Two Elk fraudster Michael J. Ruffatto locked up
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.
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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.
Court grants Ruffatto more time in his bid to avoid prison
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
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
Who really cheats Wyoming workers’ comp?
Perhaps 2 percent of workers’ comp claims are fraudulent while employers have short-changed the program by $3.3 million since ‘95.
