Aaron Wagner

A long-dormant property along the Clark Fork River in Missoula could soon be home to luxury apartments, restaurants, shops, a hotel and rooftop bar. The project’s developer is moving forward after his business partner was criminally charged for wire fraud.

A federal grand jury in Utah this month brought more charges against an entrepreneur with ties to a proposed multi-million-dollar retail and condo project in Missoula. Aaron Wagner has now been indicted on 16 counts.

An entrepreneur with ties to a proposed $100-million retail and condo project in Missoula has been charged with federal wire fraud.