FBI Announces $50K Reward for Arrest of Lyle Steed Jeffs

 

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Lyle Steed Jeffs, believed to be a leader in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS).

According to a Salt Lake City new source, Jeffs is wanted for absconding from home confinement in Salt Lake City sometime during the weekend of June 18-19, 2016. He was released from jail on June 9, 2016 awaiting trial for his alleged involvement in a multi-million-dollar food stamp fraud case.

According to the indictment, the church-controlled businesses were used to divert church members' SNAP benefits from authorized users to leaders of the church and then used for illegal purposes.

On June 19, 2016, the United States District Court of Utah issued a federal arrest warrant after Jeffs was charged with alleged violation of conditions of pre-trial release.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the nearest FBI field office or American Embassy or Consulate.

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Turn the search over to the U S Marshals Service. FBI will still be looking years from now.

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