VIDEO: Fundamentalist Mormon Sect Caught Conducting $11 Million Food Stamp Fraud

VIDEO: Fundamentalist Mormon Sect Caught Conducting $11 Million Food Stamp Fraud

by Katherine Rodriguez 17 Dec 2017Hildale, UT

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/17/video-fundamentalist-mormon-sect-caught-food-stamp-fraud/ 

The FBI released surveillance video of a fundamentalist Mormon sect carrying out an $11 million food stamp fraud scheme after its ringleader had been sentenced to prison.

The video shows several women wearing old-fashioned, long dresses shopping at Meadowayne Dairy in Hildale, Utah, with one of the women exchanging food stamp benefits for a small bag before entering her car.

The FBI used a drone to follow the woman’s vehicle as she drove from the convenience store to a Bishop’s Storehouse run by the fundamentalist Mormon sect.

Surveillance footage caught her delivering the goods to another female member of the sect who loaded the items into a shipping container.

The agency recorded hundreds of hours of surveillance footage from hidden cameras smuggled into the sect’s stores and aerial drones. FBI agents also interviewed former members of the sect.

A judge sentenced Lyle Jeffs, the former polygamous sect leader believed to be behind the food stamp fraud, to nearly five years in prison Tuesday for conducting the scheme and going on the lam while awaiting trial.

Prosecutors accused Jeffs of running an $11 million food stamp scheme that involved transferring benefits to a communal warehouse and several front companies.

Former members of the sect claimed that Jeffs and other leaders used the money from the scam to dine on “shrimp and lobster” while others in the community starved.

The judge also ordered Jeffs to pay $1 million in restitution.

Let’s connect the dots:

Mormon

Ezra Taft Benson was the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), and the secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration.

Note: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap

SNAP offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities. SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net. The Food and Nutrition Service works with State agencies, nutrition educators, and neighborhood and faith-based organizations to ensure that those eligible for nutrition assistance can make informed decisions about applying for the program and can access benefits. FNS also works with State partners and the retail community to improve program administration and ensure program integrity.

Arthur F. Burns was the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers for the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin was the chief economist for the Council of Economic Advisers, and a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget houses the New America Foundation.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America Foundation, George Soros’s son, a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, an advisory board member for the Earth Institute (think tank), is Jonathan Soros’s father, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and a friend of Michael Douglas.

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget houses the New America Foundation.

Steve Coll is a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and the president & CEO for the New America Foundation.

Ted Halstead is a director at the New America Foundation, and was a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget houses the New America Foundation.

William Hoagland is a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and was an administrator for the Food and Nutrition Service.

Food and Nutrition Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Ezra Taft Benson was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration, and the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget houses the New America Foundation.

Peter G. Peterson is a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and the chairman for the Peterson Institute for International Economics (think tank).

Laura D'Andrea Tyson was a director at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (think tank), a director at the New America Foundation, and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

James T. Lynn was a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Alice M. Rivlin is a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Jon M. Huntsman Jr. is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a U.S. ambassador for Russia, was a Utah state government governor, and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

James F. Collins was a U.S. ambassador for Russia, and is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Jessica Tuchman Mathews was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank). 

Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982

(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)

http://www.illuminati-news.com/110106a.htm

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a friend of George Soros, and a messenger of peace for the United Nations.

Warren E. Buffett is an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a member of the Augusta National Golf Club, and Howard G. Buffett’s father.

Dwight D. Eisenhower was a member of the Augusta National Golf Club, and the president of the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration.

Ezra Taft Benson was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration, and the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).

Howard W. Buffett was a special assistant to the secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is an advisory board member for the Earth Institute (think tank), and Howard G. Buffett’s son.

George Soros was an advisory board member for the Earth Institute (think tank).

Howard G. Buffett is Warren E. Buffett’s son, Howard W. Buffett’s father, and a goodwill ambassador for the World Food Programme.

World Food Programme is an affiliate of the United Nations.

Michael S. Klein is a special adviser for the World Food Programme, and a director at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (think tank).

Peter G. Peterson is the chairman for the Peterson Institute for International Economics (think tank), and a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Laura D'Andrea Tyson was a director at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (think tank), a director at the New America Foundation, and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget houses the New America Foundation.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America Foundation, George Soros’s son, a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, an advisory board member for the Earth Institute (think tank), is Jonathan Soros’s father, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and a friend of Michael Douglas.

James T. Lynn was a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Alice M. Rivlin is a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Jon M. Huntsman Jr. is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a U.S. ambassador for Russia, was a Utah state government governor, and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Lee H. Hamilton is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

Mitt Romney was a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, a bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), is a co-founder for the Tyler Charitable Foundation, and a director at the Marriott International Inc.

Tyler Charitable Foundation was a funder for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Arne M. Sorenson is the president & CEO for Marriott International Inc., and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

7 CEOs with notably devout religious beliefs

http://fortune.com/2014/11/11/7-ceos-with-notably-devout-religious-beliefs/

Arne M. Sorenson

Marriott International, Inc. (#219)

(mar, +2.87%)

Christian (Lutheran)

In some ways, Arne Sorenson represented a sea change for the international hospitality company when he was named CEO in March of 2012—he was both the first non-Mormon to lead the company and the first CEO who was not a member of the Marriott family. But though Sorenson, 55, does not share the religious convictions or last name of the company’s owning family (J.W. “Bill” Marriott Jr. remains the company’s executive chairman and chairman of the board), Sorenson’s life and career have been driven by faith.

James T. Lynn was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Alice M. Rivlin is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget houses the New America Foundation.

William Hoagland is a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and was an administrator for the Food and Nutrition Service.

Food and Nutrition Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Ezra Taft Benson was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration, and the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget houses the New America Foundation.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin was a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and is the president of the American Action Forum.

Frederic V. Malek is the chairman for the American Action Forum, and was the president of Marriott hotels & resorts for the Marriott Corporation.

Marriott Corporation was the predecessor company for Marriott International Inc.

Mitt Romney is a director at the Marriott International Inc., a co-founder for the Tyler Charitable Foundation, was a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, a bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), and a co-founder for Bain Capital.

Tyler Charitable Foundation was a funder for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Arne M. Sorenson is the president & CEO for Marriott International Inc., and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Robert C. Gay was a managing director & CEO for Bain Capital, and is a general authority for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).

Ezra Taft Benson was the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), and the secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration.

Jonathan S. Lavine is a co-managing partner for Bain Capital, and a board member for Be the Change.

Michelle Nunn was a board member for Be the Change, and is Sam Nunn’s daughter.

Sam Nunn is Michelle Nunn’s father, a member of the Augusta National Golf Club, and a co-chairman & CEO for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Warren E. Buffett is a member of the Augusta National Golf Club, an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and Howard G. Buffett’s father.

Dwight D. Eisenhower was a member of the Augusta National Golf Club, and the president of the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration.

Ezra Taft Benson was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration, and the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).

John F. Welch Jr. is a member of the Augusta National Golf Club, and attended Andrew Ross Sorkin’s 2009 book party (Too Big to Fail).

Andrew Ross Sorkin had a book party in 2009 titled Too Big to Fail, and John F. Welch Jr. & Steven L. Rattner attended.

Steven L. Rattner attended Andrew Ross Sorkin’s 2009 book party (Too Big to Fail), a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and is a director at the New America Foundation.

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget houses the New America Foundation.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America Foundation, George Soros’s son, a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, an advisory board member for the Earth Institute (think tank), is Jonathan Soros’s father, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and a friend of Michael Douglas.