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  • Alpine man accused of widespread investment scam

    05/27/2009 7:03:27 AM PDT · by Colofornian · 8 replies · 842+ views
    The Salt Lake Tribune ^ | May 27, 2009 | Pamela Manson, Lisa Schenker, and Dawn House
    Federal prosecutors on Tuesday accused an Alpine man of defrauding investors in a multimillion dollar real estate scheme. U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman said Rick Koerber collected more than $100 million from investors but spent much of it on expensive cars, restaurants, movie making and his own housing. Tolman announced a three-count indictment of Koerber on Tuesday. The number of victims, most of whom live in Utah, could be in the hundreds, said Tolman. But investigators have yet to determine which of Koerber's investors are "purely victims" and who may have "facilitated the crime," he said. Koerber, who dubs himself a...