Utah Controlled Drug Law
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Antoine Johnson v. United States of America
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking the vacation of a sentenced pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255, which provides:
(a) A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States, or that the c... More...
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(07-10-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Llobani Federico Figueroa, aka “Pablo”
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
Utah Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison
Llobani Federico Figueroa, aka “Pablo,” 33, of Magna, Utah, was sentenced to 26... More...
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(05-23-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Aaron Kern
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St. George, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking
Southern Utah Man Facing Sex Trafficking Charges
A man accused of forcing a victim to engage in commercial sex acts and forcing the victi... More...
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(03-17-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Robert Buckley Hardy
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant indicted with Bank Robbery
Utah Man Accused of Bank Robbery in Custody
A Utah man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City after he allegedly robbed t... More...
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(02-18-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Alphonzo Robert Bell; David Alejandro Jimenez-Angel
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant indicted with distributing methamphetamine
A Mexican National and a Utah Man are in Custody Facing Drug Crimes
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an ... More...
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(02-19-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Rafael Antonio Torres
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Crime that Killed Two People
Gunman Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking Crime that Killed Two People
Rafael Antonio Torres, 21, o... More...
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(01-28-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Oluwole Adegboruwa
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Dealiing
Convicted Dark Web Drug Dealer Sentenced to 360 Months’ Imprisonment
Oluwole Adegboruwa, 54, of Las Vegas, Nevada, the main defendant and ... More...
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(11-15-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Aaron A. Wagner
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Investors and Lenders
Utah Businessmen Indicted for Defrauding Investors and Lenders Millions of Dollars
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake... More...
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(11-12-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Oluwole Adegboruwa
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dark web drug trafficking operation
Convicted Dark Web Drug Dealer Sentenced to 360 Months’ Imprisonment
Oluwole Adegboruwa, 54, of Las Vegas, Neva... More...
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(11-14-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Joe Robert Rael
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking
Utah Based Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to 240 Months’ Imprisonment
Joe Robert Rael, 55, of Salt Lake City was sentenced to... More...
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(07-23-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v.Colin Andrew Shapard
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of a controlled substance that resulted in serious bodily injury. . Defendant obtained drugs via the dark web, and was responsible for two prior overdose deaths More...
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(04-04-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Luis Alexander Coronado
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Narcotics.
Utah Drug Trafficker Admits to Selling Narcotics
Luis Alexander Coronado was sentenced to over 5 years’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release and ... More...
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(02-07-2024 - UT)
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STATE OF UTAH v. ALAVINA FUNGAIHEA FLORREICH
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From 1998 to 2009, Alavina Florreich was the nanny for
Alex and his siblings. Florreich is a Tongan immigrant, and Alex
and his siblings were the homeschooled children of a Jewish
rabbi.
¶3 When Alex was eight years old, Florreich was watching a
movie with Alex and his younger siblings one day when Alex
began giving her a shoulder massage. While doing so, Alex
s... More...
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(01-24-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Angel Rubio-Quintana
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in St. George.
Angel Rubio-Quintana, 42, of St. George, Utah, was first discovered by agents in March 2020, after learning that an individual in St. George was receiving large amounts of methamphetamine from a Mexican cartel. During an ... More...
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(07-27-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. Eric Donald Johnson
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with convicted felon with allegedly attempting to sell a firearm to an undercover officer and for possessing multiple firearms.
On June 20, 2023, Eric Donald Johnson, 25, of Layton, Utah, communicated via social media with an undercover officer assigned to the Wasatch Metro Drug Task Force (WMDTF), that he had mult... More...
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(06-28-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. James Howard KLein
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with discharging a firearm during and in relation to carjacking and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute offenses.
On May 19, 2021, James Howard Klein, 35, of Chaska, Minnesota, was stopped by deputies in Juab County off Interstate-15 for a traffic violation. During a search of the Klein’s v... More...
