Ruffatto gets 18 months, $14.4M penalty for Two Elk fraud
A federal judge in Pittsburgh on Wednesday sentenced the power plant promoter to prison for stealing $5.7 million in federal stimulus funds.
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DEQ land advisory board needs to stand-up for taxpayers and jobs
The Land Quality Advisory Board will reconsider strong coal reclamation bonding regulations June 27. This time they need to accept them argues Bob LeResche.
Two Elk’s Ruffatto scores an eighth delay in sentencing
Acting on a sealed motion, a U.S. District judge rescheduled the day of reckoning for Wyoming power plant promoter and convicted fraudster Michael J. Ruffatto for the eighth time.
Coal giant rallies for Clean Power Plan repeal in Gillette
Cloud Peak Energy is mobilizing support for Trump administration plans to end Obama era limits on power plant emissions.
Master of Delay: Ruffatto gets seventh sentencing extension
Convicted fraudster’s court date is put off until April 18.