Polygamous leader to remain jailed in food stamp fraud case
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A polygamist sect leader accused of orchestrating a yearslong, multimillion-dollar food stamp fraud will remain behind bars as he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday after family and friends testified that he would not flee because he cares too much about the people he leads. Lyle Jeffs not only defrauded the federal government out of taxpayer funds but deprived needy people of food, U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin Pead said. Defense attorneys guided witnesses to portray the towns of Hildale... Читать дальше...
