KSL investigation: Affinity fraud

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 10:46 a.m. MST
 |  E-MAIL | PRINT | FONT + - 
Utah has seen a recent rash of serious and expensive white-collar crime. In just the past seven years, the state has ordered companies and individuals to pay back more than $204 million to victims of securities schemes, and untold millions more have been lost in cases not prosecuted. KSL News investigated the role of what's called "affinity fraud." In many cases, that means the cost of mixing faith and fortune. For the full report click here.

Recent comments

I'd sooner have my choir director get rich by ripping me off rather...

Share the wealth | Nov. 12, 2009 at 7:17 a.m.

Affinity Fraud is probably the best kind of fraud. It's much nicer.

Ernest T. Bass | Nov. 11, 2009 at 3:31 p.m.

Of this 204 million, how much money has been repaid?

Inquiring...

Recovered funds | Nov. 11, 2009 at 10:54 a.m.

previousnext

Latest comments

Most Utahns unhappy with Obama

But the nooooo the GOP passes over Sec. Condi Rice, Sec. Colin...

yes a saw a similar recipe on youtube on Utah Homes & Garden Television......

Why is Y. ignoring spew of hatred?

I wish we were hearing about how good the last drive of the game was and the...

Hatch: Abortion amendment may fail

I would like abortion to be the right of the individual not the government....

If a person needs an abortion, I feel it is betterr than an unwanted birth....

The senate bill already prohibits taxpayer money from being spent on...

Are you REALLY so desperate for attention that you'll troll the DN website...

Thank goodness it'll only be for one term.

3,396 comments now. And to the 10:17 comment above, I'm not "whining about...

you already own utah. why do you need another state?

Advertisements