Arkansas Democrat Gazette
May 15, 2013
By Andy Davis

Judge asked to seize buildings. All 6 sites have ties to evangelist Alamo’s abuse case

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday asked a judge to order the seizure of six buildings that they say evangelist Tony Alamo used to facilitate the sexual abuse of young girls.

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Texarkana Gazette
May 9, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe – Texarkana Gazette

Alamo follower faces abuse charges

A former Tony Alamo follower is facing federal charges accusing him of committing child sexual abuse while he was still a member of the imprisoned evangelist’s controversial group.

Douglas James Christopher, 59, is charged in a five-count indictment unsealed last month in the Fort Smith division of the Western District of Arkansas federal court.

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Texarkana Gazette
May 7, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe – Texarkana Gazette

Alamo’s stepdaughter: She’s owed $500,000 from 1995 judgment

Original award stems from case involving location of mother’s body

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The Republic
May 7, 2013
The Associated Press

Stepdaughter of convicted evangelist asserts claim to properties in lawsuit by abused youths

TEXARKANA, Arkansas — A stepdaughter of imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo has filed a claim for $500,000 that she says he owes her, further complicating the efforts of attorneys for two young men who were abused in Alamo’s ministry as children to enforce a $30 million judgment they were awarded.

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NECN.com (New England Cable News)
May 7, 2013
(From Associated Press with information from Texarkana Gazette)

Alamo stepdaughter makes claim on property in suit

A stepdaughter of imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo says she has a $500,000 claim against properties that are part of a $30 million judgment won by ministry members who claim they were abused.

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Texarkana Gazette
May 5, 2013
By:Lynn LaRowe – Texarkana Gazette

Alamo followers claim ownership of property

Loyal followers filed claims of joint ownership of six properties a federal judge has ordered can be sold to partially satisfy a $30 million judgment imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo owes to two former members.

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Texarkana Gazette
April 16, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe – Texarkana Gazette

Judge: Six Alamo properties can be sold to help satisfy judgment

A federal judge ruled Monday six properties associated with imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo can be sold to partially satisfy a $30 million judgment owed to two former members of Alamo’s controversial ministry.

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Arkansas Democrat Gazette
April 16, 2013
By Andy Davis

6 properties approved for Alamo-suit seizure

Five buildings and a parking lot in Fort Smith are subject to seizure by the U.S. Marshals Service to satisfy a $30 million judgment against imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo, a judge ruled Monday.

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San Antonio Express
April 13, 2013
By Lynn LaRowe, Texarkana Gazette

Alamo-linked groups seek immunity as charities

Organizations connected to imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo want to use an Arkansas law that gives charities immunity to lawsuits as a defense against legal action from Alamo’s former wives.

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Arkansas Democrat Gazette
April 3, 2013
By Andy Davis

Property ministry’s not Alamo’s, can’t be sold, lawyer says

Five buildings and a parking lot in Fort Smith should not be auctioned to satisfy a $30 million judgment against evangelist Tony Alamo because the property belongs to Alamo’s ministry, not him, an attorney for the preacher told a judge Tuesday.

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Texarkana Gazette
April 3, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe

Property in dispute in lawsuit against jailed evangelist.
Judge must decide whether assets are privately owned or part of Tony Alamo Ministries.

Who or what is Tony Alamo Christian Ministries are among questions posed Tuesday by a federal judge at a hearing concerning a civil suit against imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo.

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Texarkana Gazette
February 16, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe – Texarkana Gazette

Alamo appeals to Supreme Court
Lawyers hope justices weigh in on big settlement in lawsuit

Tony Alamo wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a civil case that resulted in a multimillion-dollar judgment in favor of two men raised in the ministry.

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Texarkana Gazette
February 6, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe – Texarkana Gazette

Properties sought to meet $30M judgment
Move could end Alamo operations in Fort Smith, Ark.

Seizure of six Alamo Ministry properties in Fort Smith, Ark., is being sought to satisfy a $30 million judgment in a civil case decided in favor of two former members and against Tony Alamo.

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Texarkana Gazette
February 1, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe – Texarkana Gazette

Judge says Alamo’s wife must testify

The wife of imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo must answer questions and turn over financial records in post-trial proceedings in a civil suit involving two men, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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Texarkana Gazette
January 28, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe – Texarkana Gazette

Alamo’s wife wants court to reject subpoena
Lawyer says request for financial records too broad

Sharon Alamo, wife of imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo, doesn’t want to give testimony or hand over documents concerning her financial affairs, according to recent filings in a civil law suit.

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Today’s THV
February 14, 2013
The Associated Press

Alamo appeals civil judgment to Supreme Court

Convicted evangelist Tony Alamo is appealing a $24 million judgment in a lawsuit that accused him of beating two boys.

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Arkansasonline
Feb. 6, 2013
By Andy Davis

Ex-members aim to seize ministry buildings

Attorneys for two former members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries have asked a judge to order the seizure and auction of six ministry buildings in Fort Smith to satisfy a $30 million judgment against the ministry’s leader.

In a court filing Monday evening, attorneys for Spencer Ondrisek and Seth Calagna asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Bryant to order the seizure and auction of a ministry church and gym building on Windsor Drive, a warehouse on South Fourth Street, a house and a former restaurant building on 16th Street and a parking lot on 17th Street.

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Arkansasonline
February 6, 2013
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Judge reopens mattress suit

A judge on Monday reopened a lawsuit over thousands of Tempur-Pedic mattresses that the manufacturer says were illegally diverted to a company affiliated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries.

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New York Post
February 6, 2013
By SARA STEWART

Scientology’s Worst Enemy

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Arkansasonline
January 12, 2013
By Andy Davis

4 in Alamo ministry suit seek to add 5 defendants

Four members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries accused of failing to protect girls in the church from physical and sexual abuse have asked for five people to be added as defendants in a lawsuit over the claims.

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