We often get asked if it is okay to record a conversation in Utah. The answer is more complicated that you may think. For example, if you are on the phone in Utah, but the person you’re speaking to is in California, you will need to know California law, too. First, you need to look …
Before you intercept (“steal”) cable or satellite TV, or plant a recording device in a room (so that once you’re gone you can record what others are saying), know that you could do prison time for that. In other words, intercepting oral and digital communications (even signals) is serious business. This is true even if …
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The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah recently announced that his office collected $2,321,772 in criminal fines last year. U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow also said an additional $2,292,074 was collected in civil actions prosecuted by his office for a total of $4,613,846 for Fiscal Year 2013. “The Department’s enforcement actions help to not …
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Many Utah bar employees fail to declare their tips. The food industry is not known for great pay and the ability to earn some cash or “under the table” income is attractive for many struggling food industry workers. The IRS maintains that all earned income should be reported. Although the amounts that a typical waiter, …
Federal authorities have unsealed a three-count complaint against a Provo man who they say violated federal firearms laws. Investigators say that the 34-year-old man was arrested in connection with an underground machine gun manufacturing business. Charges against the man include: Failure to register as a firearms dealer and manufacturer Illegal possession of machine firearms Possession …
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A federal grand jury recently indicted a St. George man on fraud and money laundering charges, among other things. Authorities say that the man committed various white collar crimes through a false shipping company. The 46-year-old man allegedly told individuals that he was experienced in the shipping industry and routinely shipped commodities throughout the world. …
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A 70-year-old man from Midvale, Utah, was recently charged with federal tax fraud crimes. A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City indicted the man along with a 73-year-old woman from Henderson, Nevada, for marketing a business plan that allegedly ran afoul of U.S. tax laws. Tax is one of the most complicated areas of …
A California man was recently convicted in connection with a 2012 marijuana grow in the southern Utah mountains. Authoities say that the marijuana grow was in Iron County on land controlled by the U.S. Forest Service. There were approximately 4,211 marijuana plants found in the grow area, where trees were cut down in the forest …
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A 49-year-old Sandy man was recently convicted of wire fraud and money laundering arising out an illegal construction financing scheme. The man’s conviction was announced by the Utah division of the Dept. of Justice late last week. The DOJ says that U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart imposed a 41 month prison sentence on the man …
In early February 2011, a Utah man was sentenced in federal court for possessing a handgun that was found to have been stolen from Nevada. The man was sentenced to 100 months in prison with a warning from the judge that a future felony conviction “will result in a more severe sentence.” The prosecution asked …
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