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(05-26-2023 - UT)
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State of Utah v. Shihab Wesaga
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder, four counts of felony discharge of a firearm and aggravated robbery, all first-degree felonies; obstructing justice and three counts of felony discharge of a firearm, all second-degree felonies; and four counts of felony discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony.
He is one of three people charged w... More...
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(05-19-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. Marcos Adrian Garcia Lugo
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl with intent to distribute.

Federal Courthouse - Salt Lake City, ... More...
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(03-09-2023 - UT)
United States of America v. Stanley Beckstrom
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St. George, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of meth.
Stanley Beckstrom traveled to California to obtain methamphetamine. On July 21, 2021, Beckstrom delivered methamphetamine to a local restaurant in downtown St. George. The methamphetamine was tested in a drug lab. It was 100% pure and weighed one pound.
The Washington County Drug Task F... More...
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(10-26-2022 - UT)
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United States of America v. Jorge Madrigal
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), which provides:
(a) Unlawful actsExcept as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally—
(1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, ... More...
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(05-09-2022 - UT)
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United States of America v. Christopher Flynn
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.
At trial, federal prosecutors presented evidence that Christopher Flynn, age 38, of Syracuse, worked with others to sell $... More...
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(08-08-2022 - UT)
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Cynthia Stella v. Davis County
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Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a prisoner civil rights violation wrongful death theory.
Cynthia Stella, individually and on behalf of The Estate of Heather Miller, deceased, sued Davis County Utah on a 1983 prisoner civil rights theory claiming that Heather Miller died as a direct result of deliberate indifference.
Ms. ... More...
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(07-26-2022 - UT)
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State of Utah v. Christopher Garcia
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
¶2 In October 2014, Victim's mother (Mother) met Garcia on an online dating website. Mother's profile on the website indicated that she had children. A few days after making contact, the two arranged to meet in person. At their first meeting, Garcia told Mother that he... More...
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(06-24-2022 - UT)
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Lee Stafford v. Sandy Paydirt, LLC
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Salt Lake City, Utah personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a premises liability theory claiming to have been injured as a result of a dangerous condition on Defendant's property.
¶1 When Lee Stafford encountered a puddle on a hotel elevator's tile floor, he slipped, caught himself, and later sought compensation for a back injury that he believed resulte... More...
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(06-24-2022 - UT)
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United States of America v. Anthony John Ramirez
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St. George, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug trafficking.
Anthony John Ramirez, age 59, found to be in possession of a quarter of a pound of fentanyl and $9,000 in cash when he was stopped in December, 2021.
21:841 NARCOTICS - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE/Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute
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(06-10-2022 - UT)
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United States of America v. Joseph "Norte Joe" Gomez
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking and money laundering.
Joseph “Norte Joe” Gomez, the lead defendant in a large-scale 32 defendant federal indictment, was with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder money. All thirty-one members and associates of the Norteños street gang responsible for distri... More...
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(12-14-2021 - UT)
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United States of America v. Jimmy Astudillo
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of heroine with intent to distribute.
Jimmy Astudillo, age 32, of Salt Lake City, was for possession of heroin with intent to distribute, related to his role in the distribution of narcotics that caused the fatal overdose of a Park City woman in 2018.
Astudillo previously entered his guilty... More...
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(11-10-2021 - UT)
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State of Utah v. Theron Farmer
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Ogden, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aggravated attempted murder, aggravated robbery and obstruction of justice for shooting and killing 18-year-old Kamron Johnson.
Theron Farmer, age 25, and Daniel Viegas-Gonzalez, age 30, were charged for killing Johnson during a drug deal.... More...
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(11-04-2021 - UT)
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United States of America v. Dr. Joe Roundy
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant accused of failing to properly inventory, track and maintain control over controlled substances.
Dr. Joe Roundy, a licensed veterinarian and the owner of the Tooele Veterinary Clinic in Tooele, Utah, was ordered to pay the United States $78,455 and restrict his prescribing of opioids and other controlled substances for vio... More...
