Indicted "Prophet" In Hiding
 
America's Most Wanted
Washington, DC
 
Arizona Attorney General Terry Godard's investigation initially discovered many instances of child abuse, polygamy, and corruption in the FLDS-controlled local government. In June 2005, a Mohave County grand jury indicted Jeffs on charges involving the marriage of a 16-year-old girl to a married man. Currently, there are ten to fifteen similar cases pending.

Jeffs has been formally charged with Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Conspiracy to Conduct Sexual Conduct with a Minor. The FBI maintains that Jeffs has not been back to Colorado City in almost two years and may be hiding out at other polygamist communities in British Columbia, Texas, or Mexico.

According to the FBI, Warren Jeffs is a difficult man to catch because not only will his loyal followers keep him protected and his location a secret, but Jeffs also had control of a $200 million dollar trust, built from profits and tithes from the communities he controls.

While the state of Utah has frozen Jeffs' assets, the FBI believes that Jeffs had been funneling money out of the trust and using that money to keep one step ahead of the law.

Wanted For

Information valid as of last update.

Sexual Conduct with a Minor, Colorado City, AZ; Jun 2005

Conspiracy to Commit Sexual Conduct with a Minor, Colorado City, AZ; Jun 09, 2005

Read the "America's Most Wanted" data sheet on Warren Steed Jeffs
 
AMW.com
Originally published May 4, 2006
 
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