SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah County businessman will be serve one to 15 years in prison after admitting to a scheme where he and a businessman were accused of posing as Mormon officials to scam companies out of more than $1 million.
A state judge on Monday sentenced Alan Dean McKee to prison and ordered him to pay restitution.
McKee pleaded guilty last month to theft and a pattern of unlawful activity.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/2fKiSCo ) his attorney Rebecca Skordas says the 57-year-old was trying to buy drugs on the street for his addiction and was more ashamed of his substance use than the frauds because he was a “good Mormon.” McKee told the judge he accepted responsibility and was embarrassed and ashamed.
His co-defendant, former county commissioner Gary Jay Anderson, has pleaded not guilty.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, https://www.sltrib.com
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