A conservative nonprofit group with several ties to Utah received a massive $1.6 billion gift from an electronics mogul last year. So who is behind Marble Freedom Trust, and why does it list its headquarters as being in North Salt Lake?
. Utah’s financial transparency website states that the state has paid Green’s law firm more than $370,000 since 2020.
For his new firm, Green represented a group of cockfighting enthusiasts in Puerto Rico who filed suit, claimingBefore Marble Freedom Trust was formed, Leo and Green shared a connection through Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Leo helped shepherd Thomas’s Supreme Court nomination through the Senate in 1991. Green was a clerk for Thomas in 2009.The New York Times reported the donation from Mr.
The tax documents show Leo was the only paid employee of Marble Freedom Trust, receiving compensation of $350,000. Green received no money from the nonprofit for his role. The filing shows one other connection to the Beehive State. Salt Lake City law firm Kirton McConkie was paid just over $140,000 for legal services. Kirton McConkie did not respond to a request for comment.
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