In this photo provided by the Davis County Sheriff’s Office shows Lev Aslan Dermen. Openings arguments are set Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Utah for a California businessman who prosecutors accuse of being a key figure in a $511 million tax credit scheme carried out by two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group. The men from the polygamous group pleaded guilty last year to money fraud and other charges and are expected to testify against Lev Aslan Dermen, who has pleaded not guilty. (Davis County Sheriff’s Office, via AP)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Openings arguments are set for this week in Utah for a California businessman who prosecutors accuse of being a key figure in a $511 million tax credit scheme.
Prosecutors say the scheme was carried out by two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group. The men from the polygamous group pleaded guilty last year to money fraud and other charges and are expected to testify against Lev Aslan Dermen.
He has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts, including money laundering. One of Dermen’s attorneys is Mark Geragos, who has represented actress Winona Ryder and singer Michael Jackson.
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