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 responsible for scrutinizing crimes connected to Fundamentalist Mormon communities that engage in plural marriage, such as tax evasion, welfare fraud, child abuse, sexual misconduct, and domestic violence. Ron Barton, Utah's initial polygamy overseer, aided in the prosecution of polygamists Rodney Holm and Tom Green on charges of child rape and bigamy.