Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Former polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs was sentenced to nearly five years in prison Wednesday for running a multi-million dollar food stamp scam and fleeing house arrest while awaiting trial.
U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart sentenced Jeffs to 57 months in federal prison, which will be followed by three years of probation, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. Jeffs will also have to pay $1 million in restitution to the federal government.