How Brutal Cult Leader Tony Alamo Amassed A Fortune With Bedazzled Denim Jackets - Refinery29

With an unpaid work force (and unpaid taxes) Alamo created a financial empire worth at least $9 million. At its height, the Alamo Ministries operated as many as thirty businesses including trucking companies and real estate interests. He owned a popular nightclub in Alma where Dolly Parton performed and a young Bill Clinton once visited. Clinton described Alamo as “Roy Orbison on speed.” Meanwhile, while Alamo lived a flashy life of luxury, his followers worked at his various enterprises for up to 20 hours a day, were forced to scavenge food from dumpsters, and were only allowed to flush toilets on the commune only a few times a week to keep costs down and profits up.

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