From Deseret News archives:
FLDS trust demands evidence from raid
The man appointed by the courts to take charge of the FLDS Church's real-estate holdings arm wants to see records seized by law enforcement during the raid on the compound. Bruce Wisan, the special fiduciary of the United Effort Plan Trust, had his lawyers serve subpoenas on the Tom Green County District Attorney's Office.
"Please produce all documents or tangible objects that mention or relate to possession or ownership of the structure referred to as 'The Temple,' located on the YFZ Ranch near Eldorado, Texas," one subpoena said. "Please produce all documents or tangible objects that mention or relate to the funding used to acquire the YFZ Ranch located in Schleicher County, Texas."
The subpoenas also demand documents and tangible objects that mention the UEP Trust, its trustees, Wisan, several FLDS corporate entities, leaders Warren Jeffs, James Zitting, Leroy Jeffs and Truman Barlow.
Wisan said the documents are believed to be relevant to the UEP Trust's management and collecting on an $8.8 million default judgment against Warren Jeffs and the FLDS Church, accusing them of mismanaging the trust.
"The fiduciary next intends to pursue discovery to determine whether any of the judgment debtors own property in Texas which may be available for the satisfaction of the judgment," Wisan wrote.
Law enforcement in Utah and Arizona also hope to see the evidence seized by Texas authorities, but attorneys for the FLDS Church have filed court papers seeking to quash the search warrants.
Last month's raid on the YFZ Ranch was prompted by a phone call from someone claiming to be a 16-year-old girl who was pregnant and in an abusive marriage to a 49-year-old man. When authorities responded, child-welfare workers said they saw other signs of abuse and a judge ordered all of the children removed from the FLDS compound. To date, 465 people are in state protective custody.
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