SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Turkish businessman has been arrested by the U.S. Justice Department in connection with what authorities say was a biodiesel fraud scheme. Authorities say the scheme was operated by a Utah business that stole nearly $500 million in government funds. Federal prosecutors say Sezgin Baran […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah and her defense attorneys have asked a federal judge this week to dismiss charges against her in a fraud case because officers allegedly coerced her into waiving her Miranda rights when she was arrested in Utah. […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman has been sentenced to more than two years in a federal prison after she pleaded guilty to fraud in the embezzlement of more than $1.6 million from a meat processing business. The Herald Journal reported that 53-year-old Christine Gillins pleaded guilty in January […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A Utah woman with a star role in “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” reality show has pleaded not guilty to ripping off people in a telemarketing scheme. At a virtual hearing Friday, a judge also imposed tighter bail conditions for Jennifer Shah after a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Two members of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” reality television show have been arrested on federal fraud charges related to a telemarketing scheme. Authorities announced that Jennifer Shah and Stuart Smith were arrested Tuesday in Utah on charges unsealed in New York City. Manhattan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission has said two Utah men who met in prison while serving time for unrelated fraud schemes have been charged in federal court over a fraudulent trading program one of them claimed to have received in a “spiritual revelation.” The Deseret […]
LEHI, Utah (The Salt Lake Tribune) — A former Lehi City public works chief has been charged with multiple felonies after prosecutors accuse him of allegedly stealing $800,000 from the northern Utah city through fraudulent charges paid to his cousin’s company. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday that 42-year-old former […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A California businessman accused of helping a pair of Utah polygamists expand a biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up stealing nearly $500 million in government funds was found guilty Monday on 10 counts including money laundering and mail fraud. The verdict against gas station owner […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a California businessman teamed with a pair of Utah polygamists and helped them expand a biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up getting nearly $500 million in government funds. They say the money was used to buy luxury sports cars and million-dollar homes. U.S. […]
Allegations of fraud against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been referred to a settlement conference by a Utah court. KUTV-TV reports McKenna Denson’s fraud allegations against Provo Missionary Training Center President Joseph L. Bishop and the church were dismissed more than a year ago because the […]
