The office is responsible for investigating crimes associated with Fundamentalist Mormon communities that practice plural marriage, including tax evasion, welfare fraud, child abuse, sex abuse and domestic violence. Ron Barton, Utah's first polygamy czar, contributed to the prosecutions of polygamists Rodney Holm and Tom Green on child rape and bigamy charges.
The office is tasked with investigating crimes related to Fundamentalist Mormon communities that practice plural marriage, including tax evasion, welfare fraud, child abuse, sexual misconduct, and domestic violence. Ron Barton, Utah's first polygamy administrator, supported the prosecution of polygamists Rodney Holm and Tom Green on charges of child rape and bigamy.