Candace Lierd, the CEO of the nonprofit anti-human trafficking organization Exitus, appeared for a hearing Tuesday where she was denied bail by a judge.
, including fraud, forgery, theft and false statements in an official proceeding. Exitus was a group supposedly dedicated to supporting those who fell victim to human trafficking. However, in the wake of Lierd's case, it's become unknown who the nonprofit was really helping.
Lierd is accused of misrepresenting herself and her business to gain $1.6 million in profits from the false information and personal stories she upheld. Lierd will remain in Utah County Jail.
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