Salt Lake Tribune: VesCor Investment Scam Associate Gets Year in Jail

Still surprised that Hammons has people telling the judge what an honorable man he is

By: What will it cost us

William J. Hammons, 67, was sentenced on Friday after being convicted in February of seven counts of felony fraud. Hammons worked with Boss Godfrey crony Val E. Southwick, an Ogden businessman now in prison for a real estate investment scheme that bilked hundreds of investors out of more than $180 million. He received a year in jail and was ordered to pay restitution.

• VesCor investment scam associate gets year in jail

Still surprised that he has people telling the judge what an honorable man he is; but his victims wanted more jail time.