USA v. RaPower-3 et al

2:15-cv-00828

July 07, 2020
Solar Schemers Threatened With Jail For Defying Court

Owners of a solar company found to have perpetrated an abusive $50 million tax fraud were threatened with jail time by a Utah federal judge because they've repeatedly flouted contempt-of-court orders, destroyed evidence and deceived the federal government.
June 02, 2020
10th Circ. Affirms Solar Energy Tax Credit Scheme Owes $50M

A Tenth Circuit panel affirmed a $50 million disgorgement order Tuesday for a solar energy company to return profits from promoting an abusive tax scheme that leased useless solar lenses to companies so they could claim solar energy tax write-offs.
May 27, 2020
Solar Co. Asks Utah Judge To Toss $50M Tax Credit Judgment

A solar energy company urged a Utah federal judge to toss a $50 million judgment against it, arguing the U.S. government didn't notify the court when it changed its position on whether the company's solar lenses qualify for tax credits.
January 29, 2019
Solar Company Dodging $50M Tax Judgment, US Says

A solar company and its owners should be held in contempt for trying to block collection of a $50 million judgment against them for an abusive tax scheme, the U.S. told a Utah federal court Tuesday.
October 05, 2018
Solar Energy Scheme Was A $50M Tax Scam, Judge Says

A solar company and its owners must pay over $50 million to the U.S. Treasury after a Utah federal judge ruled Thursday they engaged in an abusive tax scheme.