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Patriots for Profit

Issue Number: 
94
 | 
Spring
 
1999
In a special Patriot Movement issue, the financial scams and tax evasion plots of the extremist right are exposed. NORFED is selling its own currency; Greater Ministries, a Florida 'church,' operated a Ponzi scheme bilking thousands.

In This Issue

Patriots for Profit

Far-right extremists are making fortunes by promoting questionable financial schemes
Bernard von NotHaus' NORFED group and several others try to bring in fortunes by selling antigovernment theories and products to gullible Patriots.

Washitaw Nation Comes Under Investigation

The Washitaw Nation, a Louisiana separatist group led by an eccentric 'empress,' has come under the microscope of multiple investigations

The bizarre story of the Louisiana-based 'sovereign' Washitaw Nation might be funny if it weren't for investigations of its possible financial crimes.

Federal Officials Charge that Florida-Based, Antigovernment Greater Ministries is Actually a Criminal Fraud

Federal officials charge that Florida-based Greater Ministries, an antigovernment 'religious' group, is actually a criminal fraud

The principals of Greater Ministries, a Florida 'church' that promised to double investors' money, face federal charges.

Federal Court Sentences Leaders of Montana Freemen to Long Prison Terms

A federal court sentences the leaders of the Montana Freemen to long prison terms

By David Neiwert

A federal judge, angered at the financial scams of the Montana Freemen, sentences the group's leaders to long terms.

More Features

Violence, Hate and Youth

Editorial
By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow
In the recent aftermath of some senseless murders, details are emerging that one part of the puzzle was the influence of white supremacy. Another influence may have been the Internet and the extreme music subculture.

Eric Robert Rudolph and Other Antigovernment Fugitives Remain on the Run

A surprising number of antigovernment fugitives, some of them nationally known, remain on the run

Many antigovernment fugitives remain free despite manhunts that have lasted years.

The World of 'Patriots'

The number of 'Patriot' groups is falling, but the remaining organizations are more racially oriented
The number of anti-government groups drops, but their racism is mounting.

Hyman Greenbaum’s Son Hard at Work With Neo-Nazi Group

Hyman Greenbaum's son is hard at work building a youth-based neo-Nazi group and denying that he has an ounce of Jewish blood

A South Carolina college student who leads a neo-Nazi group denies his Jewish ancestry.

Analyst Leonard Zeskind Discusses Extremism in America

A longtime analyst of the extreme right considers our situation and the choices we face as a nation

A leading analyst of the far right warns of the rising tide of white nationalism.

Patriot Periodicals

An introduction to the most popular publications in the antigovernment movement
The antigovernment Patriot movement is revealed most fully in its publications.

Kosovo and the Far Right

Seeing a war against Christian whites, extremists are taking up the Serbian cause
Seeing a war against Christian whites, extremists are taking up the Serbian cause.

Authorities investigate antigovernment group, NORFED, for Marketing Its Own Currency

Authorities investigate antigovernment group that's marketing its own currency

NORFED, an antigovernment group dedicated to tax evasion and protest, has recently unveiled its own currency — and has attracted the attention of the federal government and many states.

Briefs

Serious Violence Against Gays Said to Rise

Hate Crimes
In the aftermath of the widely publicized murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming last year, authorities are reporting a rising number of violent crimes against gays.

Return of the (Nebraska) Führer

Neo-Nazis
'Farm Belt Führer' Gary 'Gerhard' Lauck, for decades one of the largest distributors of neo-Nazi propaganda, has returned to the U.S. after his release from German prison.

Violent Crimes Hit Native Americans Hardest

Crime Study
The first comprehensive study on violent crime and Native Americans finds that Native Americans are far more likely to be the victims of violent crime than any other group.

SPLC Wins Injunction Against Aryan Nations

Center Suit
The Center secured an order restraining the Aryan Nations from selling its Idaho compound while a Center civil suit proceeds against the neo-Nazi group.

Two Dead

Skinheads arrested in Florida murders
Interracial couples are the target of threats and violence in an outbreak of Skinhead violence in Florida.

Bloody Kehoe Gang's Exploits Detailed

Terrorism
By Steve Barnes
Chevie Kehoe and his brother Cheyne were leading players in what prosecutors describe as a conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government.

Pontifex, Esq.?

A hate group leader's application to become a lawyer raises important First Amendment questions
A hate group leader's application to be a lawyer raises important First Amendment questions.