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Two Elk fraudster Michael J. Ruffatto locked up

August 28, 2018 by Rone Tempest 4 Comments

The Powder River Basin power plant promoter reported to a minimum security federal prison in California this week to begin serving an 18-month sentence.

Ruffatto gets 18 months, $14.4M penalty for Two Elk fraud

June 27, 2018 by Rone Tempest 12 Comments

A federal judge in Pittsburgh on Wednesday sentenced the power plant promoter to prison for stealing $5.7 million in federal stimulus funds.

Court grants Ruffatto more time in his bid to avoid prison

October 24, 2017 by Rone Tempest 1 Comment

The fifth sentencing delay provides more time for the convicted fraudster to sell assets for a hefty cash settlement.

Two Elk’s Ruffatto pleads guilty to fraud

October 21, 2016 by Rone Tempest Leave a Comment

Two Elk developer Michael J. Ruffatto pleaded guilty to criminal fraud Friday in a case federal prosecutors said involved falsely billing millions of dollars to a Department of Energy stimulus project at the Two Elk site near Gillette, monies that

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Who really cheats Wyoming workers’ comp?

June 28, 2016 by Dustin Bleizeffer 2 Comments

Perhaps 2 percent of workers’ comp claims are fraudulent while employers have short-changed the program by $3.3 million since ‘95.
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