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Judge OKs freeze of assets from $29M Kaysville Ponzi scheme

KAYSVILLE — A federal judge has agreed to freeze the assets of individuals and corporate entities connected to a $29 million Ponzi scheme whose alleged operator died last year. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit last fall in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, making a ...

Initial hearing scheduled in Layton Christian Academy embezzlement lawsuit

A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for next Thursday in the ongoing lawsuit between the Christian Life Center church in Layton and four former employees of Layton Christian Academy that the church is accusing of fraud and embezzlement. The suit, filed last month, accuses Greg ...

Davis jail inmate lawsuit alleges stabbing by deputy with scissors

FARMINGTON — A former inmate has filed an updated civil rights lawsuit against Davis County alleging that jail deputies stabbed him and caused permanent injuries to his arms in a Sept. 26, 2020, incident. Angel Christopher Abreu’s initial complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Salt ...

Defendant in Ogden fatal shooting to undergo mental evaluation

OGDEN — The mental health of an Ogden man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a teenager will be evaluated before he is sentenced. Zedekiah Pool, 19, pleaded guilty last October to second-degree felony manslaughter in the May 5, 2022, death of a 15-year-old in ...

Consecutive prison sentences for killer of Ogden pedestrian

OGDEN — One of two men charged in the robbery and fatal shooting of a pedestrian has been sentenced to prison. Judge Reuben Renstrom on Thursday sentenced Erik Orozco Sanches, 20, of Clinton, to 15 years to life in prison for first-degree felony murder and five years to life for obstruction ...