A former leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints used his “position of prominence” to cheat friends and fellow church members out of more than half a million dollars, Utah federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Prosecutors charged Robert Glen Mouritsen, a 71-year-old from Kaysville, with three counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Aug. 30.
Three alleged victims lost more than $326,000, $165,000 and $33,000, respectively, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah. The indictment seeks a forfeiture judgment of approximately $1.5 million.
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