. >> we first told you about the missing money trail of hal katz. joce sterman broke the story and is here with a katz business partner who is feeling the pain. >> reporter: back in june gordy bunch bought half the stock at one of katz' company. he said he spent a million bucks and had no idea the insurance provider was unstable. he called katz the maryland madoff. >> hi. i'm hal katz. >> reporter: katz, nonfor these outrageous commercial -- known for these outrageous commercials is at the center of an investigation. he is 50% owner of an insurance provider. that's interstate. he said he had no idea katz' company was broke we he bought it. the shorn's administration found fraud, too, discovering $800,000 that should have gone between two of katz' companies but never moved. the company hasn't been paid premiums from the katz' agency for 2012. they've been essentially taken over as part of a state agreement and are operating legitimately. if you want to know more about his operation, just go to the investigator section on our website abc 2news.com. >>

hal katz wouldn't talk to us. his representative said quote, we want our polyholders to know this has never affected our policy holders in any way. we're going to continue following the story and have more at 6. >>> thousands of you may have coverage connected to katz agency, so what you should do now. let's run a less of the phone numbers f it's through maryland auto fund call 1-800-445-1117. if interstate has your coverage and questions 410-358-1905. questions in gem at 1-800-492-6116. you can go to our website and go right to the investigator seas session. >>> a 17-year-old student brought a beebee gun to owings mills high school. others noticed it. they alerted adults. >> what happened after that is what we hope what would happen. students did exactly what we wanted them to do, which is they reported this promptly to the school administrators. >> school officials locked down the school and called police. they were able to identify the students and find the gun. the 17-year-old will be charged as a juvenile. >>

now hal katz is looking for legal prosection. joce sterman explains why. >> reporter: hal katz runs three businesses that finance, sell and provide insurance to thousands of people in our hr who can't get coverage anywhere else. now he may be infamous for his conduct behind the scenes. now he's at the center of pan investigation by the maryland insurance administration. his license to sell insurance was revoked after he let unlicensed jeantds -- agents sell policies. they discovered nearly$00,000 in payments didn't and up where they were supposed to. records show katz owes more than$ half half p-p--- $8 1/2 million to investors. mr. katz didn't want to comment, but his rep said all policies are in effect. all claims are being paid. if you want to know more about the story or concerned about your coverage, just go to abc2news.com. you'll find phone numbers and more in the investigators section. joce sterman, abc2 news. >>> breezy out there, not bad, seasonal into the 60s. rock hall checking in at 56. north and west, reisterstown 6

hal katz, who targeted high risk drivers was allowing unlicensed agents to sell policies. >> a student brought a bb gun to school. the student will be charged as a juvenile. >>> new warnings about the meningitis outbreak. they thought only people who received steroid injections contracted the meningitis but now a person who took a heart medication had it. >> it's breezy. we're just into the 60-degree range. 60 in bel air. peak wind gusts up around 5 miles an 5 -- 25 miles an hour. so breezy and sunny. dry conditions and a big high pressure dome keeping the sky high and dry. the rest of the evening 50, clear and cool. temperatures dropping off steadily. we may briefly touch 40 toward daybreak tomorrow but it will be a big warmup under the sun. we'll talk about that and look at your weekend coming up. >>> it was one of the most horrendous crimes this city had ever seefnlt seven members of one family murdered by criminals. >> 10 years ago the dawson family were murdered because they spoke out. roosevelt leftwich is live at where the dawson house once stood. >> reporter: you remember that