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Arizona bill targets police in FLDS-controlled city

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:52:26 +0000

(image) A bill under which Colorado City, Arizona -- a town controlled by leaders of the polygamous FLDS cult -- would be forced to disband its police force has advanced in the Arizona Legislature.

While the bill does not mention the town by name, Attorney General Tom Horne says that officers in Colorado City have actively interfered with the law.

Polygamous sect leaders make tax payments; avoid evictions

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:59:03 +0000

(image) Leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs, have paid Arizona county treasurers about $930,000 in back taxes.

In making the partial payment they avoided possible evictions of sect members.

Unique construction project under way at FLDS ranch

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:20:31 +0000

(image) An unusual building is under construction on the FLDS compound in Eldorado, Texas.

Speculations regarding its purpose range from a place to house a statue of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs to a new temple.

Polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs controlling sect from behind bars

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:29:27 +0000

(image) Six months after he was jailed for life plus 20 years for his so-called 'spiritual marriages' to two teenage girls it's clear Jeffs continues to pull the strings, call the shots and rule with an iron fist in the twin border towns of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona.

Mike Watkiss reports.

Nonprofit holds fundraiser to help people leaving polygamous groups

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:42:07 +0000

(image) Aa Salt Lake City-based nonprofit for people leaving polygamous groups held a fundraiser Friday.

The organization has seen its numbers grow significantly in the past year as dozens of people have been excommunicated from the state’s largest polygamous sect, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints led by Warren Jeffs

Will the taxwomen bring down the polygamist? How about a columnist?

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:49:46 +0000

(image) Winston Blackmore may have finally met his match: the taxwomen -- whom he is facing in a landmark Tax Court trial.

Also on his case: Canadian author and columnist Daphne Branham.

Polygamous leader borrowed $25K for end of the world, false predicted 15+ times by Warren Jeffs

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:13:33 +0000

(image) Canadian polygamist Winston Blackmore revealed in a Tax Court he was compelled to pay money to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to prepare for the end of world as prophecied by the sect's leader, Warren Jeffs.

To date at least 15 different deadlines set by Jeffs have gone and gone.

FLDS media blitz: repent (and free Warren Jeffs), or else…

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:22:48 +0000

(image) God wants Warren Jeffs and other FLDS members released from prison.

The cult leader -- sentenced last August to life plus 20 years in prison for charges resulting from his 'spiritual marriages' to two teenaged girls -- says so in a slew of revelations, some of which have been published in newspaper ads throughout the US and Canada.

Winston Blackmore describes living arrangements with his 21 wives

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:51:39 +0000

(image) Polygamous sect leader Winston Blackmore claims he is minister to approximately 400 followers in Bountiful and that they constitute a congregation, which should provide them an enormous break on taxes.

The Government of Canada is seeking to prove that he repeatedly understated his income on tax returns, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars being owed to the government

Polygamous sect leader Winston Blackmore owes $4.3m, taxman says

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:38:09 +0000

(image) The polygamous community of Bountiful is not a congregation and by insisting that it is, community leader Winston Blackmore is trying to offload a tax bill on to those who can ill afford to pay it – including young men shipped out of the community to work at low-paying jobs, a federal tax lawyer said on Monday.

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