Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Defense begins in Utah fake drilling leases trial

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A defense lawyer says a 29-year-old man accused of making bids he couldn't pay at a federal oil and gas drilling lease auction had no advance plan to disrupt the 2008 event.

Defense attorney Ron Yengich told a federal jury Wednesday in Salt Lake City that Tim DeChristopher never intended to harm anyone, including the federal Bureau of Land Management.

DeChristopher is due to …

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