Local travel agent reported missing in midst of consumer scandal; Suit filed

The Monroe County Sheriff's Department cannot locate a Bloomington-based travel agency owner accused of bilking several clients out of thousands of dollars. \nIndiana Attorney General Steve Carter filed a class-action suit Jan. 12 against Jack Lagoni, owner of University Travel, after receiving several complaints from some of the agency's clients in September 2005. \nThe source of the complaints were all related to the agency's closing without following through on the delivery of several African safari packages to customers. The reported losses range from $1,200 to $13,000 per plaintiff, according to the Indiana Attorney General's Office. The claim against Lagoni represents the interests of 16 former clients. \nSheriff officials attempted to serve the summons to Lagoni at two separate addresses but reported that the former owner either moved or was unavailable, according to the case summary. \nCarter has until a Feb. 27 deadline to file a second summons for Lagoni before Monroe County Circuit Judge Stephen Galvin dismisses the case. \nDespite the name of the former agency, University Travel was in no way affiliated with IU.