Follower faces allegations of bankruptcy fraud

A bankruptcy court wants a high-ranking member of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries to produce financial and property documents by the end of the month.

Tommy Scarcello’s bankruptcy case was reopened last month amid allegations he may have committed fraud when he filed for Chapter 7 debt relief in the Eastern District of Oklahoma in September 2008.

Bankruptcy trustee Gerald Miller filed a motion Nov. 6 for a list of any transfers of money greater than $1,000 within five years of Scarcello’s bankruptcy filing.

The order also demands copies of tax returns from 2005, 2006 and 2007, copies of titles and liens to all vehicles Scarcello owns, copies of any financial statements issued within two years of bankruptcy filing, copies of statements from retirement accounts and copies of any accounts receivable owed to Scarcello.

Miller also wants to look at any bank statements from September 2006 to September 2008 for accounts on which Scarcello had signatory authority, any accounts for his business, Thomas Scarcello Warehousing, and any accounts he might have closed during that time period.

The motion also requests copies of all deeds and mortgages to property owned by Scarcello within five years of filing.

“If said property is no longer owned by the debtor, provide copies of conveyance instrument showing transfer of property,” the motion said.

During Tony Alamo’s criminal trial, past and current members testified that church associated property was often held in the names of followers. Records from the Miller County Tax Assessors Office show properties in Fouke, Ark., were sometimes sold for a dollar by one or more members to other members.

Miller also has an interest in court documents filed in a civil lawsuit accusing Scarcello and others of a scheme to sell Tempurpedic mattresses, pillows and slippers meant as donations to hurricane Katrina victims for a profit.

Proceedings in that case were put on hold when Scarcello and other defendants filed for bankruptcy.

The suit accuses Scarcello, Action Distributors, Jon Fitzgerald, Waste to Charity, Broco Supply Inc., Howard Hirsch, Nelson Silva and Close Out Surplus and Savings Inc. of participating in the mattress scam. A number of the donated goods were located in a warehouse in Booneville, Ark., owned by two of Alamo’s alleged wives, court documents indicate.

In a deposition Scarcello gave during pretrial proceedings in Tempurpedic’s suit, he repeatedly took the Fifth Amendment when asked about his finances.

“Where are your books and records Mr. Scarcello,” asks Daniel McGillycuddy of the New York law firm Bingham McCutchen in the deposition.

“I invoke my right to the Fifth Amendment,” Scarcello answers.

“What were your gross revenues last year Mr. Scarcello in your brokering business?” the lawyer asked.

Scarcello again responded with the Fifth Amendment.

“Who is the bookkeeper,” McGillicuddy asked Scarcello about a New Jersey brokerage business he once operated.

“I instruct the witness not to answer on the basis of Fifth Amendment privilege,” Scarcello’s attorney, Eric Lieberman of New York advised.

“Who is your bookkeeper presently, Mr. Scarcello,”

Scarcello again refuses to answer based on his right not to do so.

In the deposition, Scarcello denies knowing Bob Streit, another long time Alamo loyalist whose daughter, Angela Streit Morales, is an alleged Alamo wife, according to testimony in the deposition and testimony in Alamo’s criminal trial. Scarcello also waves off a close affiliation with Action Distributors, a trucking company that witnesses at Alamo’s trial testified is operated for the benefit of Alamo Ministries.

Scarcello took the Fifth again when asked what he did with $500,000 he was paid for some of the Tempurpedic products.

But Scarcello did speak when asked about Tony Alamo.

“He’s a man of God,” Scarcello said. “…We are living in the last days right now just before the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ and that we’re living in the worst time there ever was. We’re living in the fourth kingdom … and we’re living in this one-world structure, the one-world voice, one-world church directed by the Vatican that the Bible says is coming straight from Rome … the devil given power to … make everybody take a mark on their right hand or their forehead or they won’t be able to buy or sell.”

Scarcello was present for some of Alamo’s criminal trial but did not attend his sentencing Friday.

A hearing on Scarcello’s recently reopened bankruptcy case will be held in December.

SATAN BEHIND ALLEGATIONS

I would caution you Christians out there before you jump on the band wagon to help crucify Tony Alamo and his church. I don’t go to his church nor am I a member, but I sure see a strange inconsistency in what the government and media are saying about him and backsliding former members are saying and the works that he and his church are doing.

For more than 40 years they have been going after the lost and dying that few will help or care about. I believe he and his church have won more souls than all the churches put together.

Christians, do you not think that there is not going to be retaliation from Satan and the government when someone exposes their atrocities and the Vatican plans to destroy and take over this once-great nation. Come on! Beware Christians, we are living in the last days. “It’s been given unto Satan to make war against the saints,” Rev. 13:7.

“… And even the very elect would be deceived if it were possible,” Matt. 24:24. It’s just more lies and false accusations from the beast, Satan.

Mark Cunneen

Alma

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Doug Pendleton wearing an Alamo witnessing shirt

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Known to Fouke residents as “Slick”

Tony Alamo being arrested outside of his home in Tampa, Florida (1991)

Tony Alamo singing in the banquet room of his restaurant in Alma, Arkansas (1970’s)

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Sharon Ast-Kroopf-Hoffman – Legal wife of Tony Alamo. Shown here with their son, Sion.
History: In 1989 Alamo married Sharon Kroopf (now Sharon Miriam Hoffman), in her late 30’s at the time. She married Tony, who at the time was a fugitive, in hiding from charges of felony child abuse in California. Tony and Sharon had a son, Sion, together in the summer of 1991, while Tony was in jail awaiting trial for threatening Federal Judge Morris Arnold.

