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LDS apostle accused of sharing church members’ tithing records with Operation Underground Railroad

Lawsuit says prosecutor had “evidence” apostle M. Russell Ballard and/or other church authorities had provided the information. Church points to “confidential” nature of those records.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Apostle M. Russell Ballard departs the rostrum at the end of a session of General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. A new court filing says a prosecutor had evidence that Ballard or other church authorities had shared tithing records with Operation Underground Railroad.