[very slightly snipped] http://foxnews.com/national/112000/duke.sml # # David Duke Phones Home, Learns of FBI Raid # # Monday, November 20, 2000, By Brett Martel # # # NEW ORLEANS - White supremacist David Duke finally called home # from Russia to learn that federal agents raided his home last # week and carried away boxes of materials, a spokesman said Monday. # # "He was outraged at this invasion of his home," said Vincent # Edwards, a spokesman for Duke's National Organization For # European-American Rights. # # The FBI is investigating whether Duke gambled away hundreds of # thousands of dollars he solicited from supporters of his white # supremacist cause. He has not been charged with a crime. # # Duke has been in Russia to promote his new book, The Ultimate # Supremacism, in which Duke argues that Russia and the former # Soviet bloc can save the white race from Jewish oligarchs and # organized crime. The book is being published in Russian. # # Edwards said he has never known Duke to visit a casino in the # two years he has worked for him, but said it would not be a crime # if he had. # # "He has been very clear in his mailings that the money is for # his work and to sustain him personally," Edwards 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 also said he suspects the FBI's investigation is largely # based on the claims of disgruntled employees who have no # credibility.