Lyle Jeffs
Lyle Jeffs | |
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Nationality | American |
Known for | FLDS involvement |
Parent(s) | Rulon Jeffs and Marilyn Steed |
Relatives | Brothers Warren, Seth, Nephi; nephew Brent W. Jeffs |
Lyle Jeffs is the brother of Warren Jeffs and a bishop in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, commonly referred to as the FLDS Church.[1] He has been referred to as his brother's "special counselor" in some church documents.[2]
Jeffs was the FLDS bishop for both Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona.[3] According to The Salt Lake Tribune, he was removed from office in 2012.[4]
Jeffs is also the uncle of author and ex-FLDS member Brent W. Jeffs and son of Rulon Jeffs.[5]
Legal issues
On April 9, 2015, U.S. District Judge David Sam held Lyle Jeffs in contempt of court.[6] In 2012 the United States Department of Labor began an investigation into the role of the FLDS Church and Jeffs in suspected child labor violations.[7][6] A CNN report claimed that children were used to harvest nuts at the Southern Utah Pecan Ranch in 2012.[7][6] Judge Sam ruled that Lyle Jeffs disobeyed subpoenas requiring them to answer questions from Labor Department investigators.[6]
On April 20, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor assessed fines totaling $1.96 million against a group of FLDS church members, including Lyle Jeffs, for alleged labor violations during the church's 2012 pecan harvest at an orchard near Hurricane, Utah. [8]
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Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints titles | ||
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Preceded by | President in Charge Warren Jeffs 2002 – present With: Disputed interruptions by: Lyle Jeffs (designated acting president) William E. Jessop (once momentarily successor) Merril Jessop (once de facto head) Wendell L. Nielsen (one time head of temporal affairs) |
Succeeded by incumbent Warren Jeffs |
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