Vernal Express | 1979-06-28 | Page 1 | Former Bank Manager Denies Federal Charges

Former bank manager denies federal charges In a statement this week Warren Mott denied the charges made public Thursday of last week that accused him by a federal grand jury of soliciting and accepting title to mineral rights in return for procuring a loan from the bank for which he was branch Mott he feels he will be exonerated when the evidence is presented in his He said he plans to vigorously defend his He also said he knew nothing of the indictment filed in the U.S. District Court until he received the document in the mail The grand meeting in Salt Lake issued a two-count Indictment against which said he was branch manager of Zions First National Bank In For granting a loan to Oil Mott a partial interest in the mineral of land owned by four the indictment The persons are presumably partners in the oil said a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's The indictment said Mott made a fraudulent mineral recorded in Uintah which purported to convey 25 percent interest In the mineral from Oil to Warren and Barbara The land was in the Uintah the charge The first count of the indictment said that on in executing a scheme to Mott sent a letter to Phillips Oil The letter said he and Barbara Mott were entitled to receive all monies paid for royalties for their one-quarter the indictment The second count said Mott Illegally agreed on March to receive 10 to 25 percent interest in the mineral rights of the land in return for procuring the