SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah polygamist says he gave nearly $30 million from a biodiesel fraud scheme to the polygamous group to which he belongs. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Jacob Kingston said Wednesday in court that the money went to a Utah-based polygamous group called the Davis […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah polygamist who pleaded guilty for his role in a nearly $500 million biodiesel fraud scheme says a California businessmen who helped him carry out the plan offered protection from prosecution from law enforcement. Jacob Kingston said Thursday during a trial that he and Lev […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah polygamist who pleaded guilty to money fraud in a nearly $500 million biodiesel fraud scheme is testifying against a California businessman who prosecutors allege helped him expand the operation. Jacob Kingston began testifying Wednesday for the U.S. government in its case against gas station […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An attorney for a California businessman who prosecutors allege led a nearly $500 million fraud scheme against the U.S. says his client is being scapegoated by polygamists. Lawyer Mark Gerago made the assertion Thursday during his trial opening statement, saying Lev Arslan Dermen was used […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a California businessman with ties to Turkey teamed up with a pair of Utah polygamists to defraud the U.S. out of nearly $500 million from a biodiesel fuel program. The attorney said Thursday during opening statements in Salt Lake City that the men […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Openings arguments are set for Wednesday in Utah for a California businessman who prosecutors accuse of being a key figure in a $511 million tax credit scheme. Prosecutors say the scheme was carried out by two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked […]
Four people from California are now in jail in Sevier County facing multiple charges after attempting fraud in Richfield Monday. According to Richfield City Police Chief Trent Lloyd, the group was working their way up the I-15 corridor hitting Home Depots as they went. Lloyd says they were using fraudulently […]
Richfield City Police are investigating multiple cases of fraud in town that Police Chief Trent Lloyd says are extremely hard to catch. According to Lloyd, several groups are working their way throughout the Western U.S. and Utah, leaving behind card skimmers. He believes they take the card information, than go […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A prominent Utah real estate investor has been found guilty of 15 charges related to one of the biggest fraud schemes in state history. Federal prosecutors say Claud “Rick” Koerber tricked investors out of tens of millions of dollars, promising them high returns. Koerber was […]
