SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah polygamist Tom Green, who spent six years in prison after being convicted of child rape in a case that garnered widespread attention, has died. He was 72. An obituary posted by his family said Green died Sunday. He is survived by three wives, 34 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The governor of Utah has signed bills that place new rules on abortion providers in the state and remove the threat of jail time for polygamists. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert approved bills over the weekend that make the penalty for multiple marriages similar to a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A California businessman accused of helping a pair of Utah polygamists expand a biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up stealing nearly $500 million in government funds was found guilty Monday on 10 counts including money laundering and mail fraud. The verdict against gas station owner […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a California businessman teamed with a pair of Utah polygamists and helped them expand a biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up getting nearly $500 million in government funds. They say the money was used to buy luxury sports cars and million-dollar homes. U.S. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Polygamy wouldn’t be a felony crime in Utah for the first time in 85 years under a bill that passed the Legislature and appears to be supported by the governor. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly for the proposal that supporters said will allow the 30,000 people living […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have voted to put new regulations on pornography and remove some on polygamy in separate proposals moving quickly through the Legislature. Senators voted Tuesday to remove the threat of jail time for consenting adult polygamists. Supporters argue the step would allow people in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah polygamist says he gave nearly $30 million from a biodiesel fraud scheme to the polygamous group to which he belongs. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Jacob Kingston said Wednesday in court that the money went to a Utah-based polygamous group called the Davis […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah could ease its law against polygamy under a new proposal at the state Legislature. Its sponsor says the 85-year-old law has failed to root out the practice and instead made people afraid of going to police when abuse happens. The state senator’s proposal to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah polygamist who pleaded guilty for his role in a nearly $500 million biodiesel fraud scheme says a California businessmen who helped him carry out the plan offered protection from prosecution from law enforcement. Jacob Kingston said Thursday during a trial that he and Lev […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah polygamist who pleaded guilty to money fraud in a nearly $500 million biodiesel fraud scheme is testifying against a California businessman who prosecutors allege helped him expand the operation. Jacob Kingston began testifying Wednesday for the U.S. government in its case against gas station […]
