Reid asks Justice to look into polygamy

Sen. Reid has asked the Justice department to look into federal efforts to deal with polygamous criminal behavior. And it’s not a recent concern.

Two years ago, Reid wrote former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales that the federal government needs to work with state officials to look at the “broader pattern of serious criminal conduct by all those who use multiple marriages to abuse women and children.”

Reid wanted a federal task force to specifically investigate interstate crimes by polygamist communities, but told Mukasey in an April 18 letter that he is “not satisfied that a comprehensive federal strategy has been implemented.”