Utah Fraud Law
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United States of America v. Lev Aslan Dermen
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Salt Lake City, Utah, Los Angeles, California, and Mimai, Florida lawyers represented the defedant charged with attempt and conspriacy to commit mail fraud.
this case concerned an alleged conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering operation orchestrated from 2012 to 2018 by Mr. Dermen, Jacob Kingston, Isaiah Kingston (Jacob Kingston’s brother), and other co-conspirators. Specifically, Mr. ... More...
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(07-09-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Matthew Acquah
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Utah Credit Unions
Bank Fraud Ringleader, “Scamdaddy,” Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Utah Credit Unions
Matthew Acquah, 24, of Lo... More...
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(04-01-2025 - UT)
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United States of America v. Tiffany Ann Bright
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Veteran Disability Benefits
Utah Woman Sentenced for Stealing Veteran Disability Benefits
Tiffany Ann Bright, 39, of Washington, Utah, was se... More...
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(02-13-2025 - UT)
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Melynda Vincent v. Pamela J. Bondi
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Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sought to invalidate 18 U.S.C. 922(g(1).
Ms. Melynda Vincent sued the Attorney General, claiming that the
Second Amendment entitles her to possess firearms. We rejected this claim
and dismissed the action. Vincent v. Garland, 80 F.4th 1197, 1200–02 (10th
Cir. 2023). But the Supreme Court vacated our dism... More...
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(02-11-2025 - 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. Toddorius Goodwin
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Check Fraud Scheme
Georgia Man Sentenced to Prison for Engaging in a $200,000 Check Fraud Scheme in Utah
Toddorius Goodwin, 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, ... More...
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(11-12-2024 - UT)
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Untied States of America v. Sequoia Corbitt
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Salt Lake City, Utah conspiracy to commit bank fraud criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.
18 U.S.C. 1349: Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense under this chapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
18 U.S.C. 1344: Whoever k... More...
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(10-18-2024 - 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. Hillary Brown
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Disability Benefits
Pilates Instructor Sentenced After Fraudulently Obtaining Disability Benefits
Hillary Brown, 41, of Taylors... More...
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(09-30-2024 - Ut)
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United States of America v. Mason Warr
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.
CEO Mason Warr, 37, of Vineyard, and managing partner Zachary Bassett, 39, of Provo, as well as their company, which does business under the name 1099 Tax Pros, were accused of engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the U.S., wire fraud and filing f... More...
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(10-01-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Thomas Fairbanks
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failing to Appear in Court While on Supervised Release
Convicted Felon Sentenced for the Second Time in One Year After Failing to Appear in Court While on Supervised Release More...
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(09-25-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Austin K. Weilacher
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Odometer Fraud
South Salt Lake Residents Sentenced for Odometer Fraud
Austin K. Weilacher. age 22, and Porter R. Hamblin, age 20, of South Salt Lake Ci... More...
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(08-29-2024 - 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. 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. Clinton Chukudi Uchendu
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Romance Scammer
Convicted Romance Scammer Sentenced to 28 Months’ Imprisonment
Clinton Chukudi Uchendu, 26, of Dunwoody, GA, was sentenced to over t... More...
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(07-23-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Chad Leon Sayers
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cheating Investors Out of $10M
Smartphone Fraudster Sentenced to 29 Months’ Imprisonment After Cheating Investors Out of $10M
A Utah businessman wa... More...
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(07-15-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Timothy Andrew Nemeckay
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud Scheme
Park City Businessman Sentenced to 12 Months’ Imprisonment for $1.7M Wire Fraud Scheme
Timothy Andrew Nemeckay, 64, of Park City,... More...
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(07-11-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Timothy Andrew Nemeckay
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud More...
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(07-11-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Bradford Leland Fishback
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Receiving Over $685,000 in COVID-Relief Funds
St. George Businessman Sentenced to 29 Months’ Imprisonment for Fraudulently Receiving Over $685,000 in COVID-Relief Funds More...
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(05-14-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Thomas Lynn Syddall
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Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding Montana employer.
Utah man sentenced to 21 months in prison for defrauding Montana employer, $700,000 restitution ordered
Thomas Lynn Syddall, 50, of American... More...
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(05-13-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Sharon Lee Ann Gordon
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzled From HOA.
Sharon Lee Ann Gordon, 66, of Hurricane, Utah, was sentenced to 12 months and one day of home detention, and three years’ probation as a result of a guilty plea for stealing over $230,000 from an HOA during... More...
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(04-08-2024 - ut)
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United States of America v. Chad Leon Sayers
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud.
Midvale Man Found Guilty of Wire Fraud While on Pretrial Release, Sentenced to 41 Months’ in Prison
A U.S. District Court Judge sentenced Chad Leon Sayers, 59, of ... More...
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(03-18-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Matthew Ambrose Baker
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud and Committing New Crimes While on Pretrial Release.
Defendant committed fraud while serving a home prison sentence in a 2019 federal fraud case, and then committed new crimes while on release in ... More...
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(02-09-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Nelly Idowu
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an Online Romance Scam .
From 2017 to 2019, Nelly Idowu, 39, of Provo, Utah, participated in an online romance scheme that involved creating fake online dating profiles to befriend and romance victims. Idowu, and her c... More...
