The owners of Washakie Renewable Energy pleaded guilty to charges
Thursday in what the government has called a $511 million biofuel fraud,
and the pleas could have repercussions for the polygamous sect to which
they belong.
Jacob O. Kingston, the company’s CEO, pleaded guilty Thursday to 41
charges including money laundering, fraud, conspiracy and witness
tampering and obstruction of justice, according to a court docket. His
brother and the chief financial officer, Isaiah E. Kingston, pleaded
guilty to 17 counts.
Their mother, Rachel Ann Kingston, 64, also pleaded guilty to five
counts. Jacob Kingston’s legal wife, Sally, pleaded guilty to two
counts.
Feds move to seize homes and businesses from polygamous Kingston Group as fraud defendants plead guilty - The Salt Lake Tribune
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