Bill White, founder of the American National Socialist Workers' Party, was taken into custody by the FBI at approximately 5:00PM EST today, Friday October 17th. A search warrant was also executed on his residence.

Law enforcement officials routinely arrest people on a Friday afternoon so that they will have to spend at least a weekend behind bars.

The nature of the charges being levelled at Bill White are still ambiguous at this time; however, the arrest, which comes just days after federal authorities seized Overthrow.com's server and took down its web sites, is apparently related to an investigation into Overthrow.com's recent expose of a juror who served on the Matt Hale case.

Updates will be posted as they are received.

Note: Many people here at VNN don't think much of Bill White, but kicking a man while he is down is never the Aryan thing to do. I wish the best for Bill White and his family as they endure this challenging struggle.

[color="Red"]UPDATE OCTOBER 19th 2008:

As everyone now knows, Bill White has been charged with intimidation of a juror and obstruction of justice. These allegations are so baseless that even the SPLC's Mark Potok publicly asserted that no crime has been committed in this case.

Bill is staying strong and keeping focused; his spirits are high, given the circumstances, but he is locked down in a maximum security wing with violent criminals and facing a costly legal battle in Chicago.

As a result of his incaceration, Bill's wife and infant daughter have been left with no means of financial support. The National Socialist community should step up to the plate and lend a helping hand to the White family during this extremely trying period.

I know the economy is bad, and most of us are in poor shape economically, but we can all afford to take a $10 or $20 bill and donate it to a White Nationalist family in need.

Donations may be sent to:

ANSWP
P.O. Box 8601
Roanoke, Va. 24014

Important note: Well-concealed cash is preferred; money orders and checks must be made out to Cash or Meghan White and not to Bill White or the ANSWP, as Bill's family does not have access to the ANSWP bank account.