Texarkana Gazette
July 10, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe

Judge reschedules hearing on Alamo properties

A federal judge has rescheduled a hearing to address ownership of properties associated with imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo to September.

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NWA.com
July 3, 2013
By: Marty Houston

Feds File To Confiscate Alamo Properties

Fort Smith, Arkansas – Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that the office has filed forfeiture and collection actions in United States District Court on 27 properties relating to the conviction of Tony Alamo, also known as Bernie Lazar Hoffman. Alamo was originally sentenced on November 13, 2009, to life in prison for transporting minors with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. On January 15, 2010, he was ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution for each of the five victims, a total of $2.5 million. As of May 8, 2013, Alamo has not made any restitution payments. In an effort to collect restitution for the victims, prosecutors filed an action in district court that requests writs of execution against 27 parcels of real property. Prosecutors also filed six separate lawsuits seeking the forfeiture of property that facilitated the abuse of the five victims.

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