PARK CITY, Utah — Kouri Richins, the Park City mother of three awaiting trial in the high-profile murder case of her husband, now faces a new wave of legal trouble: 26 additional charges alleging financial crimes, including mortgage fraud, forgery, and money laundering.
The new charges, filed Friday in Summit County’s 3rd District Court, include 5 counts of mortgage fraud, 7 counts of money laundering, 5 counts of forgery and 7 counts of issuing a bad check among others.
According to court documents, Richins allegedly exploited her power of attorney to take out a $250,000 home equity line of credit on a property her husband, Eric Richins, owned prior to their marriage—without his knowledge. Prosecutors say the funds were funneled into K. Richins Realty, a company she created…