Case against West Jordan man accused of stealing $600K dismissed

WEST JORDAN — The case against a West Jordan man accused of stealing nearly $600,000 from his sister-in-law's trust fund and spending it on cars, restaurants, hotels and a remodeling project has been dismissed.

Last year, Eddie Max Sorensen, 60, was charged in 3rd District Court with unlawful dealing of property by a fiduciary, a second-degree felony. The investigation began in 2022 when a woman "reported that her brother-in-law, the defendant, Eddie Max Sorensen, had been stealing money from her family trust," according to charging documents.

Last week, however, prosecutors filed a motion for the case to be dismissed with prejudice "in the interest of justice." A case dismissed with prejudice means it is closed and cannot be refiled in the future.

"Eddie Sorensen is very grateful to the prosecutors at the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, who acted with due diligence and saw that justice in this case demanded a dismissal. Mr. Sorensen looks forward to getting his life back," his attorney, Nathan Evershed, said in a statement to KSL.com on Monday.

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