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C.I.A. ORDERS ARREST AND EXECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN THE USA
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Intolerance by Tony Alamo Tony Alamo (born Bernie Lazar Hoffman; September 20, 1934)[1][2] is an American religious leader and convicted child sex offender.[3][4][5] He and his late wife Susan are best known as the founders of an organization currently known as Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. The organization is based in and around the towns of Fouke and Alma, Arkansas, United States,[6] and has been referred to as a cult.[2][3][4][7] On July 24, 2009, Alamo was convicted on 10 counts of interstate transportation of minors for illegal sexual purposes, rape, sexual assault, and contributing to the delinquency of minors.[8][9][10][11] On November 13, 2009, he was sentenced to the maximum punishment of 175 years in prison.[12][13] He is currently incarcerated at United States Penitentiary, Marion in Marion, Illinois, with the Federal Bureau of Prisons ID number 00305-112.[14] [ link to en.wikipedia.org] On September 20, 2008, federal and state investigative agents raided the Arkansas headquarters of the ministry, which is a 15-acre (6.1 ha) compound near Texarkana, Arkansas,[23] as part of a child pornography investigation.[24][25] This investigation involved allegations of physical and sexual abuse and allegations of polygamy and underage marriage. According to Terry Purvis, mayor of Fouke, Arkansas, his office received complaints from former ministry members about allegations of child abuse, sexual abuse and polygamy since the ministry established itself in the area. In turn, Purvis turned over information about the allegations to the FBI.[26] Alamo denied the child abuse allegations.[27] On September 25, 2008, Alamo was arrested by Arizona police and FBI agents in Flagstaff, Arizona, on a federal warrant out of Texarkana, Arkansas, federal court (case number 08-40020) on charges that he transported minors (as early as 1994)[28] over state lines for sexual activity in violation of the Mann Act.[29] On October 17, 2008, he pleaded not guilty, and his case was set for trial.[30] On October 22, 2008, Alamo's former followers testified in court during a preliminary hearing that Alamo had practiced polygamy and had taken an eight-year-old girl as a wife.[31][32] On December 2, a judge in Arkansas unsealed a federal indictment that included eight new charges against Alamo. The 74-year-old Alamo, who remained jailed while awaiting trial, originally faced two charges of taking minor girls across state lines for sex. The eight new counts were similar and involved four new alleged victims.[33] His trial began on July 13, 2009, and on July 24, 2009, Alamo was found guilty on all ten federal counts.[34][35] On July 28, 2009, shortly after his conviction, Tony Alamo again made headlines by calling himself "just another one of the prophets that went to jail for the Gospel".[36] He was sentenced to 175 years in prison on November 13, 2009.[37] On January 13, 2010, each of five women who testified to sexual abuse by Alamo was awarded US$500,000 in restitution, for a total judgment of US$2.5 million.[citation needed]
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