Adam Herbets

3 weeks ago | fox13now.com | Adam Herbets

SALT LAKE CITY — An investigation by FOX 13 News has revealed a pattern of political contributions by a Utah billionaire while he faced various types of criminal accusations. Trevor Milton was the CEO of Nikola Motors, an electric-hydrogen truck company. He stepped down from the company in 2020 before prosecutors charged him with fraud in 2021, accusing him of lying about almost every facet of the company – costing investors at least $600 million.

1 month ago | fox13now.com | Adam Herbets

SALT LAKE CITY — The anti-human trafficking nonprofit Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) has a new CEO for the third time in three years. Tammy Lee took over in February 2024 after multiple women filed lawsuits against the company's founder and former CEO Tim Ballard, accusing him of sexual misconduct. The nonprofit was also named in the lawsuits. The female accusers also worked for OUR. Lawsuits are pending. The nonprofit "permanently separated" from Ballard after the accusations were made.

2 months ago | fox13now.com | Adam Herbets

SALT LAKE CITY — Granite School District has agreed to settle a lawsuit involving a state lawmaker who says his daughter was mistreated on her way to school. The case will cost taxpayers across the state of Utah a total of $315,000. It stems from an incident on January 10, 2022 – the first Monday after Salt Lake County renewed its mask mandate. Rep.

2 months ago | fox13now.com | Adam Herbets

UTAH COUNTY, Utah — The Utah County Sheriff's Office has released a statement saying the department was shocked at a recent decision to dismiss charges against a man accused of sexual assault against a girl who was "6 or 7 years old" in the mid-1980s. David Hamblin faced six felony charges in Utah County before they were dismissed with prejudice due to discovery issues. Fox 13 Investigates Hamblin was a licensed therapist known for using hypnotism and peyote during his sessions.

2 months ago | fox13now.com | Adam Herbets

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill had some choice words for the officers and medical examiner who stood and watched as a rookie officer was coaxed into using a boxcutter to slice through the skin of a dead homeless man last August. The officers are seen on video laughing about it after the fact. Salt Lake City police officers disciplined for using box cutter on dead homeless man's body “To be candid? It was really unprofessional,” Gill said.