Alleged Land Auction Saboteur in Court
Aaron Vaughn Freelance Web Producer

10:43 p.m. MDT, April 1, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY—
The University of Utah student who is accused of tainting a Utah land auction bid by the Bureau of Land Managment (BLM), was in court Wednesday. Tim Dechristopher was indicted for two felony counts. One count was for a violation of Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act. While the second, was for knowingingly making false and fraudelent statements by signing up for a bidder in the land auction. Dechristopher admitted to not having the money and said he wanted to save the land from oil and gas exploration.

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