"When you were around him, you were mesmerized by him," said survivor and former member Ruby Garnett of cult leader Dwight York On May 8, 2002, cult leader Dwight "Malachi" York was arrested as he was ...

Dwight "Malachi" York, founder of the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors, moved the group to "Tama-Re" in Putnam County, Georgia, in the '90s On May 8, 2002, 300 local and federal law enforcement ...

MACON, Ga. (AP) -- A key government witness in the case of a leader of a quasi-religious sect convicted of child molestation and racketeering says she tried to recant her testimony because shefelt ...

DECATUR, Ga -- It's a 48-year-old brick building bursting with ancient imagery. Its misspelled sign outside urges the eyes of passersby to "behold Egipt." There are obelisks covered with symbols.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Niki Lopez once had a disturbing nightmare, and it still haunts her. In the dream, she is panicking about finding the perfect ...

Pyramids, obelisks and a lonely sphinx stand deserted on the Egyptian-themed compound where as many as 500 members of a quasi-religious sect lived only five years ago. Subscribe to read this story ...

They say they are descendants of ancient Egyptians and American Indians even aliens from another galaxy but they came from Brooklyn, N.Y. Their leader once called himself the “Supreme Being,” but he ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MACON, Ga.—The founder of the Nuwaubian religious sect is asking a federal judge to toss out his 135-year prison sentence because he alleges prosecutors ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On May 8, 2002, 300 local and federal law enforcement officers in rural Georgia raided the Egyptian-themed compound of the United ...