James Evans, the former chairman of the Utah Republican Party, is facing tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens and legal claims for unpaid debts, some of which led to a warrant for his arrest last month, according to records in state court.
But Evans says those claims are related to payday lending businesses that he no longer owns but remains associated with, and that he’s confident his name will ultimately be removed from the legal actions against him.
“Just the cold record of what you see doesn’t reflect the whole story,” Evans told The Tribune on Saturday.