Two members of the prominent polygamous Kingston Group have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their part in an alleged $500 million fuel tax credit scheme.
Washakie Renewable Energy officials Jacob and Isaiah Kingston, as well as Lev Aslan Derman (also known as Levon Termendzhyan), are accused of gaming an IRS tax-credit program that gave payouts to companies that produced renewable energy, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
From 2010 to 2016, the Kingstons and Derman allegedly made false production records and other documents, which they submitted to the IRS for refunds.