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|name = David Duke | |name = David Duke | ||
|Image = | |Image = David_Duke.jpg | ||
|fullname = David Ernest Duke | |fullname = David Ernest Duke | ||
|alias = Dr. Duke<br>Dr. David Duke, PhD<br>David DuKKKe<br>James Konrad<br>Dorothy Vanderbilt<br>Mohammed X | |alias = Dr. Duke<br>Dr. David Duke, PhD<br>David DuKKKe<br>James Konrad<br>Dorothy Vanderbilt<br>Mohammed X | ||
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David Duke would then on go to run for various political offices; only winning one position as Louisiana State Representative, and losing against a landslide against two Democratic nominees in the general election for Governor and Senator from Louisiana. After pursuing politics for a time, David Duke would then emphasize on his [[anti-Semitism|antisemitism]], and become a prominent hate-mongerer against Jews via media, radio, and internet. | David Duke would then on go to run for various political offices; only winning one position as Louisiana State Representative, and losing against a landslide against two Democratic nominees in the general election for Governor and Senator from Louisiana. After pursuing politics for a time, David Duke would then emphasize on his [[anti-Semitism|antisemitism]], and become a prominent hate-mongerer against Jews via media, radio, and internet. | ||
David Duke was convicted in 2002 of felony fraud. He falsely told supporters that he was in financial trouble; he was not in financial trouble and was in fact financially secure, and even used it for recreational gambling. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison and served the sentence at FCI Big Spring, Texas.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/19/us/david-duke-pleads-guilty-to-tax-charge-and-fraud.html David Duke Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge And Fraud], ''The New York Times''</ref> | David Duke was convicted in 2002 of felony fraud. He falsely told supporters that he was in financial trouble; he was not in financial trouble and was in fact financially secure, and even used it for recreational gambling. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison and served the sentence at FCI Big Spring, Texas.<ref name = fraud>[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/19/us/david-duke-pleads-guilty-to-tax-charge-and-fraud.html David Duke Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge And Fraud], ''The New York Times''</ref> | ||
David Duke attended a college in Ukraine; the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, or MAUP. He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree. As a result, claims to have a PhD in history. However, the university is not sanctioned, nor recognized by the Ukrainian government, and the university itself has a reputation for spreading antisemitic message. This is further backed with his doctoral thesis being titled "Zionism as a Form of Ethnic Supremacism". | David Duke attended a college in Ukraine; the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, or MAUP. He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree. As a result, claims to have a PhD in history. However, the university is not sanctioned, nor recognized by the Ukrainian government, and the university itself has a reputation for spreading antisemitic message. This is further backed with his doctoral thesis being titled "Zionism as a Form of Ethnic Supremacism". | ||
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He also frequently visits European countries, as well as countries with an antisemitic presence to sell his books and to give speeches to antisemitic viewers. He notably visited Damascus and spoke on a local radio, and talked about his belief in the "Zionist-Occupied Government" to critical acclaim from residents living there. He also met personally with Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] to openly discuss the Holocaust, to both denying it. | He also frequently visits European countries, as well as countries with an antisemitic presence to sell his books and to give speeches to antisemitic viewers. He notably visited Damascus and spoke on a local radio, and talked about his belief in the "Zionist-Occupied Government" to critical acclaim from residents living there. He also met personally with Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] to openly discuss the Holocaust, to both denying it. | ||
===Criminal conviction=== | |||
In 2002, Duke was prosecuted for mail fraud and filing false tax returns. He was accused of having defrauded his followers throughout the 1990s by falsely claiming to be in dire financial straits and asking for financial support before using the money they sent him for gambling and business investments.<ref name = fraud></ref> Duke pleaded guilty to the charges in December 2002 and was sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined $10, 000. | |||
==David Duke's antisemitic beliefs== | ==David Duke's antisemitic beliefs== | ||
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