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Businessman found guilty in fraud scheme with polygamists

Businessman found guilty in fraud scheme with polygamists

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 […]

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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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