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Cedar City residents sentenced for fentanyl-related overdose death
Two residents of Cedar City, Utah, have been sentenced to a combined 27 years in prison for their involvement in the overdose death of a woman who consumed a lethal dose of fentanyl they supplied. -
Murray man sentenced to 96 months for drug and firearm offenses
Anthony Owen Pawley, a 66-year-old resident of Murray, Utah, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison following his arrest in 2024. -
California man convicted for assaulting federal officer in Utah park arrest
A California man, Gabriel Gigena, has been found guilty by a federal jury in Salt Lake City of assaulting a federal officer. -
West Valley City man indicted on federal heroin charges
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment against a Honduran national residing in Utah for drug-related offenses following the seizure of 171 grams of heroin. -
Felon indicted for firearm charges in school zone incident
A federal grand jury has indicted Carson Moffitt, a 40-year-old from Salt Lake County, Utah, on charges related to an incident involving an AR-15 style rifle. -
Arizona man sentenced to 15 years for kidnapping Utah teenager
Tadashi Kura Kojima, also known as Aaron Michael Zeman, a 29-year-old from Tucson, Arizona, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. -
US citizens charged for attempted coup in Democratic Republic of the Congo
A criminal complaint was unsealed in the District of Utah today, charging four U.S. citizens—Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson, Benjamin Zalman-Polun, and Joseph Peter Moesser—with serious offenses related to an armed coup attempt in the Democratic... -
Fentanyl ring busted as three foreign nationals face drug distribution charges
A federal grand jury has indicted three foreign nationals residing in Utah on charges related to drug offenses following the alleged seizure of approximately 13,000 fentanyl pills. -
Justice Department boosts FBI resources to investigate violent crimes in Indian Country
The Justice Department has announced a significant increase in FBI resources dedicated to tackling unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country. -
Scamdaddy sentenced for fraudulently obtaining $450,000 from Utah credit unions
Matthew Acquah, a 24-year-old from Los Angeles, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for defrauding credit unions in Utah. -
Utah manager admits fraud, embezzled over $2.1 million from HOAs and casinos
A Utah property manager has confessed to involvement in wire fraud and bank fraud schemes, admitting to embezzling over $2.1 million from a range of victims. -
Chinese national facing firearm charges after airport security incident
A Chinese national, Xuemei Zhao, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City for allegedly possessing a firearm and ammunition at Provo Airport. -
Mexican national faces federal charges for drug and firearm offenses in Utah
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City, Utah, has indicted a Mexican national living in Salt Lake County on charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possession. -
Utah man indicted for alleged attempted bank robbery
A Utah man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City for allegedly attempting to rob First Utah Bank. -
Utah business owner charged with $5 million Ponzi scheme allegations
A Belgium national and Utah business owner is facing federal charges for allegedly running a $5 million Ponzi scheme. -
Utah man sentenced for attempting to receive images of child sexual abuse
Todd Robert Michels, a 54-year-old resident of Washington City, Utah, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. -
Colombian national indicted after fentanyl seizure in Salt Lake City
A Colombian national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City for alleged drug, firearm, and immigration offenses. -
Utah man sentenced for defrauding investors in $1.6 million scheme
Jacob Welch Dalton, a 28-year-old resident of Saratoga Springs, Utah, has been sentenced to two years in prison for running a $1.6 million affinity fraud scheme. -
Southern Utah man faces federal sex trafficking charges
A man from Southern Utah appeared in court facing federal sex trafficking charges. -
Utah man pleads guilty to defrauding employer of nearly $1.7 million
A man from Davis County, Utah, has admitted to embezzling approximately $1.7 million from his employer.