Tag: Utah
Eddy Otel Arrazola-Canaca, Fentanyl Trafficking, Utah 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kevin Arrazola-Canaca, 26, and Eddy Otel Arrazola-Canaca, 34, two Honduran nationals residing illegally in Utah, were arrested on July 15, 2026, for possessing approximately 7,500 fentanyl pills with intent to distribute in the District of Utah. The bust occurred after law enforcement executed search warrants on a vehicle and residence in…
Luis Angel Camacho-Soto, Fentanyl Distribution, Utah 2026
⏱ 2 min read On June 25, 2026, a drug transaction in Tooele County, Utah, went horribly wrong for Luis Angel Camacho-Soto, Fabiola Garcia, and Joseph Anthony Gomez. The trio was caught with approximately 20,000 fentanyl pills after law enforcement observed the alleged transaction at a gas station. The bust was the result of a…
Jawuan Donte Thomas, Bank Robbery, Utah 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jawuan Donte Thomas, a 23-year-old Texas man, attempted to rob an automated teller machine (ATM) in Riverton, Utah on December 17, 2024. Thomas and his co-conspirators jammed the ATM, waiting for a technician to arrive and repair it. When the technician arrived, Thomas demanded the money, but FBI agents, who were…
Elleshia Anne Seymour, International Parental Kidnapping and Passport Fraud, Utah 2026
⏱ 2 min read Elleshia Anne Seymour, a 35-year-old mom from West Jordan, Utah, has been extradited from Croatia to face charges of international parental kidnapping and passport fraud in Salt Lake City. Seymour allegedly took her four biological children to Europe without the knowledge or court approval of their fathers, sparking a frantic search.…
Treasury Vault, LLC, Forex Fraud, Utah 2019
Lehi, Utah – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an order settling enforcement actions against Treasury Vault, LLC for operating as an unregistered retail foreign exchange dealer. The settlement, filed on October 23, 2019, details violations dating back to September 2017. According to the CFTC, Treasury Vault offered off-exchange foreign currency (forex) trading…
Gaylen Dean Rust, Precious Metals Fraud, Utah 2018
Salt Lake City, Utah – Gaylen Dean Rust, 53, of Layton, Utah, is accused of orchestrating a $170 million Ponzi scheme involving the fraudulent sale of precious metals. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Utah Department of Commerce jointly filed a civil enforcement action against Rust and his company, Rust Rare Coin, Inc.…
Travis Capson, Forex Pool Fraud, Utah 2021
KANAB, UTAH – November 29, 2021 – Travis Capson, of Kanab, Utah, and Arnab Sarkar, of El Cerrito, California, have been ordered to pay over $3.8 million in restitution and penalties for operating a fraudulent foreign exchange (forex) pool, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District…
Devin Michael Tew, Unlawful Possession of Drug-Manufacturing Paraphernalia, Utah 2020
⏱ 4 min read Devin Michael Tew, a 40-year-old man from West Jordan, Utah, has been found guilty of selling ‘PoppySeed Wash’ kits online, designed to help customers get high on opiates. The kits, which included unwashed poppy seeds, instructions, and a strainer, allowed users to brew a tea containing morphine, codeine, and thebaine. Tew…
Travis Capson, Forex Fraud, Utah 2019
Travis Capson of Utah, along with Arnab Sarkar of California and their firm Denari Capital, LLC, are facing charges of fraud following a complaint filed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on November 5, 2019. The defendants are accused of fraudulently soliciting…
William D. Perkins, Fraud, Utah 2006
CAMDEN, NJ – October 5, 2006 – William D. Perkins of St. George, Utah, is facing civil charges of fraud brought by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging Perkins fraudulently solicited over $3.4 million from investors…
