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Kouri Richins’ marketing manager offered Wasatch County sheriff campaign services

By kpcw.org · September 1, 2026 · 1 min read
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KPCW has obtained two more search warrants in the obstruction of justice investigation into Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby. It wasn’t because prosecutors needed more evidence for the trial.

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