Source: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
Publication Date: 11/27/1998
Author: Martin, Jeff
Townspeople worry Alamo may try to rebuild religious empire upon prison release
DYER, Ark. _ The guards who once kept outsiders away from the Alamo compound are long gone.
In: 1990-1999
Texarkana Gazette
April 2007
by Jim Williamson
FOUKE, Ark. If a public official doesnt stop accusing the founder of the Tony Alamo Ministries of being a pedophile and the members of the ministries of having guns, lawsuits will be filed against the person and the City of Fouke, an associate pastor for the ministries said Thursday night. The Fouke City Council was about to adjourn when Tony Alamo Ministries associate pastor Buster White asked to make a comment. ‘Our pastor (Tony Alamo) has been accused of being a pedophile. He is 72 years old and it sickens him to have been accused of being a pedophile’ said White. He said the second accusation was that weapons are being stored at the ministries located near the northwest Fouke city limits along U.S. Highway 71.
AC (Associated Content)
The People’s Media Company
Published March 21, 2007
By Phillip Chambley
Will Tony Alamo Ministries Be the Next Jim Jones Guyana Tragedy?
In: 2000-2007
The Tampa Tribune
July 13, 1991
Judge Orders Alamo To Returned To Arkansas To Face Charges
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In: 1990-1999
The Tampa Tribune
July 7, 1991
Religious Leader Wanted In 2 States
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In: 1990-1999
If there is one thing you won’t hear a lot of on Tony Alamo’s radio programs, that would have to be the preaching of the gospel. When reviewing the many programs of his on his website it seems that one theme remains constant (other than fornication and adultery). Tony Alamo is in love with himself. He thinks he is the best preacher, the best promoter, the best idea man, etc. One thing is for sure, he is the best at lying and getting away with it. Below are some sound bites that we have called “I’m The Best” because they glorify and promote Tony Alamo and his many accomplishments (according to him) from his own lips. Surprisingly most of his claims to fame can not be verified.
Due to the enormous number of these sound bites, (practically every single audio program that Tony Alamo has ever made includes him bragging about his self) we are only able to include these few.
In: Sound Bites
For decades Tony Alamo has claimed authorship of the book “The Messiah According To Bible Prophecy” when in fact he has plagiarized 98% of this book from Fred John Meldau’s book titled “Messiah in Both Testaments”.
Below are the first several pages of Meldau’s book, as well as the first several pages of Alamo’s book, so that you can see the blatant plagiarism. For those who want to do more extensive research into the extent of the plagiarism of Meldau’s book we are making both books available for download in the entirety below the thumbnails for your convenience.
In: Secrets Exposed!
January 29, 1969
This document vaildates the date that Tony and Susan Alamo offficially began (or filed) the organization known as the Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation.
When Tony & Susan began their ministry they preached about sacrifice and denying the needs of the flesh. They preached about putting away your desires for the things of the world and living humbly for the Lord. This included giving up all family and friends that would not join the group. Tony Alamo still preaches this same message today.
When the Department of Labor and the IRS investigated the Alamo Ministries it blew the lid off of the way that these two “church” leaders were living. They had several large homes (mansions) across the country, fancy cars, diamond rings, furs and anything their hearts desired could and would be specially made for them. All of this was paid for by the members who volunteered their time away from their families and labored for “free”, and then were forced to turn over all income to the group, in service to the Lord (or at least this is what they thought they were doing) while living the most humble of existences. Don and Kathy Wiley’s deposition verifies these facts, as well as part of Susan Alamo’s deposition. Below are some photos of Susan and Tony Alamo that depict their lavish lifestyle in the 1970’s and early 1980’s.
Many followers left after they witnessed the decadence of Tony and Susan Alamo and they were told that they would become homosexuals or be killed by God and burn in a lake of fire for all eternity for “falling away”. Tony Alamo still uses these same fear tactics to keep people from leaving the group. Below is a letter that was drafted in the late 1970’s by a former member of the group. He only spent a few years in the group but fled in the middle of the night with only the clothes on his back. He details the deplorable living conditions of the 1970’s and early 1980’s and the way that converts were “trained” to do all that the Alamo’s expected of their followers. In some case the living conditions have improved but these same “training” tactics are still used today by the Alamo Ministries.
In: Secrets Exposed!
