California businessman accused of helping Utah polygamists expand biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up stealing nearly $500 million in government funds found guilty on 10 counts.
In this photo provided by the Davis County Sheriff's Office shows Lev Aslan Dermen. Openings arguments are set Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Utah for a California businessman who prosecutors accuse of being a key figure in a $511 million tax credit scheme carried out by two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group.
Kingston, his brother and two other family members took plea deals last year on money fraud and other charges. Jacob Kingston testified against Dermen at the trial. Huber said the court followed good hygiene and social distancing practices to keep jurors safe as they deliberated starting last week. Huber and other attorneys exchanged congratulatory elbow bumps outside court after the verdict.
Geragos argued during the trial that Dermen was being used by Kingston and his brother because they didn't want to share the proceeds with their northern polygamous community that he says for decades has practiced fraud to steal money from the U.S. government. The monetary transactions cited in the case by prosecutors were all legitimate, and Dermen is a reputable businessman who has owned gas stations and a trucking company for 25 years, Geragos said.
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