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Warren Steed Jeffs, the fugitive leader of a polygamist Mormon sect and one of the FBI's 10 most wanted, was arrested in a traffic stop outside Las Vegas, the Nevada Highway Patrol said on August 29, 2006. (UPI Photo/FBI/HO)
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Three polygamist sect members indicted

Three polygamist sect members indicted

ELDORADO, Texas, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A Texas grand jury indicted three more people belonging to a polygamist sect's ranch that authorities raided in April, sheriff's deputies said.

Three FLDS members indicted

ELDORADO, Texas, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A Texas grand jury investigating alleged crimes within a polygamous sect has indicted three people, a court clerk said.

Jeffs' alleged child bride taken from mom

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A teenage girl who was allegedly married to polygamist leader Warren Jeffs at 12 must return to state custody, a Texas judge ruled Tuesday.

Texas may charge more in polygamy inquiry

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Texas authorities could charge as many as 50 members of a breakaway Mormon group with bigamy, a Utah newspaper reported Tuesday.
Five polygamous sect followers surrender

Five polygamous sect followers surrender

AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 (UPI) -- Five members of a polygamous sect in Texas who were indicted with their leader have surrendered to face sexual assault charges, authorities said.

Reid: Polygamous groups are criminal gangs

WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- Polygamous groups are criminal gangs that commit welfare fraud and tax evasion as well as sexual abuse, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.

Officials take more DNA from sect family

CONVERSE, Texas, July 13 (UPI) -- Texas officials are working on building another criminal case against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, officials say.

Jeffs back in jail after hospital visit

KINGMAN, Ariz., July 10 (UPI) -- Polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs is back behind bars after spending a day at a Las Vegas hospital, officials said.

Polygamist seeks restraining order

ST. GEORGE, Utah, July 9 (UPI) -- A leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints has asked a Utah judge for a restraining order against a private detective hired by former members.

Polygamist Warren Jeffs hospitalized

LAS VEGAS, July 9 (UPI) -- Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was hospitalized in a Las Vegas facility, but police would not reveal why.
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