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The Cult Dossier · No. 082 · Syncretic / Other Nrm
Nuwaubian Nation
United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors; Ansaaru Allah Community
c.1967 – 2002 · Brooklyn, New York; Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia (Tama-Re)
IX. THE FUNDAMENTALIST AND POLYGAMOUS GROUPS
Fully religious — serially reinvented syncretism
### Who led it
### What it worshipped and taught
### Who was in it
### How it ended, or where it stands
### The dead
### Of note
### Its timeline
- c.1967 York begins in Brooklyn as Amunubi Rooakhptah.
- 1970s–80s The Ansaaru Allah Community operates as a Sudanese-style Islamic sect selling books and oils on the streets of Brooklyn.
- 1993 Group relocates to Eatonton, Georgia, and builds Tama-Re.
- 1999–2002 Conflict with Putnam County over building permits; York claims sovereign Moorish status.
- 8 MAY 2002 York arrested. Federal indictment alleges the systematic sexual abuse of children within the group over more than a decade, with victims as young as four, transported across state lines.
- STATE CHARGES A Georgia grand jury indicts him on 116 STATE COUNTS, alongside the federal case.
- 23 JANUARY 2004 CONVICTED IN FEDERAL COURT of racketeering and of transporting minors across state lines for sex. Prosecutors described it as one of the largest child molestation cases ever brought against a single defendant in the United States.
- 2004 Sentenced to 135 YEARS.
- After 2004 Tama-Re is seized, sold and its Egyptian structures demolished; the proceeds go to the FBI and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
- 2024 Held at ADX FLORENCE, Colorado, the federal supermax; projected release date 2120.
### Its people
### Dwight York
Malachi Z. York; Amunnubi Rooakhptah; Chief Black Eagle
Founder, the Nuwaubian Nation · born 26 June 1945 · active c.1967–2002
Before the law. CONVICTED 2004; serving 135 years at ADX Florence, Colorado; projected release date 2120. Earlier convictions in New York for assault and possession.
Where things stand. Incarcerated at ADX FLORENCE, Colorado, AGED 81 (he turned 81 on 26 June 2026; this file said 80, which had gone stale), having served more than twenty years of a 135-YEAR SENTENCE imposed at his April 2004 sentencing for racketeering and child sexual abuse. No grant of release or transfer out of custody had been made as of October 2025. A small following persists and maintains his innocence.
- c.1967 Begins in Brooklyn.
- 1970s–80s Runs the Ansaaru Allah Community in Brooklyn.
- 1993 Relocates to Eatonton, Georgia; builds Tama-Re.
- 8 May 2002 Arrested.
- 23 January 2004 CONVICTED in federal court of racketeering and transporting minors across state lines for sex.
- 2004 Sentenced to 135 years.
- After 2004 Tama-Re seized, sold and demolished.
- 2005–2006 Appeals his conviction; the request is denied the following year.
- 2004–2026 Held at ADX FLORENCE, Colorado — the federal supermaximum facility — for more than twenty years.
- 2025 AS OF OCTOBER 2025 IT HAS NOT BEEN GRANTED. He has also filed a 2 BILLION DOLLAR civil suit.
Checked 2026-09-17 · living: health details are kept at home
### Sheriff Howard Sills
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Putnam County Sheriff who pursued Dwight York · born c.1955 · active 1993–2004
Before the law. Law enforcement. Still serving as sheriff for many years afterwards.
Where things stand. LIVING AND STILL IN OFFICE — confirmed August 2026. He remains SHERIFF OF PUTNAM COUNTY, GEORGIA, standing as the incumbent at the general election of 5 NOVEMBER 2024 after winning the Republican primary. He has held the office for TWENTY-SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS, with close to half a century in law enforcement behind him.
- 1993 York's group moves to Eatonton, Georgia; conflict over building permits begins.
- 1999–2002 Sills investigates while the group mounts a public campaign against him.
- 8 May 2002 York arrested.
- 23 January 2004 York convicted in federal court.
- 2004 Sentenced to 135 years.
- After 2004 Tama-Re seized, sold and demolished; the proceeds are shared between the FBI and his department.
Checked 2026-09-17 · living: health details are kept at home
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