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David Duke Accused of Gambling Away White Supremacist Funds24 November 2000NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Nov. 24,2000 -- As reported by the Associated Press; "Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, whose overseas whereabouts had been a mystery four days after federal agents raided his home, is finally aware of new money laundering and fraud allegations against him, a spokesman said. "…The former Ku Klux Klan leader has been in Russia to promote his new book `The Ultimate Supremacism,' in which Duke argues that Russia and the former Communist bloc can save the white race from Jewish oligarchs and organized crime. The book is being published in Russian. "…The federal warrant for last Thursday's raid of Duke's two-story, brick home in Mandeville, Lousiana, is based in large part on testimony from confidential informants. It alleges Duke took hundreds of thousands of dollars he solicited from supporters of his white supremacist cause and gambled the money away at casinos. "…`He has been very clear in his mailings that the money is for his work and to sustain him personally,' [Vincent Edwards, a spokesman for Duke's National Organization For European-American Rights] said. `If he accepts a supporter's check for $25 and happens to go out to dinner that night and it costs $25, it's not a crime.' "…Edwards said he believe the FBI purposely timed its raid when Duke and his attorney were out of town and took numerous documents that would allow them to create files on many of Duke's associates and supporters…" |