Ron Gibson, president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, was arrested last week on charges of assaulting an employee on his farm in Weber County.
On August 26, a federal jury convicted an Illinois woman and Georgia man of conspiracy and fraud in a cattle and pot Ponzi-style scheme. In total, the individuals raised $650 million from investors, who lost tens of millions of dollars.
A Clinton, Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to a $4.7 million investment fraud scheme in which he defrauded 89 investors who believed they were purchasing cattle for resale at a profit. Cameron J. Hager, 42, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to one count of wire fraud and one […]
A Central Texas woman has surrendered to authorities following her recent indictment on fraud charges involving an alleged John Deere tractor sale. The charges are the result of an investigation led by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Special Ranger Marvin Wills. An investigation was launched after Wills discovered the case of alleged fraud. […]
A Missouri man has admitted he posed as a veterinarian in a $4.7 million cattle fraud scheme that spanned across 21 states. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division issued a consent order with Robert D. Hawkins, who consents to findings that he aided Cameron J. Hager in allegedly soliciting over 90 investors in the […]