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Money Laundering

Former Vermont Ski Resort Owner Sentenced to 5 Years in Jail for Fraud

Ariel Quiros after trial

Ariel Quiros, the former owner of Vermont ski resorts Jay Peak and Burke Mountain Resort, has been sentenced to serve five years in jail, ending Vermont’s longest ever fraud-related case. After nearly seven years, and multiple accounts of money laundering, Quiros agreed to a plea deal and will serve time.  Quiros is set to begin his sentence on July 26th. […]

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Aunika Skogen | May 2, 2022
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Utah Attorney Embezzles Millions from McConkey Family

Curtis' laundered money

Last Thursday, Salt Lake City attorney, Calvin Curtis, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering millions from Glenn McConkey and at least 22 other clients.  Glenn McConkey, the mother of the late famous extreme skier Shane McConkey who died during a ski-base jumping accident, suffers from severe Alzheimers and dementia. The family hired Calvin Curtis in 2008 to help […]

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Aunika Skogen | November 24, 2021
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