by the Mercer County Superior Court on Money Laundering and Securities Fraud charges.

[10][11] On January 26, 2001, Lewan's tour bus crashed en route to Florida for six shows.