York Trial

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York On Trial:
Defense Expected To Wrap Wednesday
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The defense in the federal child sex and racketeering trial of Nuwaubian Leader Malachi York is expected to wrap up by noon Wednesday.
U.S. Attorney's Office spokesperson Pam Lightsey says the defense has 10 to 12 more witnesses. She says the U.S. Attorney's office will then call 12 rebuttal witnesses before closing arguments.
Monday, York's accountant took the stand. He testified York grossed $6 million dollars between 1996 and 2001.

The trial, which was moved to Brunswick from Macon because of pre-trial publicity, is entering its third week.

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Ch. 5 Atlanta

Nuwaubian Trial

A setback for prosecutors in the trial of Nuwaubian leader Malachi York. Five young women he's charged with molesting as children have told a federal jury that York never touched them. Three of them testified that federal agents tried to pressure them into saying York molested them. 13 witnesses have testified that York molested them. Many of York's accusers said he would have sex with two or more chldren at a time, and named several of the children, including the five witnesses who have denied being molested (**Updated on 01/17/04 10:30pm)

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York reported no wages paid

By ByBILL TORPY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

BRUNSWICK -- Nuwaubian leader Malachi York's organization averaged more than $1 million a year in receipts for the six years before his 2002 arrest, according to earnings reported to the IRS.

During the years starting in 1996, York, who is accused of molesting youths and fraud, reported in his personal income taxes a net income of $775,000 and payment of $305,000 in income taxes, according to testimony in his trial in federal court here. However, none of the more than $5 million in deductions was for wages paid employees or followers.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Moultrie asked York's accountant, Neil Dukoff, if that seemed odd. "Everyone runs their business the way they want to run it," Dukoff responded. "We were not provided with wages paid out."

Dukoff was called by York's defense to counter prosecution claims that he ran the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors as an enterprise to molest children and siphon off money.

"A lot of people in the educational or religious [field] declare themselves nonprofit," said Dukoff. "We never took that stance."

Several York followers already have testified that they worked in York's quasi-religious organization for no pay. Those testifying for the defense say they expected none, that their living needs were provided for by the organization. Prosecution witnesses say they were expected to work long hours -- filling incense orders, selling books or working on the Nuwaubian compound in Middle Georgia -- for no pay.

York, 58, who founded the organization in New York and moved it to a farm in Putnam County in 1993, is accused of systematically molesting girls and boys in the organization for years.

Dr. Frederick Bright, a professor at the Morehouse School of Medicine, testified that he reviewed files compiled on the alleged victims by investigators and doctors. He characterized much of the reporting as sloppy.

Prosecutors hammered away at Bright's perceived bias, noting that he has belonged to York's organization since 1996 and once lived on the property for two years.

Also, Judge Ashley Royal ruled that the defense can call a psychologist to testify that children who are alleged victims of sexual abuse sometimes can make false accusations if there is "external pressure" on them or "preconceived beliefs on the part of investigators."

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Posted on Tue, Jan. 20, 2004
Family members of alleged York victim testify that they doubt girl's story
By Wayne Crenshaw
Telegraph Staff Writer


BRUNSWICK - The mother and brother of a girl who earlier testified that Malachi York repeatedly molested her said Monday they don't believe her.

The girl's mother said her daughter is part of "a conspiracy" against York, leader of the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors, who is on trial facing 13 federal counts of molestation and racketeering.

"I saw no signs of any molestation whatsoever," the woman told the jury. "I don't believe (she) was molested. All of those young ladies are after money."

The alleged victim's brother gave similar testimony, saying he was close to his sister and often talked to her about problems she was having. He said she never mentioned being molested.

"I do not believe Malachi York molested my sister," he told the jury.

On cross examination, Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Moultrie asked the girl's mother if she had seen a medical report on her daughter that indicated a finding consistent with sexual abuse. She said she had not.

"Are you telling the ladies and gentleman of this jury that you made up your mind your daughter is lying, and you didn't even bother to look at the medical report?" he asked.

"Yes," the woman replied.

Both the mother and brother said they are still Nuwaubians and live on the group's compound in Putnam County.

A medical doctor who also is a Nuwaubian testified Monday and disputed the reference "consistent with sexual abuse" cited in the findings of some of the alleged victim's medical reports.

Dr. Frederick Bright said he reviewed all of the medical reports. He indicated he did not find anything that could lead him to conclude the children had been molested.

"When we say 'consistent with' a certain diagnosis, what we say is that it is in agreement with that diagnosis, but it does not give a definitive diagnosis," he said. "Even if there's a 10-percent chance a scar could be from one thing, there's a 90-percent chance it could be something else."

