Utah business owners convicted of scamming victims out of $30 million

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A federal jury in Salt Lake City found multiple business owners guilty for their participation in a nationwide scheme to defraud victims out of more than $30 million.

After a five-week trial, three individuals were found guilty of a scheme that induced victims to invest in Noah’s Event Centers, promising “impressive long-term financial returns,” a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Utah, states.

Christopher J. Ashby, 52, of Salt Lake County; Jordan S. Nelson, 45, of Salt Lake County; and Scott W. Beynon, 49, of Davis County, were each found guilty of 17 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud…

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