William H. Doughty started a conservative lifestyle community, the Meadeau View Institute, and Liberty Village in Southern Utah from 1986 to the early 1990s. He was also founder of the Institute for Constitutional Education (ICE) (a splinter group of the National Center for Constitutional Studies[citation needed]) and a founder of George Wythe College.[1] He was a close friend of W. Cleon Skousen. He is also mentor to Shanon Brooks[2] and Oliver DeMille, past presidents of George Wythe.
On January 25, 1994, the Utah Division of Real Estate issued a cease-and-desist order to Doughty, ordering him to stop marketing the Mammoth land and timeshares at Liberty Village, because the offerings weren't registered with the division. As a result, the community collapsed and contributors began legal action against Doughty in an effort to recoup their losses.[3] At least 72 families and individuals were promised land at Mammoth with "donations" ranging from $2,000 to $14,000.[3]
In 1965, Doughty had served as president of and investment adviser to American Investment Counseling Fund, Inc., an SEC registrant.[4] He currently resides in Mammoth Valley, Utah.
He wrote the book Track II to the 21st Century and at one time issued a monthly periodical entitled "Vision".[1]
References
- ^ a b Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT) – August 10, 1994. "DOUGHTY IS A PIONEER OF OUR DAY"
- ^ "Monticello Campus Groundbreaking". The Statesman. September 2008. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008.
- ^ a b Parkinson, Paul; Cates, Karl (July 26, 1994). "Backers Tried in Vain to Recover Losses". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "American Investment Counseling Fund Proposes Offering" (PDF). Securities and Exchange Commission News Digest (65–6–4): 2. June 4, 1965. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2008.