Posted on 02/23/2016 12:39:12 PM PST by Zakeet
Lyle Jeffs, who has been running the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for his imprisoned brother, has been indicted on food stamp fraud charges, the U.S. Attorney for Utah announced Tuesday.
The indictment was unsealed the same day FBI and sheriffs deputies searched businesses in Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., that are owned by members of the FLDS.
Also indicted was Seth Jeffs, brother to both Lyle and FLDS President Warren Jeffs.
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They are accused of conspiracy to commit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, the new release states.
Church leaders "diverted SNAP proceeds from authorized beneficiaries to leaders of the FLDS Church for use by ineligible beneficiaries and for unapproved purposes," prosecutors allege.
(Excerpt) Read more at sltrib.com ...
re: With wives like that, I would think 1/2 a wife would be sufficient.
I would think that being in an authoritarian polygamist marriage yields few joys in life. Food has got to be one of those few joys. They are self medicating.
Light blue dress on rhe left and dark blue dress on the right def come from the family tree that doesn’t fork much.
I love to play-act the rake, but these days, I’m finding it hard to do. It is so clear that this is Satan’s Time, and during that time, it is much harder to play-act a sex-freak.
I also have an amend to make to you. I became frustrated at something you said about 12-step-programs, and I lashed out and struck at you about a medical condition you mentioned you have. I am sorry I did that. Please accept my apology.
Even worse, they are eat up with mentally unhingedness. I read a bunch of books on the subject and it just messes up these women’s minds.
So not only is she big and wearing a full wardrobe of unsightly, she is crazy as a johnny house rat. That’s a full house of misery for any man.
Excellent book, also explains a lot about the mainstream LDS.
Um, more like Tents-R-Us
LOL!
I think that’s what happens when women are *really* unhappy.
I can’t believe women actually walk into this.
-JT
I can’t believe women actually walk into this.
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Can you believe that some men actually marry these sows?
They look well cared for.
Where's that in the Constitution? It has to be in Article 1, somewhere, or one of the Amendments.
It's not, you say?
Abolish it, then! Feeding the indolent with other peoples' money is destroying us.
That’s Harcourt Fenton J. Mudd....
Some of those gals are enough to make up two or three Stellas each.
Makes me want to go drink a Stella ...
People flock to join nutty religions all the time. They may be sorry later.
Stupid!
He should have claimed he was a Muslim.
Then every politician and media whore would be supporting him.
In fairness those women probably looked a lot thinner when they got married at age 12.
It’s not their fault that their principle remaining joy in life is eating.
Hopefully the welfare fraud prosecutions will help to break the grip the Jeffs family has on Short Creek.
Maybe they weren’t like that, to start with.
But it also seems to me that nutty men with this ‘mindset’ may find ego gratification in sheer numbers alone.
-JT
Maybe; but it seems that even if a young woman were brainwashed and fell into this, at some point a little spark of pride or dignity would raise its head and rebel. At least, it should, in any real woman.
-JT
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