Utah Excessive Force Law
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United States of America v. Dr. Michael Kirk Moore
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant who was charged with:
18:371 CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES; 18:981(a)(l)(C) and 28:2461 Intent to Seek Forfeiture
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18:371 and 641 CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES Conspiracy to Convert, Sell, Convey, and Dispose of Government Property; 18:981(a)(l)(C) and 28:2461 Intent to Seek Forfeit... More...
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(07-13-2025 - 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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State of Utah v. Jonathan Isaac Dew
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Farmington, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with thirteen counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
In October 2018, an agent (Agent) working for the Internet Crimes Against Children task force (ICAC) was alerted that a particular IP address had connected to an online peer-to-peer file-sharing network and that someone at the IP address had offered to distr... More...
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(02-21-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Randy Lansing
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murdering Navajo Woman
Aneth Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering Navajo Woman
Randy Lansing, 41, of Aneth, Utah, was sentenced today to a ... More...
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(01-16-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Glenn Raymond Breeden
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engage in sexual activity with someone he believed was a minor.
Child Sexual Predator Sentenced to Prison
Glenn Raymond Breeden, 56, of Orlando, Flori... More...
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(01-13-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Nicholas Frank Sciotto
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Salt Lake City criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling 120,000 Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards
Utah Fraudster Sentenced for Selling 120,000 Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards
The lead defenda... More...
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(10-10-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Giuseppe Mirenda
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding the COVID-19 Relief program
Utah Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID Fraud
Giuseppe Mirenda, 29, of Salt Lake City, Uta... More...
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(08-15-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Kay Elder
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempt to Steal a Vehicle and Assaulted the Driver
Utah Man that Attempted to Steal a Vehicle and Assaulted the Driver is Sentenced to Federal Prison
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(08-09-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Murphy Hollis
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery by force or violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113.
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(08-09-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Gordon Hunter Pedersen
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Unproven COVID-19 Cure
Fake Doctor Selling Unproven COVID-19 Cure is Sentenced to 36 Months
A United States District Court Judge sentenced a... More...
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(07-30-2024 - 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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United States of America v. Brandon Keith Thompson
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Salt Lake City, Utah Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing an Officer’s Firearm While Attempting to Avoid Arrest
Brandon Keith Thompson, 43, of Salt Lake County, Utah, was sentenced to over nine years imprisonment followed by three years supervised release a... More...
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(01-16-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. James D. Brunson
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of stolen firearms and ammunition.
According to court documents, and the evidence presented at trial in July 2022, James D. Brunson, age 26, of Orem, Utah, was found guilty of possession of firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, and possession of stolen firearms. In Marc... More...
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(11-29-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. Leticia Marie Torres, Brianna Marie Taylor, Charles Masters
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of baggage from interstate shipping.
Leticia Marie Torres, 42, of Salt Lake City; and Brianna Marie Taylor, 42, of Midvale, Utah, are charged in one indictment and Charles Masters, 31, of West Valley City, Utah, is charged in a separate indictment.
As alleged in the indictment for Torres a... More...
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(11-16-2023 - 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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Bernadette Bell v. Judge Memorial Cathloic High School, et al.
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Salt Lake City, Utah civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that they discriminated against him because of his age.
Plaintiff Barry Bell filed this action against his former employer, Defendant Judge Memorial Catholic High School (JMCHS) and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake City dba Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City (Diocese), alleging Defen... More...
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(05-22-2023 - UT)
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Jeffrey Helvie v. Chad Jenkins
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Denver, Colorado civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an excessive force theory.
On August 23, 2018, at approximately 11:45 p.m., Deputy Jenkins observed Plaintiff [Helvie] make several traffic infractions while driving a Nissan pickup truck. Specifically, Deputy Jenkins observed [Helvie] turn without using a signal; accelerate, slow down and then accelerate to ... More...
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(05-09-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. Jordy Julian Alvarez
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with multiple counts of extortion and cyberstalking a Utah victim and her family.
Jordy Julian Alvarez, 28, a Texas resident, repeatedly harassed and intimidated the female victim to provide an explicit video or he would release to the public compromising photos and videos of the victim already in his possession. ... More...
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(05-09-2023 - 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. Merrill Darrell Fackrell
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with carrying and using a straight edge razor blade during a flight.
On November 21, 2022, Merrill Darrell Fackrell, age 41, from Syracuse, Utah, departed on JetBlue Flight #871 from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York en route to Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah. Fackrell was seated in a win... More...
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(11-23-2022 - UT)
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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. Wayne Hsiung and Paul Darwin Picklesimer
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Milford, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor theft.
