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. […]

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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

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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,

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