WEST JORDAN — The case against a West Jordan man accused of stealing nearly $600,000 from his sister-in-law’s trust fund and spending it on cars, restaurants, hotels and a remodeling project has been dismissed.
Last year, Eddie Max Sorensen, 60, was charged in 3rd District Court with unlawful dealing of property by a fiduciary, a second-degree felony. The investigation began in 2022 when a woman “reported that her brother-in-law, the defendant, Eddie Max Sorensen, had been stealing money from her family trust,” according to charging documents.
Last week, however, prosecutors filed a motion for the case to be dismissed with prejudice “in the interest of justice.” A case dismissed with prejudice means it is closed and cannot be refiled in the future…