Wayne Hsiung and Paul Darwin Peikesimer, members of Direct Action Everywhere, were accused of two injured piglets from a Smithfield confined hog factory farm in March of 2017.
Wayne Hsiung, co-founder of the animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere, released the follo... More...
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(10-18-2022 - 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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United States of America v. Joel Lehi Organista
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with selling or buying children and activities constituting child porno.
Joel Lehi Organista, 29, of Salt Lake City, was pleaded guilty to two felony counts related to the production and transportation of child pornography. The court ordered the federal prison sentence to run concurrently with a sentence ordered by... More...
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(06-15-2022 - UT)
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United States of America v. Murat Suljovic
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS) which is a designated foreign terrorist organization.
According to the plea agreement, Murat Suljovic, age 24, from Salt Lake City admitted that, in January 2019, he used an online persona to pretend to be an ISIS leader and provide wo... More...
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(03-25-2022 - UT)
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United States of America v. Gaylen Dean Rust
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and securities fraud.
Gaylen Dean Rust, age 62, of Layton, admitted that he was the owner and operator of Rust Rare Coin, Inc. (RRC) in Utah, from 2002 until 2018, and that he had previously worked as the manager of the business. Rust admi... More...
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(03-10-2022 - UT)
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United States of America v. Jackson Stuart Tamowski Patton
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Salt Lake City, UT: Civil unrest property damages charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jackson Stuart Tamowski Patton, 27, of Salt Lake City, was indicted for his role in the burning of a Salt Lake City police car during the May 2020 civil unrest in Salt Lake City.
Patton previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of civil disorder in federal court in May of 2021. In ... More...
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(08-26-2021 - UT)
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United States of America v. Hubert Ivan Ugarte and Lisa Bradshaw Rowberry
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants who were charged with unlawfully obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for Frisbu Trucking, Incorporated, where they were both employed.
Rowberry was sentenced to prison for a term of 12 months and a day last week in federal court. Her co-defendant, Hubert Ivan Ugarte, was sentenced to a term of 36 months i... More...
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(07-16-2021 - UT)
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Conrad Truman v. Orem City, et al.
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Conrad Truman sued state prosecutor Craig Johnson and various Orem City
police officers for violating his civil rights by fabricating evidence that was used
against him in a murder prosecution. Mr. Truman was prosecuted twice for the
murder of his wife. According to Mr. Truman’s complaint, the prosecution
knowingly falsified measurements of the murder scene to rule out the possib... More...
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(06-04-2021 - UT)
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United States of America v. Vivint Smart Homes, Inc.
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Salt Lake City, Utah:
Vivint Smart Home Inc. sells “smart” home security and monitoring systems, largely via a sales force that sells door-to-door. The complaint alleges that Vivint failed to implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program, allowing its sales representatives to obtain credit reports of unsuspecting consumers without the consumers’ knowledge or consent, and unfairly ... More...
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(05-04-2021 - UT)
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United States of America v. Timothy James Hallows
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Salt Lake City, Utah possession of child pornography criminal defense lawyer represented defendant who was charged with possession of child porn.
Timothy James Hallows, age 62, of Kaysville, was charged with possession of child pornography
Local authorities arrested Hallows on Oct. 16, 2019. Federal prosecutors filed a Felony Information in May 2020 charging him with possession ... More...
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(11-29-2020 - UT)
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United States of America v. Timothy James Hallows
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Salt Lake City, UT - possession of child pornography criminal defense lawyer represented defendant.
Timothy James Hallows, age 62, of Kaysville, was charged with being in possession of child pornography.
Local authorities arrested Hallows on Oct. 16, 2019. Federal prosecutors filed a Felony Information in May 2020 charging him with possession of material containing an image of c... More...
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(11-20-2020 - 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. Alexandru Cosmin Licsor
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Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America charged Alexandru Cosmin Licsor with using a device to use to illegally take money from ATMs.
A Romanian citizen pleaded guilty to bank fraud, admitting he and his co-conspirators devised an ATM skim... More...
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(07-20-2020 - 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. Frank Gene Powell
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St. George, UT - The United States of America charged Frank Gene Powell with elder fraud.

Frank Gene Powell, age 51, of Hurricane, Utah, the lead defendant in a significant federal elder fraud case targeting an 80-year-old widow in Washington, Utah, will se... More...
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(05-30-2020 - UT)
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United States of America v. Frank Gene Powell
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St. George, UT - The United States of America charged Frank Gene Powell with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, two counts of destruction of records in a federal investigation, concealment of a document or object in an attempt to impair the objects ... More...
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(04-04-2020 - UT)
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Kent Morlan, Esq.
Editor & Publisher
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