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News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Tuesday August 29, 2023 ( 2 items )  

Utah U.S. Attorney: Alleged Business Scammers Indicted After Nationwide Scheme to Defraud Investors, Including Elderly, of More Than $30M
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment charging seven defendants, including the founder and former President of Noah's Event Venue in South Jordan, Utah, with 18 counts of wire fraud. According to court documents, from January 2015 through May 2019, William J. Bowser, 60, of Hendersonville, North Carolina; Christopher J. Ashby, 49, of Salt Lak  more

W.Va. State Treasurer Moore Hails Decline in ESG Shareholder Activism as Clear Victory in State Fight Against It
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 29 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: State Treasurer Riley Moore today said a recent precipitous decline in Wall Street money manager shareholder activism is evidence state actions against radical Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) proposals are turning the tide in the marketplace. "This is a direct result of increased pressure from West Virginia - including our bill that specifically address  more