SALT LAKE CITY -- Polygamist leader Lyle Jeffs has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison. During a sentencing hearing in federal court on Wednesday morning, U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart also ordered Jeffs to serve three years probation and pay $1 million in restitution.Dec 13, 2017
Warren Jeffs Now. Jeffs is imprisoned at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Louis C. Powledge Unit, near Palestine, Texas. According to the TDCJ, Jeffs' earliest parole eligibility date is July 22, 2038.Jun 23, 2021
2002-present – Warren Jeffs is the spiritual leader of the FLDS. His brother, Lyle Jeffs, overseas daily affairs. 2011 – Warren Jeffs is sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault of a child under age 14, and 20 years for the sexual assault of a child under age 17.Aug 20, 2021
Where Did Warren Jeffs Get His Money? He Was Worth Over $100 Million.Mar 5, 2021
Jeffs is incarcerated at the Louis C. Powledge Unit of the TDCJ near Palestine, Texas.
The women's hair swept up over their foreheads relates to their spirituality. "It looks like a goose thing on top of their heads, the higher they can get that, the more righteous they are, so that's a trademark for them. They really are proud of that," Joni said.Apr 15, 2008
Jeffs leads the 140-acre FLDS compound located to the south-west of Pringle, South Dakota. The compound has come under scrutiny for not registering vital records such as births and deaths.
In 1998, the LDS Church changed the policy and now also allows women to be sealed to more than one man. A woman, however, may not be sealed to more than one man at a time while she is alive. She may only be sealed to subsequent partners after she has died.
The community straddles the Utah-Arizona border, encompassing Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona. At first, “keep sweet” appears innocuous—a simple reminder to be kind to everyone. The credo, however, was also used as a tool for keeping members compliant under the will and whim of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.Nov 25, 2021
The trust, established in the 1940s, is worth more than $100 million. While the trust was established for the benefit of all FLDS members, critics charge that Warren Jeffs has used it to punish dissenters by kicking them out of their homes.Oct 31, 2013
Warren Jeffs' secret trips with favourite wife Naomie Jessop riding on a Harley.Aug 11, 2011
Warren Steed Jeffs, leader of a polygamous sect and one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives since May, was arrested Monday during a routine traffic stop in Las Vegas.Aug 29, 2006