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Polygamous church leaders indicted, arrested for fraud
Salt Lake City Tribune ^ | February 23, 2016 | Nate Carlisle

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 ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: fraud; mormonism; polygamy; welfare
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Welfare fraud is a common practice among those people ... they call it bleeding the beast.

1 posted on 02/23/2016 12:39:13 PM PST by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

With wives like that, I would think 1/2 a wife would be sufficient.


2 posted on 02/23/2016 12:41:27 PM PST by proxy_user
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To: Zakeet

Bunch of low lives.


3 posted on 02/23/2016 12:42:11 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Zakeet

Haters. It’s all about “marrying the person you love,” right?


4 posted on 02/23/2016 12:43:17 PM PST by fwdude
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To: Zakeet

Why are we still persecuting this alternate lifestyle!


5 posted on 02/23/2016 12:47:52 PM PST by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: Lazamataz

Dude, the floodgates of endless lovin’ just opened.


6 posted on 02/23/2016 12:49:16 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: Zakeet

(f)LDS at it again I see.

Authentic Mormons in action, but from what I hear they do make good neighbors.


7 posted on 02/23/2016 12:49:28 PM PST by Gamecock ( Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul...Matthew 10:28)
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To: Zakeet

I read about that going on years ago-there was also a TV show that did an expose on the lifestyle, and it was clear that welfare fraud is one of their main sources of income...


8 posted on 02/23/2016 12:50:08 PM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Zakeet

Hmmm, I thought lds submitted to authority, Article of Faith 12 says so...

Or maybe the fraud could be stopped if they allowed them to marry their multiple “wives”...no more single moms needing “assistance”.

Sure looks like SNAP has been good to some of those in the photo.

The boys in that pic have little to no understanding what fate awaits them once they turn of age...lost boys get kicked out of the compounds.

Can’t have any competition for the breeding age females now.


9 posted on 02/23/2016 12:50:18 PM PST by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: Zakeet
Lot of guilty folks in this picture!


10 posted on 02/23/2016 12:50:53 PM PST by Gamecock ( Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul...Matthew 10:28)
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11 posted on 02/23/2016 12:51:53 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: Zakeet; Colofornian; Elsie; FastCoyote; svcw; SkyPilot; rightazrain; Tennessee Nana; ...
It's about time these criminals were busted!

Inman ping.

12 posted on 02/23/2016 12:52:20 PM PST by greyfoxx39 (Jesus told followers to spread faith through love. Mohammed told followers to spread thru the sword.)
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To: Zakeet

Can we all join together for one big collective...

Ewwwmen!


13 posted on 02/23/2016 12:52:41 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: Zakeet

Everything you never wanted to know about FLDS: Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer.


14 posted on 02/23/2016 12:53:05 PM PST by zek157
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To: Zakeet

by the looks of it, they’ve been doing quite well


15 posted on 02/23/2016 12:53:06 PM PST by Godzilla (3/7/77)
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To: Gamecock

They some severe looking heifers. The one in light blue looks like Dusty Rhodes in a dress.


16 posted on 02/23/2016 12:54:16 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: Zakeet

A drop in the welfare fraud bucket. Ping me when they start arresting the millions of illegal border jumpers doing this very thing.


17 posted on 02/23/2016 12:54:25 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: Zakeet

This is what the Muslims are also doing, especially in the UK. http://www.wnd.com/2016/01/u-k-welfare-changes-to-benefit-muslims-with-many-wives/


18 posted on 02/23/2016 12:54:26 PM PST by steadcom
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To: Zakeet

I look at that picture and immediately think of Harcourt Fenton Mudd.


19 posted on 02/23/2016 12:55:09 PM PST by aomagrat (Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
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To: Gamecock

Large Marge looks like she needs to cut back on the testosterone.

Guessing they buy their clothes from Car Covers R Us.


20 posted on 02/23/2016 12:56:28 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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