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Anoymous said...

Debate it, disect it, moan about it or cry about it, but the other shoe is about to drop. Its simple logic if you have read the news. Activists like Flora and MIB stated 5 years ago in writing and in the news what the Utah Attorney General is stating today. Organized Crimes and Exploitation of female minors. Child Abandonment of well over 100 boys and welfare fraud. Nice and neat paper trails to prove each claim.

Winkie in Canada has given blood, as have many of the children he sired. The claim of unwed mothers to defraud government social service programs is under scrutny. Why else would Winston claim he might be charged any day - and that explains his press conference.

Canada records show one of his brides was 14, shy of her 15th birthday and a second was indeed 15. On CBC TV Winston lied about the underage issue and therefore like many here, has no credibility. Sam Roundy the former Colorado City Chief of Police lied on camera to Mike Watkiss of News 3 TV, "none of my Officers have taken under age brides, no I don't want to comment on this". Dan Barlow lied on camera and this was repeated by others. When the truth was easier, the FLDS faithful lied to protect the faith. Now when statements are made, is it a lie or the truth? Who knows who cares!

Per the prosecution of Rodney Holm, before him it was Thomas Green, in circa 1980 it was Roy Potter of the Murray Utah Police Dept., and as I recall Rich Jessop was charged with the Mann-Act long ago.

Because laws are not enforced, it does not mean they do not exist. The lack of prosecution falls to issues under the RICO Act, where by influence was purchased or where by monies were exchanged for services. Take Rodney Parker, a lawyer/client relationship, however he breached deniability when in August 2003 he wrote a letter to General Shurtleff to defend his client on religious grounds. He admitted both their guilt and the violations under the law, to justify known illegal actions. In theory a lawyer is supposed to believe in his client's innocence, so as to not lie in front of a judge, knowing the real facts to be different. Parker was a federal attorney with the President George Bush senior administration. He simply has ignored the law and peddled influence for money; we usually call this a lobbist. Parker's name still appears as registered agent on certain FLDS businesses, making him complicit with the business and financial interests.

Thompson, the Hildale attorney and special council, was quoted in the Spectrum as being respectful of the FLDS and vice-versa, admitting he might disagree with the child bride issue. He is quoted in the Spectrum in May 2003. He a former partner of David Nuffer, a later Governor Leavitt appointment to judgeship. Thompson, like Parker, knows the law; he was the elected District Attorney of Washington County from 1973 to 1978. These guys took money to peddle influence as attorneys, each knowing the law going into their client's relationship. Thompson was Nuffer's old partner. Real convenient, one representing each of the twin cities. Thompson started 1981 as his first year in Hildale, he was there during Stubbs vs Jeffs.

Colorado City attorney David Nuffer represented 1991- til 2001 to 2003 depending on status of full- and part-time. Mike Leavit made him a judge and he became full-time. Nuffer was the Utah Bar Association President in 2000 and 2001, while he was representing Colorado City's interest. He was on committees with the Attorney General, Jan Graham then, and her staff. Nuffer is part of the LDS Bishopric in St. George, no deniability here for the mainstream church. The firm was Snow & Nuffer and Nuffer was the junior partner. Nuffer was a former Deputy District Attorney, knew the law and was well aware of the laws being violated in Colorado City. Utah was so impressed they made him a judge! Steve Snow, Nuffer Senior Partner, became Council of Seventy of the Mormon or LDS church circa 2000 or several years into his time in representing Colorado City's interest. In theory Steven Snow's tithing monies included his profits made from clients such as Colorado City. Steven was placed in charge of the LDS South America Missions program. By the way Steven too was a former Deputy County Attorney, who knew the law.

The 87 Witnesses that signed affidavits for Sam Barlow, under investigation by Arizona DPS in 1987, was another fine example of influence peddling and in many cases, the witnesses placed letters of support on their agencies' letterhead in violation of the law. Jim Gober of BATF, Phil Jordan of DEA, Bob Rehm of Arizona DPS, Chuck Sullivan of DFS, the Iron County Sheriff, the Cedar City Police Chief and on and on this list goes. It was ORGANIZED CRIME, but the players reach far outside the FLDS and it is they today that need to be concerned.

When U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch was challenged in his Town Hall Meeting in St. George, he made it abundantly clear that evidence of crimes should be brought to him personally. This countered several letters he had authored in 2000 and 2001 where he stated the practise was illegal. In 2003 he was lashing out with his true belief that polygamy should be allowed, inspite of the law he quoted in his own letters sent previously. To comply, info about other crimes were provided and Mr. Hatch quickly retreated, having his legal council respond in writing to distance himself from the issue.

The FBI told it both ways, one that an investigation was under way and to AP, under an FOIA request, that nothing was being investigated. But they copied the hard drive of one of the most vocal activists in late 2002 and in fact, had substantial info of many activists, because of that action.

Since Thompson was the President of the 5th District Bar Association, DA's like Eric Ludlow were members and had working relationships with Thompson, which included Southern Utah judges. Ludlow in 2004 was up for judgeship and his record went under scrutny as the Washington County DA, having never addressed the polygamy or related abuses issues. Initially he denied ever being contacted and 2 cases had paper trails to counter his statements, but he was rubberstamped in, any way.

In the 1987 probe by Arizona DPS, both County Attorneys had signed affidavits supporting Sam Barlow. Then it was William Ekstrom Jr who publicly referred to Colorado City as "Mayberry"; from Mohave County and Paul Graff, now with the Utah AG, who was then Washington County DA.

The FLDS had a unbreakable network of influence that as a matter of policy, never let a girl runaway without being returned, while young men were routinely deposited and abandoned in the desert, with few safety net options.

Even Sheriff Kirk Smith today wants to contain this issue inspite of recent revelations about Warren and abuse. Wouldn't surprise me in the least to hear one day that Smith resigned without explanation or that he too had a new roommate named "Bubba". Reports sent to MEC or Missing and Exploited Chiildren in Washington DC were routinely routed to the local sheriffs of the reporting county and someone needs to look at Sheriff Smith's archives to these. When Sam Roundy Junior tried to explain where Colorado City sexual abuses cases went, he was hard pressed to explain why local DA's didn't get the filed cases. I suspect Smith would have the same problems explaining why and how abuse cases refered to his agency from MEC never made it to former DA Eric Ludlow.

If Warren is charged with Organized Crime, there remains these power players who controlled what info left their jurisdiction. They were the enablers and right now they are pointing fingers away from them - its all Warren's doing, we were mislead.

Bottom line, the FLDS survived by buying influence from influential people, many of whom were lawyers, with ties to the mainstream church.

When this all spills out, it might even divert attendion away from Warren. I can think of at least 3 others that are not FLDS that should be ahead of Warren on the FBI's 10 MOST WANTED list!

5/18/2006 12:32 PM
 
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Originally published May 18, 2006
 
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