Dienstag, Oktober 04, 2005

Irish Abroad - U.S. Nazi Supporter in Ireland?

The leading funder of U.S. Neo-Nazi groups is believed to be hiding in Ireland, the FBI has said. The FBI in Seattle uncovered a forwarding address in Beresford Place, Dublin for multimillionaire Vincent Bertollini, who has spent millions of dollars promoting neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups. The revelation came after police raided a mailing box company in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and found that Bertollini had arranged to have his mail sent to Ireland. Coeur d’Alene has become notorious as the headquarters of the Aryan Nations neo-Nazi group, to which Bertollini has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars. The FBI and police in Sandpoint, Idaho have just renewed their interest in Bertollini after a finance company foreclosed a home he purchased for the group, signifying that Bertollini is determined to remain undetected. He fled his home in Idaho in 2001 while awaiting sentencing on his third drink-driving offense, for which he was due to be imprisoned. Bertollini, 56, made millions of dollars during the Silicon Valley tech boom in the 1990s, along with his business partner and fellow white supremacist, Carl E. Story, and used it to fund racist groups. The pair also set up their own neo-Nazi church, called the 11th Hour Remnant Messenger and regularly visited the Aryan Nations headquarters in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

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