Texarkana Gazette
July 3, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe

Government files response to Alamo defense motion

A search warrant for Tony Alamo Christian Ministries based on years-old information wasn’t “fatally stale” because pedophiles typically keep incriminating photos of their victims for a long time, accordingtoadocumentfiledThursday by the U.S. Government.

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Texarkana Gazette
July 2, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe

Alamo ministries has 45 days to offer evidence in case

Tony Alamo Christian Ministries has 45 days to offer evidence in federal court supporting an assertion that the Arkansas Department of Human Services acted in “bad faith” in state custody proceedings.

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Texarkana Gazette
July 1, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe

Government denies use of wiretaps

Prosecution admits recordings of jailhouse visits, says defense has copies

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Texarkana Gazette
July 1, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe

Former Alamo follower will serve 8 weekends in jail

A former associate of Tony Alamo has agreed to serve eight weekends in jail as punishment for selling counterfeit merchandise from the Great American Outlet Mall in Texarkana, Texas, while on probation for the same offense.

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NWA News
July 1, 2009
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Alamo-case judge refuses to drop suit

A judge Tuesday declined to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that Arkansas child-welfare officials infringed on the religious freedoms of members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries.

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My Fox Memphis
June 30, 2009
Associated Press

Judge Grants Discovery in Alamo Lawsuit

A federal judge will allow lawyers for the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries to seek certain documents from child-welfare officials in a lawsuit against the state.

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MyFox Memphis
June 29, 2009
By JON GAMBRELL

Prosecutors Refuse Alamo Requests

Federal prosecutors refused on Monday to turn over mental health evaluations and hospital records of witnesses in the upcoming child-sex trial of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo.

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KATV
June 29, 2009
The Associated Press

Prosecutors Refuse Pretrial Requests by Tony Alamo

Federal prosecutors are refusing a request by jailed evangelist Tony Alamo to provide mental health and hospital records for witnesses in his upcoming child-sex trial.

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Texarkana Gazette
June 27, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe

Defense to be notified of any deals with Alamo witnesses

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a response to one of six motions filed recently by Tony Alamo’s defense team.

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NWA News
June 25, 2009

Alamo’s lawyer says evidence ‘fatally stale’

An attorney for evangelist Tony Alamo has asked a judge to suppress evidence taken from his client’s compound in Fouke, saying the information used to justify a search warrant was “fatally stale.”

In a motion filed Tuesday, attorney Jeff Harrelson of Texarkana asked U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes to keep a jury from seeing evidence seized from the compound during a Sept. 20 raid. He also wants Barnes to bar law enforcement officers who participated in the raid from testifying about what they saw.

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