Month: September 2017

Court Interprets Scope of Food Stamp Fraud For Upcoming FLDS Leader’s Trial

As previously reported, last year eleven leaders and members of the polygamous FLDS Church were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud.  The indictments claim that FLDS leaders required food stamp recipients to donate their benefits to a central clearing house which then...

Christian Group Sues Southern Poverty Law Center Over “Hate Group” Label

The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based D. James Kennedy Ministries on Tuesday filed suit in an Alabama federal district court against the Southern Poverty Law Center for damages suffered when SPLC placed the Christian group on its Anti-LGBT Hate Group list. According to Al.com:The lawsuit alleges that...