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Polygamist says he gave $30M from fraud to his Utah group

Polygamist says he gave $30M from fraud to his Utah group

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A Utah polygamist testifying against a California businessman who prosecutors say helped him carry-out a nearly $500 million biodiesel fraud scheme testified that he and his brother gave millions of dollars of what they made to the polygamous group to which they belong. Jacob Kingston said he […]

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Prosecutors: Businessman guided polygamists in fraud scheme

Prosecutors: Businessman guided polygamists in fraud scheme

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pair of Utah polygamists teamed up with a California businessman with ties to Turkey to defraud the U.S. of nearly $500 million from a biodiesel fuel program because he offered the men protection from what he called his “umbrella” of law enforcement and government […]

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Biodiesel executives linked to polygamous group plead guilty

Biodiesel executives linked to polygamous group plead guilty

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group are pleading guilty to charges filed in a $511 million tax credit scheme. Court documents made public on Friday show Jacob Kingston and Isaiah Kingston with the company Washakie Renewable Energy […]

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Prosecutors move to seize property linked to energy company

Prosecutors move to seize property linked to energy company

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Federal prosecutors are moving to seize a plant and more than 500 acres (202 hectares) of undeveloped land belonging to a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group. The Standard-Examiner reports Washakie Renewable Energy CEO Jacob Kingston and CFO Isaiah Kingston, as well as others, […]

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