Sharon Alamo seen leaving courthouse after Tony Alamo was found guilty of 10 counts of taking underage girls across state lines for sex – 2009

Lydia Willis - Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo. Shown here pregnant with Alamo’s son, Tabor. Picture taken in 1993.
History: In California in February 1993 Tony Alamo took Lydia Willis, an African American, as a second wife. Lydia was in her early 30’s. They have a son, Tabor, together. She and her son are mistreated more than the others and are both referred to as “nigger” by Alamo. Lydia often reads responses on Alamo’s radio broadcast.

Isabel Mendoza – Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo
History: In California in 1993 Maria Isabel Mendoza (aka Isabel Mendoza) became another Alamo “wife” at age 19.

Misheal Eden Jones-Williams – Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo. Shown here holding Alamo’s biological son, Sion, in Palm Springs, California in 1993 and then again with her son, Jordan (picture taken in 1994) and another “wife”, Elizabeth Mercado (aka “Lizzy” Gutierrez)
History: In 1993 Misheal Eden Jones-Williams became Tony’s “wife” at 18 years old. She was already married to Kenya Williams (African American) and pregnant with his child at the time. Alamo kicked Kenya out of the group and took his wife. Kenya was the son of Diana Elena Williams Alamo, a legal ex-wife of Alamo’s. Jordan (Kenya’s son) was born in Alamo’s house and Alamo currently refers to him as “the bastard” and “the nigger”. There are witnesses that can verify that Alamo, in a rage, cruelly beat and kicked Jordan. (Diane Elana Williams Alamo testified against Tony in the IRS trial which could account for the revenge of taking Kenya’s wife and his hatred of the child). Misheal is still in the group and often reads the responses on Tony’s radio broadcast.

Angela Marie Morales – Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo
History: In 1993 Angela Marie Morales (aka Angel Streit) became a “wife” in Arkansas at age 20. Her mother Suzanne and step-father, Bob Streit, are still with the Alamo group.

Elizabeth Mercado – Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo. Shown here in 1993 at Alamo’s birthday party before she became a wife and again after she was unofficially married to Alamo. The child on the right is Lizzy and Alamo’s daughter, Antoinette.
History: In Arkansas in January 1994, Elizabeth Mercado (aka “Lizzy” Gutierrez) became Tony’s “wife”. She had just turned 16 years old. She bore a child to Tony, a girl, Antoinette, in June of 2001. Lizzy and her parents were threatened with expulsion from the group and eternal damnation if they did not comply with Alamo’s demand for her virginity.

Amy E. – Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo
History: Just 13 years old when she went to Tony Alamo’s house and became a “wife”. She moved into the house with the other “wives” and was wearing a wedding ring given to her by Alamo, while he was still in prison. Many witnesses can verify that Amy has been severely beaten by Alamo on many occasions.

Alys Ondrisek – Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo
History: Alys went to Tony Alamo’s house in Fouke, Ark at 11 yrs old. Her brother, Erik, who is out of the group, called Ark Child Protection in 2000. Her parents, Richard and Debbie Ondrisek are still in the group and feel privileged that there daughter is married to the World Pastor.

Sadly, there are many more under age children that were forced by Alamo to be another one of his “wives”.
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Antoinette – Tony Alamo and “Lizzy” Gutierrez’ (Mercado) daughter. born June of 2001.
Shown here on the homepage of Alamo’s non-profit organization Arm Full Of Help.
Location: Arm Full of Help website
History: In Arkansas in January 1994, Elizabeth Mercado (aka “Lizzy” Gutierrez) became Tony’s “wife”. She had just turned 16 years old.

Jordan – Misheal Eden Jones-Williams and Kenya William’s son
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas in Tony Alamo’s house
History: According to eyewitnesses, Tony Alamo kicked Kenya out of the group while Misheal was pregnant with Kenya’s son, Jordan. Soon after, he made Misheal his wife. This photo was taken in 1993.

Jordan and Misheal (mother and unofficial wife of Tony Alamo)

Becky Kroopf and Sion Alamo – Tony Alamo’s stepdaughter and biological son
Location: Los Angeles, California in Tony Alamo’s house
History: Sharon Kroopf-Hoffman’s daughter, Becky, from a previous relationship and Tony Alamo’s son, Sion, by Sharon (legal wife of Alamo). This photo was taken in 1993.

Becky Kroopf-Cunneen – Stepdaughter to Tony Alamo

Sharon and Sion – Tony Alamo’s legal wife, Sharon, and biological son, Sion

Tabor – Tony Alamo’s biological son, Tabor, with his unofficial wife Lydia Willis
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
History: This photo was taken in the winter of 1993.

Tony Alamo and Tabor - Tony Alamo holding his biological son, Tabor.
History: Tabor is the son of Tony Alamo and his unofficial wife, Lydia Willis, an african american. This photo was taken in 1993.

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Jackie G – On her wedding day.
History: Jackie was just 12 years old when Tony Alamo dictated her marriage to a man almost 30 years old. Twelve year old Jackie Garner (daughter of Jack and Shelly Garner) was married off to Dale Shono, a 29 year old man, in early 2003.
They were married at the Alamo Gloryland Church in Ft Smith, AR and Don Sweat performed the ceremony.

Pictured from left to right: Sophie Thorne (who also married at 12), Micaiah Sweat, Joy Way, Jackie Garner (bride), Shelly Borek-Garner, Melissa Borek-Knetter (sister of the bride) w/Grace Knetter, Lynnette Perez-Falasz
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