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Immunity questions stall polygamist sect grand jury

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Source: Chron.com
Questions about whether members of a polygamist sect could be prosecuted over their grand testimony appears to have brought the proceedings to a halt, sources familiar with the discussions told the Houston Chronicle today.
Sources close to the investigation said the state of Texas offered female members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of [...]

Jeffs takes Fifth in prison deposition

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs refused to answer any questions that might reunite a teen with his mother during a short interview at the Utah State Prison Thursday. Jeffs met with attorney Roger Hoole for about 10 minutes in the prison infirmary, where he was moved Feb. 19 after beginning a [...]