Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Guilty plea by leader of polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border is at risk of being thrown out
By Associated Press — April 15, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say Bateman created a sprawling network spanning at least four states as he tried to start an offshoot of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children
By Jacques Billeaud — April 2, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) — In pleading guilty, Bateman, 48, acknowledged taking underage brides, having sex activity with them and arranging group sex, sometimes involving child brides
Minnesota forest land linked to polygamous leader Warren Jeffs is up for sale
By Associated Press — July 7, 2023
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) — A 40-acre plot of Minnesota forest land connected to a polygamous sect once led by Warren Jeffs is up for sale.
Most municipal workers quit in Utah polygamous sect town
By Brady McCombs — March 10, 2018
(AP) — Mayor Jessop said all of (those resigning) are members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or FLDS, an offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that practices polygamy.
Polygamous group slowly loses influence in longtime hometown
By Brady McCombs — November 3, 2017
HILDALE, Utah (AP) — Elections here have long been decided behind the scenes by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a Mormon offshoot that has made its home among the rocks for more than a century and hand-picked men to run unopposed.
Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty to escape, fraud
By Lindsay Whitehurst — September 21, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — 'We're not out to punish people of faith, people with sincerely held religious beliefs. We're out to punish fraudsters. Lyle Jeffs is now a convicted fraudster,' U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber said.
Fugitive polygamous sect leader arrested in South Dakota
By Barbara Goldberg — June 15, 2017
(Reuters) He had been on the run for a year, since he fled house arrest in Salt Lake City, awaiting trial with other leaders of the religious sect on charges they diverted money from a federal government food assistance program for the poor.
Polygamous church leader escapes pretrial Utah home confinement
By RNS staff — June 21, 2016
(Reuters) A leader of a Utah-based polygamous faith who has been charged in connection with a food stamp fraud and money laundering scheme has escaped from his pretrial home confinement.
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