Title: Wife, mother latest to be indicted in federal fraud case connected to polygamous Kingston Group and Washakie Renewable Energy
Headings: Wife, mother latest to be indicted in federal fraud case connected to polygamous Kingston Group and Washakie Renewable Energy
Wife, mother latest to be indicted in federal fraud case connected to polygamous Kingston Group and Washakie Renewable Energy
Content: Rachel Kingston, 63, was charged with five counts alleging fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice. The charges could amount to 60 years in prison. She is the mother of Jacob and Isaiah Kingston. Sally Kingston is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of money laundering. She faces up to 40 years in prison. The two women surrendered over the weekend but were not booked into jail. They appeared in Salt Lake City’s federal court with an attorney Tuesday morning for an arraignment. Rolwing wanted the women to post a $10 million bond — the same amount Jacob Kingston has offered to leave jail pending trial — and sought to bolster his argument by explaining prosecutors’ view of the case to Judge Paul Warner. While Jacob Kingston might have been the public face of Washakie and the most culpable, Rolwing said, his mother drafted forms to submit to the federal government and showed others how to file false information. The move would have allowed the company to collect tax credits on biodiesel it did not actually produce.