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New Times staff writer John Dougherty spent months examining the secretive, isolated polygamist Mormon communities that straddle the Arizona-Utah border north of the Grand Canyon. He found a culture of sexual abuse and psychological torment as well as the unlawful expenditure of millions of dollars in public money. And it's all been going on with little attempt by the state to help the residents or put an end to the fraud.

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Persecution Complex
Prophet Warren Jeffs' conviction won't stop underage marriages among his followers, much less end polygamy

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Published: October 04, 2007
Dougherty
It Practices What They Preach
Cast into the spotlight by fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, the mainstream Mormon Church's trying to distance itself from its infamous cousin

By: By John Dougherty -

Published: May 25, 2006
Dougherty
Authorities Swarm Polygamists
State and federal law enforcement launches a multifaceted campaign against fugitive fundamentalist Mormon Prophet Warren Jeffs and his followers

By: By John Dougherty -

Published: April 13, 2006
Dougherty
Rogue Cops
The police force in Polygamyland helps fugitive Prophet Warren Jeffs and his cult break the law

By: By John Dougherty -

Published: February 23, 2006
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FBI Raids Polygs
Federal agents descend on fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs' followers with 66 subpoenas. Five were served.

By: By John Dougherty -

Published: January 26, 2006
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Forbidden Fruit
Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children

By: By John Dougherty -

Published: December 29, 2005
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Plundering the Faithful
Polygamists continue to pipe big money to their fugitive prophet as their towns face financial ruin

By: By John Dougherty -

Published: December 29, 2005
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Crash Course
Fundamentalist Mormons lose control of Colorado City's school district, as a criminal investigation continues

By: By John Dougherty -

Published: December 08, 2005
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Wanted: Armed and Dangerous
As the FBI chases polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, work continues 24/7 on his religion's foreboding new Texas capital

By: By John Dougherty -

Published: November 10, 2005
Feature
Under Siege
Polygamists are barricading their homes in the midst of mounting legal assaults by authorities

By: By John Dougherty -

Published: September 22, 2005

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