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(01-30-2024 - UT)
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United States of America v. Crystal A. Huang
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud.
From February 2015 through February 2020, Crystal A. Huang, 41, of Lehi, Utah, offered investments in her company, ProSky Inc., by providing false promises and information to potential investors. In June, Ms. Huang admitted that she devised a scheme intended to defraud investors and obtai... More...
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(09-06-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. Charles Robert Brewer, aka “Robert Brewer” or “Scott Brewer"
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with telemarketing fraud.
Charles Robert Brewer, aka “Robert Brewer” or “Scott Brewer,” 59, of Manhattan Beach, California, joined a telemarketing conspiracy that spanned several states, including the District of Utah, and caused millions of dollars in losses between June 2016 to February 2017. In furtheran... More...
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(08-03-2023 - UT)
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Jamie Kilgore and B.E. v. Easternseals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc.
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Salt Lake City, Utah civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory for damages sustained as a result of a data breach.
This case is a proposed class action pertaining to a data breach of Plaintiffs' work email accounts in 2021. Plaintiffs worked for a job skill training non-profit company, Defendant Easter-Seals-Goodwill, which had ... More...
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(07-18-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. Allison Marie Baver
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of making false statements designed to influence a bank, one count of money laundering, and one count of contempt.
Allison Marie Baver, 42, of Taylorsville, Utah, submitted eight fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications for her company, Allison Baver Entertainment LLC (ABE). P... More...
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(06-30-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. Chris E. McCormick
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements in a COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, and money laundering.
In May 2020, in the District of Utah and elsewhere, Chris E. McCormick, 64, of Cottonwood Heights, illegally made false representations to Mountain America Credit Union to obtain approximately $266,000 in PP... More...
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(06-05-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. Crystal A. Huang
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with devising a scheme intended to defraud investors and obtain money and property, under false pretenses, to benefit her company, ProSky Inc.
Crystal A. Huang, 41, of Lehi, admitted she knowingly offered investments in her company, ProSky Inc., by providing false promises to potential investors. From February 20... More...
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(06-02-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. Diana K. Molyneux
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with delaying and destroying immigration mail that was intended for delivery.
Diana K. Molyneux, was working at a USPS plant known as the Processing and Delivery Center (P&DC) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Working the nightshift, Molyneux sorted and processed Express and Priority Mail intended to be delivered locally or... More...
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(05-10-2023 - UT)
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Alyssa Aguila v. Planned Parenthood of Utah and Adriana Rodriguez Navarro
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Salt Lake City, Utah personal injury lawyer sued Defendants on negligence and breach of fiduciary theories claiming that Navarro-a medical assistant at Planned Parenthood-had publicized Aguila's private health information and that Planned Parenthood was vicariously liable for Navarro's actions. Aguila also made direct claims against Planned Parenthood for negligent hiring, training, and supervisio... More...
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(05-11-2023 - Ut)
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United States of America v. Nicholas Frank Sciotto and Kyle Blake Burbage
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers representing Defendants charged with health care fraud.
Nicholas Frank Sciotto, 32, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Kyle Blake Burbage, 32, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, manufactured, sold, and distributed at least 120,000 counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination record cards across the country between March 2021 through September 2021. Sciotto, a form... More...
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(04-28-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. Lev Aslan Dermen, aka Levon Termendzhyan, Jacob Kingston, Isaiah Kingston, Rachel Kingston, and Sally Kingston
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government.
From 2010 to 2018, Lev Aslan Dermen, age 56, conspired with Jacob and Isaiah Kingston, their mother, Rachel Kingston, Jacob Kingston’s wife, Sally Kingston, and others, to fraudulently claim more than $1 billion in refundable renewable fuel tax credits. The IRS ultimat... More...
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(04-10-2023 - UT)
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United States of America v. David Oguoguo Okeke
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with money laundering ring that aided and abetted the defrauding of more than a hundred victims, primarily widows.

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(02-14-2023 - UT)
United States of America v. Yofre Napoleaon Almonte
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented to Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in gas skimming scheme that took place in Utah and India.
Yofre Napoleon Almonte, 49, a Salt Lake City resident was ordered to pay $199,122.18 in restitution, jointly and severally with his co-defendants by a United States District Court Judge.... More...
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(12-09-2022 - UT)
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United States of America v. Yofre Napolen Almonte
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud and identity theft.
Yofre Napoleon Almonte, 49, a Salt Lake City resident, , participated in a sc... More...
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(12-19-2022 - UT)
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United States of America v. Calvin Curtis
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering.
Attorney Calvin Curtis, age 61, of Salt Lake City, pleaded guilty in November of 2021, to embezzling millions of dollars from clients of his estate planning law firm based in Salt Lake City, known as Calvin Curtis Attorney at Law PLLC, and Curtiselderlaw.com. By the time of hi... More...
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(05-16-2022 - UT)
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United States of America v. Derald Wilford Geddes
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Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with filing a false tax return, tax evasion and engaging in a corrupt endeavor.
Derald Wilford Geddes, of Ogden, was a dentist who owned and operated Mount Ogden Dental PC. From approximately 1998 through 2014, Geddes took numerous steps to evade approximately $1.8 million in back federal income taxes that he owed.... More...
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(03-22-2022 - 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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Kent Morlan, Esq.
Editor & Publisher
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