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Feds Say How Sect Leaders Broke Terms of Release From Jail
Source: Associated Press
Feds Say How Sect Leaders Broke Terms of Release From Jail
By BRADY MCCOMBS, ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY — Aug 8, 2016, 8:03 PM ET
Two polygamous leaders accused in a food stamp fraud scheme violated terms of their supervised release by meeting each other in the middle of the night at the direction of imprisoned sect leader Warren Jeffs, prosecutors said Monday.
Warren Jeffs ordered John Wayman and Seth Jeffs to meet with others in Hildale, Utah, several times in late July, the U.S. Attorney's Office says in a court filing Monday. They were told to make a plan to interview all members of an elite group within the sect known as the "United Order" to determine if they should be re-baptized and re-confirmed as members, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors filed the new evidence in an attempt to persuade a judge to keep Wayman and Seth Jeffs behind bars. They were re-arrested last week for violations of their release provisions.
"The evidence, including the defendants' past conduct, well establishes that when the dictates of their prophet conflict with an order of the court, the defendants will follow their religious leader in contravention of the court's order," prosecutors wrote.
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By BRADY MCCOMBS, ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY — Aug 8, 2016, 8:03 PM ET
Two polygamous leaders accused in a food stamp fraud scheme violated terms of their supervised release by meeting each other in the middle of the night at the direction of imprisoned sect leader Warren Jeffs, prosecutors said Monday.
Warren Jeffs ordered John Wayman and Seth Jeffs to meet with others in Hildale, Utah, several times in late July, the U.S. Attorney's Office says in a court filing Monday. They were told to make a plan to interview all members of an elite group within the sect known as the "United Order" to determine if they should be re-baptized and re-confirmed as members, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors filed the new evidence in an attempt to persuade a judge to keep Wayman and Seth Jeffs behind bars. They were re-arrested last week for violations of their release provisions.
"The evidence, including the defendants' past conduct, well establishes that when the dictates of their prophet conflict with an order of the court, the defendants will follow their religious leader in contravention of the court's order," prosecutors wrote.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/feds-explain-polygamous-leaders-broke-release-terms-41220651
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