He also gave a lengthy description of what he called "irregularities" in the way the medical reports were done, including what he said were indications of "pre-conceived notions that molestations occurred." But on cross examination, Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Thacker attempted to show that Bright's own opinion was not objective.

She showed him a copy of his application to the Ancient Egyptian Order, one of York's organizations, in which he wrote: "I have tremendous respect and love for the master teacher of our day and time."

Bright acknowledged he was referring to York but insisted that his testimony regarding the medical reports reflected an objective opinion.

Also Monday, York's accountant showed the jury York's federal income tax returns from 1996 to 2001 that indicated a gross income of nearly $6 million over that time period. His net annual income - the amount after expenses related to operating his businesses are deducted - ranged from $70,000 to $225,000. The income came from four businesses: The Ancient Mystic Order of Melchizedek, Holy Tabernacle Ministries, Holy Tabernacle Stores and rental properties.

Holy Tabernacle Stores, a chain that sells books and other products created by Nuwaubians, was the highest source of income.

Each return also listed York's marital status as single, though witnesses have testified that many women were considered his wives. He also listed no dependents, though federal investigators have said he is believed to have about 100 offspring.

The accountant, Neil Dukoff, was called by the defense to refute the government's racketeering charges against York. Those charges accuse York of splitting cash deposits to avoid depositing more than $10,000 at one time, which would have to be reported to the IRS.

Dukoff, whose office is in New York, said York could have paid less taxes if he had claimed dependents and that York never tried to file for tax-exempt status as a religious organization.

"He wanted to call it a business," Dukoff said.

But he also stated under cross examination that the tax returns were based on information provided by York's finance office. Dukoff could not say that no criminal activity related to York's finances had occurred.

Also Monday, three men testified that they lived in the same house as some of York's alleged male victims.

All said there was a curfew at dark, that the boys in the house were almost always together, and they did not believe the alleged victims had made late-night trips to York's house, where the alleged victims said they were molested. The defense witnesses also said they had never seen any signs that the boys were being molested.

[SatiyaH]

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[kAHANyAH]

This is definitely BATTLE ROYAL! Both sides [defense,prosecution] are putting up a good fight. Its a toss up on this one.

[Nubian Ninjah]

its all about "pimpin"...york, jakes, bush,chaney,price,religion politics,entertainment,"pimpin"

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kAH said:

This is definitely BATTLE ROYAL! Both sides [defense,prosecution] are putting up a good fight. Its a toss up on this one.

I agree. The prosecution dropped a bomb with that video alledgely showing the wittnesses planning on what to say if they are called to testify
Also, Nuwaubians cannot say that York isn't getting a fair trial, the judge ruled on the motion allowing them to bring in an expert to claim that sometimes kids make up these stories. Now, I'm going to laugh so damn hard if it turns out that that expert is also a Nuwaubian ..I say that considering the Ob/gyn brought in to debunk the prosecutions physical exams showing abuse was Dr. Frederick Orrin Bright/Nuwaubian.

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Hey Master9, you've taken a few posts off of the UNNM board, well here is one I would seriously like you to comment on. Put our differences aside here for a moment, this author put up a coupld good points.

It was a reply to "Anthrostudent" who spoke about the children taken from the land who tested positive to diseses. She claimed that chlamydia is high in that age group. A person responded with an interesting point.

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: Yorks trial according to the newspapers!

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Anthrostudent wrote:
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Inflammatory Disease, which can cause infertility in females, ectopic pregnancy and chronic pelvic pain. Infected women who deliver a baby may pass the infection on to the baby in the form of severe eye infections and pneumonia. It can be cured quickly with antibiotics. This diseases according to the CDC is an epidemic in their age range of 15-19. American Heritage Dictionary defines an epidemic as an outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely. There have been copies circulating of letters and diaries of the alleged victims that have exposed the group-sex lifestyle that these young people engaged in.


What happend to Tamare being the "Holy Land". How did these muminaati and muminuwn get exposed to all this fornication! Who was watching and protecting these children? When NUWAUBIAN visitors would come, their kids could not even inter-mingle/play with the children who lived on Tamare! There was an image that those living on Tamare were special, developing their barathary glands, being raised upright and pure. What the hell was really going on?

[Nubian Ninjah]

pimpin an ho'in
plain an simple
jus
pimpin an ho'in
york was da pimp
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duuuuuuuuh

[kAHANyAH]

Is it true Satiyah , after the fed. trial is over York as to face the state chrgs on 200 count of molestation!!! ? . If this is true, I dont think he has any chance at all

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Witness Testifies Cult Leader's Son Tried To Frame Him.

POSTED: 7:00 p.m. EST January 20, 2004
Brunswick --

A daughter of cult leader Malachi York testified today in Brunswick that she was urged by her brother to lie to authorities by saying her father molested her.