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(08-19-2021 - UT)
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United States of America v. Nathan Pehrson
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with three counts related to fraudulently obtaining and tampering with the pain killing narcotic hydromorphone, a powerful schedule II opioid drug that is used to treat patients with moderate to severe pain.
During Pehrson’s employment as a nurse at an Intermountain Healthcare facility on a surgical and trauma wa... More...
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(07-30-2021 - UT)
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United States of America v. Justin Patterson
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Salt Lake City, Utah drug distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Justin Patterson.
21:841(a)(1) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE - Distribution of Methamphetamine
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(06-10-2021 - UT)
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United States of America v. Marc Tager, Jonathon Shoucair, Matthew Mangrum, and Kenneth Gross
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants who were charged with telemarketing fraud.
Marc Tager, Jonathon Shoucair, Matthew Mangrum, and Kenneth Gross were charged for their roles in an eight million dollar telemarketing fraud scheme that promised investors, most of them elderly, that their business could extract gold from dirt.
Tager, Shoucair, and Man... More...
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(05-20-2021 - UT)
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Lou Jean Noland v. Smith's Food & Drug Centers
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Salt Lake City, Utah slip and fall personal injury lawyer presented Plaintiff, Lou Jean Noland, who sued Smith's Food & Drug Centers on a premises liability negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages in an accident in a Smith's store.
This case was filed in the 3rd District, Salt Lake County, 190906435, and was removed to federal court.... More...
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(03-06-2021 - UT)
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United States of America v. Aaron Michael Shamo
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Salt Lake City, Utah drug trafficking criminal lawyer represented defendant.
Aaron Michael Shamo, the CEO of a nationwide dark net was charged with running a drug trafficking organization that distributed more than a half million counterfeit pills throughout the country.
A federal jury found Shamo guilty of organizing and directing a drug trafficking organization that imported f... More...
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(10-30-2020 - UT)
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United States of America v. Rashaan Mamao Matalolo
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St. George, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony firearm possession.
Rashaan Mamao Matalolo of St. George, Utah, was charged with one count of possession of a firearm while subject to a domestic violence protective order. Under federal law, individuals subject to a domestic violence protective order are prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Mat... More...
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(10-10-2020 - UT)
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United States of America v. Nadia Carolina Avalos
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Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America charged Nadia Carolina Avalos, age 34, with aiding and abetting kidnapping.
Defendant from Phoenix, was sentenced Tuesday morning by U.S. District Judge David Sam. Avalos will serve 36 months of supervised rele... More...
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(08-10-2020 - UT)
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United States of America v. Andrew T. Whitehouse
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Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America charged Andrew T. Whitehouse, age 25, with distribution of heroin.
According to the complaint, on Oct. 7, 2018, officers from the Tooele City Police Department responded to a residence on a call for a male who was unconscious and not breathing. The father of the victim believed he had overdosed on drugs. Officers and emergency technicians... More...
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(06-19-2020 - UT)
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United States of America v. Elet Neilson
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Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America charged Elet Neilson with stealing pain medications from patients.
Elet Neilson, age 53, of Layton, a former emergency room nurse who admitted to tampering with controlled substances intended for patients and diverting the drugs for her own use, will serve 60 months in federal prison.
As a result of the tampering and diversion, ... More...
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(01-30-2020 - UT)
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United States of America v. Tiffany Scott Spevak
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Salt Lake City, UT - First Defendant In Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison
Co-Conspirators Distributed More Than 99 Pounds in Utah, Idaho, and Other Locations
The lead defendant in a methamphetamine trafficking... More...
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(10-19-2019 - UT)
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United States of America v. Robert Lee Holloway
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A jury convicted Robert Holloway in federal district court of four counts of wire
fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343 and one count of submitting a false tax return in
violation of 26 U.S.C. 7206. The district court sentenced Holloway to 225 months ... More...
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(09-20-2019 - UT)
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Kent Morlan, Esq.
Editor & Publisher
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