Democrats Allege Energy Fuels Missed Deadline in Insider Trading Probe Related to Bears Ears National Monument
U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) are investigating Energy Fuels, Inc. for potential insider trading. The Democrats sent a letter on August 10 to Ross Bhappu, president and CEO of Energy Fuels, Inc., requesting a year's worth of communications between the company and officials at the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They also requested the calendars of Bhappu and Board Chair Bruce Hansen, and the company’s lobbying contracts. The investigation focuses on whether Bhappu and Hansen received nonpublic information from Trump administration officials regarding the planned downsizing of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah before it was announced. Public records indicate Bhappu purchased 74,000 shares of stock on July 7, and Hansen bought 4,000 shares on July 8, shortly before President Trump announced the reduction of Bears Ears on July 13. Energy Fuels reportedly missed the August 24 deadline to turn over the requested materials, wit... 
