Owner of Utah County recreation trailer business faces new charge

The owner of a now closed Utah County business that made recreational trailers is being accused of failing to deliver trailers or refunds to 39 customers. (Shutterstock)

SPRINGVILLE — The owner of a Utah County recreation trailer business already charged with fraudulent activity in one case now faces an additional charge for failing to deliver trailers or refunds to more than three dozen customers, according to court records.

Benjamin Ashley Grimes, 48, of Springville, was charged Thursday in 4th District Court by the Utah Attorney General’s Office with engaging in a pattern of unlawful activity, a second-degree felony.

Grimes was the owner of Moby1 Expedition Trailers LLC which closed its doors in 2018 and filed for bankruptcy. In 2019, Grimes was charged with pocketing insurance money and selling a trailer he was supposed to repair for a customer, according to court documents. The next court…

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