Tag: Fraud

Owners of Triton Energy, biofuel maker, plead guilty to fraud

Owners of Triton Energy, biofuel maker, plead guilty to fraud

Triton Energy owners sentenced to jail time WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – The owners of an Indiana biofuel producer called Triton Energy LLC pleaded guilty to conspiracy, fraud and false statements for participating in a scheme that generated over $60 million in fraudulent tax credits and renewable fuels credits, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. […]

By October 12, 2016 0 Comments Read More →
Anti-fracking Colorado ballot may have “potentially forged” signatures

Anti-fracking Colorado ballot may have “potentially forged” signatures

First sign of trouble in Colorado came when a photo was of empty ballot boxes was tweeted, and boxes with very few signatures in them by Randy Hildreth, EnergyInDepth Colorado election officials have determined that national activist groups pushing a pair of anti-fracking initiatives that have faced strong bipartisan opposition, failed to collect enough signatures for […]

By August 30, 2016 0 Comments Read More →
Green energy Ponzi scheme ends in charges against three people

Green energy Ponzi scheme ends in charges against three people

Green energy Ponzi scheme promised to turn trash into fuel PHILADELPHIA – Three people were charged Thursday with running a $54 million Ponzi scheme built on promises of a green energy technology that would turn trash into fuel and “carbon-negative” housing developments, neither of which were ever fully developed, federal prosecutors said. Troy Wragg, 34, of Georgia, […]

By September 3, 2015 0 Comments Read More →