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3 weeks ago | ksl.com | Cody Blowers

ST. GEORGE — A southern Utah business owner has been sentenced to federal prison. On May 22, Phyllip Hallman Heaton, 42, of Washington, Washington County, was sentenced on one federal count of evasion of assessment of income tax during a hearing held at U.S. District Court in St. George.

3 weeks ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Cody Blowers

A Southern Utah business owner was sentenced to federal prison during a hearing recently held at U.S. District Court in St. George. On May 22, Phyllip Hallman Heaton, 42, of Washington City, was sentenced on one federal count of evasion of assessment of income tax.  The defendant was indicted on five counts of evading the assessment of income tax and five counts of fraud and making false statements. The nine remaining charges were dismissed under the terms of a stipulated agreement.

3 weeks ago | ksl.com | Cody Blowers

ST. GEORGE — A man who admittedly ran a treasury check fraud scheme that netted millions, including from banks in Utah, will be spending the next several years in federal prison for his crimes. The defendant, 41-year-old Kyle Eugene Duncan-Carle, of Las Vegas, Nevada, appeared on one federal charge of bank fraud during a hearing held before District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen on May 22.

4 weeks ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Cody Blowers

Three men are in jail after a car dealership employee spotted a suspicious vehicle identification number during the purchase of a truck from a customer. The truck turned out to be stolen, leading officers to a second stolen vehicle, police say. On Monday, a Stephen Wade automobile dealership in St. George contacted police to report a suspicious transaction involving the sale of a truck.

4 weeks ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Cody Blowers

Red Rock Canyon School in St. George, which shut down following a riot in 2019, is now facing another lawsuit for negligence after allegations of abuse by a former staff member that left a girl pregnant in 2018. The complaint was filed by the Moxie Law Group against Red Rock Canyon School and parent company Sequel Youth and Family Services, and former staff members, Atonio Kavea and his sister, Asiah Kavea, who are also named as defendants in the case.