As we know to be the case for most criminals incarcerated or released from prison for a crime – they almost always say they were “railroaded”, “framed” and most definitely they were “innocent”. Tony Alamo is no exception. Unfortunately, his cries of innocence fall on deaf ears when one considers the fact that all of the evidence and witnesses were presented at trial and a jury of his peers found that he was indeed guilty.
Alamo rambles on incessantly about how he was set up by the IRS and the Anti-Christ government because he was preaching the gospel. So now he tells anyone who will listen that he was put in jail for the “gospel sake”. This sounds a lot better than federal tax evasion. PLUS he gets the added bonus of being in the mile high club with all of the other “religious convicts” that were criminals for the gospel sake; Peter, Paul, John, Jesus. Being a self proclaimed prophet, he claims he is in good company.
In: Sound Bites
Alamo is still using the “persecution” card when people try to bring to light his lies and deceit. Recently, the citizens of Fouke, AR have had enough and began their own campaign to make the community aware of what is going on behind Alamo’s compound. This has prompted the “World Pastor” to bring (what he describes as) several “powerful soul-winning messages” about God “annihilating” all who come against Alamo’s church. He mentions several people who have suffered heart attacks and claims it was because they came against the Alamo church.
There is a little known fact amongst anyone who actually knows Tony Alamo and how he uses psychology to get his followers to obey and believe he actually hears from the Lord. One of the more effective methods is to claim that anyone who becomes ill has been afflicted by God because their soul has fallen away or they have been sinning and they are going to hell by some disease that has manifested because of their rotten souls. In this sound bite he offers to “lay hands on them and cure them” if God allows him to.
This information was taken from a post on Friday, November 25, 2005 on the Factnet Alamo Foundation Discussion Board
When telling people what a great promoter he was, Tony Alamo often mentions the “Twenty Original Hits” records. In the audio “Earthquake 2” on www.alamoministries.com, for example, about 33 minutes into the recording, he says he invented “Twenty Original Hits” and eventually stopped selling new editions only because he “got bored.” Click here to listen to the sound bite from Earthquake on the 20 original hits.– 2 minutes
(prior to the Findings of Facts below) Click the Title above to open the document.
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Tony Alamo was convicted in July 2009 of 10 Federal Counts of taking underage girls across state lines for sex and he is now serving 175 years in a federal penitentiary.
Southwest Times Record
March 19, 2007
Texarkana Gazette
March 24, 2007
FOUKE, Ark. A letter threatening a lawsuit against the City of Fouke convinced enough members of the Fouke City Council to approve a resolution stopping any further action to open Circle Drive on the south side of the Tony Alamo Ministries headquarters. During a called council meeting Thursday night, the council approved the resolution to ‘terminate inquiries on Circle Drive and no further review of property rights on the street. Circle Drive dead ends near the headquarters of the Alamo Ministries. In 2006, R&G Securities had been hired to stop traffic from driving on the street and coming onto the parking lot of the ministries. Proposals had been made to extend Circle Drive to connect to Forrest Street and then open Forrest Street from Circle Drive to Williams Circle. Proposals were made in 2006 to give additional access to property behind the Alamo headquarters. Reportedly, several mobile homes are located behind the ministries and there was concern about the limited access in case of a medical emergency or fire.
In: 2000-2007
Please check the Legal & Court Documents section regularly. We will be uploading the original court documents and depositions for your reading convenience and so that they may be available to you for printing.
This week we have uploaded the original depositions of:
Don & Kathy Wiley
Tony Alamo
Susan Alamo
In: Uncategorized
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
March 22, 2007
Nonprofit Group Sued for Selling Donated Katrina Mattresses
Tempur-Pedic International has sued a New Jersey nonprofit organization in federal court for $15-million, accusing it of selling half of the 8,000 mattresses the company donated to Hurricane Katrina refugees, reports the Fort Smith Times Record of Arkansas.
In: 2000-2007
areopagitica
March 22, 2007
Tony Alamo Strikes Again
Mattress master Tempur-Pedic International has sued Waste to Charity — a New Jersey nonprofit organization — in federal court for $15-million, accusing it of selling half of the 8,000 mattresses the company donated to Hurricane Katrina refugees.
The mattress company alleges that instead of distributing mattresses to storm victims, officials at the alleged charity negotiated side deals to sell 4,000 of them at drastically discounted prices, netting a cool profit of $500,000.
In: 2000-2007
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