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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A new team of federal prosecutors is targeting Utah's con artists and swindlers and their white-collar crimes.
U-S Attorney for Utah Brett Tolman says it doesn't matter if the crimes are multimillion dollar schemes, or smaller, less sophisticated scams.
The seven-attorney team of prosecutors are working with regulators and police to target fraud and other crimes. Among the crimes they're looking at are investment scams, tax evasion, public corruption, Social Security fraud, mortgage fraud and securities fraud.
Last week's 47-count indictment of Susan G. Ross and John D. Ross is an example of the team's work.
The Rosses are accused of siphoning off nearly four-(M)million dollars from the Davis County School District from federal grants. Also indicted was Stella V. Smith, Susan Ross' assistant, for allegedly taking more than 300-thousand dollars from fake invoices.
The Rosses are expected in federal court Monday. And Smith's attorney declined any comment.
Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune,
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