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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints deceived James Huntsman and fraudulently used tithing dollars to build the City Creek Center mall and other commercial projects, his lawyers contend in a formal appeal filed with a federal court.
| Updated: 6:00 p.m. Lawyers for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are asking a federal judge to toss out the high-profile lawsuit brought in March by James Huntsman accusing the faithâs leaders of fraud and demanding the return of millions of dollars in tithing. The California resident and wealthy brother of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. lacks a valid legal argument to bring the claim to recover his donations, church attorneys argued Wednesday in a new court filing seeking to shut down the case. Huntsman made those gifts between 1993 and 2017 without placing any condi...
LDS Church urges court to toss out James Huntsman’s lawsuit, says his bid for tithing refund is ‘without merit’ Tony Semerad © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Administration Building, on South Temple in Salt Lake City, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The church has asked a federal court to reject a fraud lawsuit filed against it by James Huntsman. Lawyers for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are asking a federal judge to toss out the high-profile lawsuit brought in March by James Huntsma...
James Huntsman isn’t the first to sue the LDS Church for a tithing refund. Do any of them stand a chance? Tony Semerad © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The Utah-based faith is being sued for fraud by a number of former members. Editor’s note • This story is available to Salt Lake Tribune subscribers only. Thank you for supporting local journalism. Before James Huntsman, there was Laura Gaddy. And Rodney Jay Vessels. And Lynnette Cook...
A lawsuit by James Huntsman against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sheds light on similar fraud claims. Legal experts say the cases will be hard to prove — whether they attack the faith's truth claims or its financial practices.