Utah U.S. Attorney: Utah Man Sentenced to Home Detention After Stealing Over $100,000 in Social Security and Other Government Benefits
July 10, 2024
July 10, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release:
Melvin Roy Hunter, 71, of Salt Lake County, was ordered by the court to 14 months' home detention as part of a 40 months' probation sentence, and ordered to pay $105,301.30 in restitution.
The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Ted Stewart after Hunter admitted to wire fraud in April 2024. Hunter fraudulently received government be . . .
Melvin Roy Hunter, 71, of Salt Lake County, was ordered by the court to 14 months' home detention as part of a 40 months' probation sentence, and ordered to pay $105,301.30 in restitution.
The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Ted Stewart after Hunter admitted to wire fraud in April 2024. Hunter fraudulently received government be . . .