In 2019, the United States government filed notice of its intent to seize properties it alleged were tied to the Washakie Renewable Energy (WRE) fraud case.

More than a dozen third parties, some of whom are members of the DCCS, challenged the forfeiture, claiming their properties were not connected to the fraudulent activity of WRE. After years of discovery by U.S. attorneys, and a raid on multiple properties with ties to the DCCS, prosecutors in the case filed a motion to dismiss the claims against defendants, which was signed and accepted by the court.

The order, dated July 21, 2026, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Utah and signed by Chief Judge Jill N. Parrish, states "the United States' forfeiture claims to the Subject Properties are withdrawn" and that "the United States will not assert, directly or indirectly, in this or any future proceeding … that any such [interest] … constitutes proceeds of the criminal activity alleged in the [indictments]."

Additionally by this order, any post-indictment restraining orders have been lifted.

DCCS Press Response:

"We have said from the beginning that the defendants in the WRE case broke from DCCS tradition in many ways. DCCS members, as a whole, find fraudulent activity to be repugnant, immoral, and contrary to our core beliefs and values. We continue to stress to our members our strong condemnation of the actions admitted to in the WRE case.

We have asserted all along our confidence that the ongoing court proceedings and judicial process would show that any fraudulent activity was limited to a few bad actors and did not represent the DCCS as a whole.

We are pleased that the court has found in favor of the property owners who were unfairly and improperly targeted because of their association with the DCCS."

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