Twenty-three-year-old Leah Mabry told a federal jury that her brother, Jacob York, has a vendetta against their father, the leader of the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors.

Malachi York is on trial in U-S District Court for 13 counts of child molestation and racketeering. Thirteen witnesses have testified York molested them while they lived with the Nuwaubian cult, which moved in 1993 from New York to rural Putnam County.

Mabry, who at one point blew a kiss to her father in the courtroom, testified that her brother asked her to lie during a May 2001 meeting in Stone Mountain with several women who have accused York of molesting them.

York is not charged with molesting his daughter.

Another of York's alleged victims also came to his defense today. A 21-year-old woman denied telling F-B-I investigators York

sexually assaulted her at age 16, though a 2002 FBI report says she did.

York's trial was moved from Macon to Brunswick because of pretrial publicity.

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Defense Rests at York Trial
Fox 24’s Perry Swanson reports that the defense has rested today in day 12 of the Federal Child Molestation trial of former Nuwaubian Leader Malachi York taking place in Brunswick. Closing arguments could be begin late Wednesday or early Thursday after the prosecution calls several rebuttal witnesses.
Perry Swanson also reports that a Macon Police Officer took the stand for the defense today at the Federal Child Molestation trial of former Nuwaubian Leader Malachi York in Brunswick. The Officer stated he has been a member of the Nuwaubians since 1994, both at the compound in New York, and in Putnam County since 1998. The Officer told the jury that in all his time with the Nuwaubians he has never seen any evidence of York Sexually Molesting children, and that his entire time with them has been peaceful and pleasant.
Perry Swanson also reports that in the first part of the day 12 of the trial, the defense called 7 witnesses who all testified that they enjoyed living on the Nuwaubian compound, and that they never saw York acting inappropriately with any children.
Putnam County Sheriff is also in Brunswick as a witness for the prosecution, and may be called to testify later in the day.
Closing arguments in the case may come on Wednesday, or early Thursday morning. Stay tuned to Fox 24 News at Ten, and fox24.com for updates on the developing story.

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Cult leaders son tried to frame him, witness testifies

The Associated Press - BRUNSWICK, Ga.

A daughter of cult leader Malachi York testified Tuesday she was urged by her brother to lie to authorities by saying her father molested her.

Leah Mabry, 23, told a federal jury her brother, Jacob York, has a vendetta against their father, the leader of the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors. He hates him, Mabry said.

Malachi York is on trial in U.S. District Court for 13 counts of child molestation and racketeering. Thirteen witnesses have testified York, 58, molested them while they lived with the Nuwaubian cult, which moved in 1993 from New York to an Egyptian-theme compound in rural Putnam County.

Mabry, who at one point blew a kiss to her father in the courtroom, testified that her brother asked her to lie during a May 2001 meeting in Stone Mountain with several women who have accused York of molesting them.

He told me that I should go to the FBI and tell them I was molested by Mr. York, Mabry said.

York is not charged with molesting his daughter.

Another of Yorks alleged victims also came to his defense Tuesday. A 21-year-old woman denied telling FBI investigators York sexually assaulted her at age 16, though a 2002 FBI report says she did.

I told them no, and they told me some people were going to be upset with me, said the woman, who is named in Yorks indictment as having been molested in 1998. ...I never told them I was molested.

Asked by assistant prosecutor Richard Moultrie if she meant the FBI fabricated its report, the woman said: Im not telling them that they made up the story. I dont know.

Since the trial began Jan. 5, a total of seven alleged victims have testified that York never molested them.

Before the defense rested Tuesday, York spoke briefly after U.S. District Judge Ashley Royal advised him of his right not to testify in his own defense.

For the record, it is my decision not to testify, York told the judge in a raspy voice while the jury was out of the courtroom.

Closing arguments in the case could come Wednesday after prosecutors call several rebuttal witnesses. The jury was expected to being deliberating Thursday. Jurors will be sequestered until they reach a verdict.

Yorks trial was moved 225 miles from Macon to Brunswick because of pretrial publicity.

Over the years, York has incorporated Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Egyptian mysticism and space aliens into his quasi-religious teachings. He has unsuccessfully argued he has American Indian heritage and should not be judged by the U.S. court system.

Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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York On Trial:
Defense Rested Its Case
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The defense rested its case in the child sex and racketeering trial of Nuwaubian Leader Malachi York.
According to Pam Lightsey with the U.S. Attorney's Office, the jury heard from the defense's final twelve witnesses Tuesday including a Macon Police officer who is also a Nuwaubian.
Wednesday, the prosecution will present rebuttal witnesses. Closing arguments are expected as early as Wednesday afternoon.
Lightsey says the jury in the case will be sequestered, meaning members of the jury will not be allowed to go home until deliberations are over.
The judge must charge the jury before deliberations begin.