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Midvale Man Get Additional 2 Years In Fraud Case: KSUB News Summary
A 60-year-old Midvale man will spend more than two years additional time in prison after he was sentenced in federal court yesterday. The U.S. Department of Justice says this was the second sentencing this year for Chad Leon Sayers. He was convicted after he admitted defrauding hundreds of investors out of ten million dollars in his smartphone company. In 2021, Sayers was charged in a securities fraud scheme involving his company, American Smartphone Inc., doing business as Saygus. Officials say that 15 months of his newest 29-month sentence must be served consecutively with his previous sentence of 41 months in prison. The new sentencing also includes 12 months of supervised release and more than ten million dollars that must be paid in restitution.
Does Utah run on Dunkin'?
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah (KUTV) — Years after shutting down seven locations in Utah, Dunkin’ Donuts appears to be making a quiet return to the Salt Lake Valley. A new Dunkin’ has popped up along 9000 S in West Jordan in the parking lot of the new H-Mart Supermarket near 1400 W. The building is wrapped with Dunkin’ signature design colors and signage that includes a ‘coming soon’ banner near the entrance.
Local luge athlete demonstrates success of Olympic legacy youth sports programs in Utah
Orson Colby will join the around 100-person delegation going to Paris for the Utah Olympic Bid Committee’s final 2034 Winter Olympics bid presentation. He and two other young athletes are joining the delegation to amplify Utah’s focus on Olympic legacy and youth sports programs. The International Olympic Committee’s...
Insurance companies drop Utah homeowners due to wildfire risk
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Insurance companies are dropping Utah homeowners because of increased wildfire risk. It’s a risk the state is aware of, and some said action needs to happen right now to lower it. Jon Watkins, a homeowner in the Edelweiss neighborhood of Suncrest in Draper,...
Happy Mermaid From Utah Wins First in Speed Challenge
The Olympics haven’t begun but already Utah is showing up in what is a big deal in the world of mythical underwater creatures. This woman from Provo proved to be the fastest in a competition featuring mermaids. The Merlympics takes place in Geneva, Switzerland each year and features athletes...
Utah and a 26-State Coalition Support Religious Liberty Before U.S. Supreme Court
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 26 states that filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the Hillsborough County Transit Authority’s no-religious-speech advertising policy. The coalition urged the Court to review the policy because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to advertise on public transportation in Tampa, Florida.
State of Utah asserts government immunity in lawsuit filed by Odin Ratliff's parents
PROVO, Utah (KUTV) — Attorneys representing the State of Utah in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a three-year-old boy who was killed on May 2, 2022, filed a motion to dismiss the parents’ lawsuit on the grounds of governmental immunity. Theresa and Bobby Ratliff filed a...
Former Gunnison Bulldog Janzen Keisel Becomes First Utahn Selected In 2024 MLB Draft
STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Three years after leaving Gunnison High School as the No. 1 prospect in Utah, Janzen Keisel heard the Tampa Bay Rays call his name in the sixth round of the 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft. The Rays selected Keisel with the 186th overall selection out of...
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