Part VIII of SWC Operation Report LEUCHTER, FRED Fred Leuchter, whose oft-touted credentials as an expert in execution hardware were recently discovered not to exist, is the author of the "Leuchter Report," a pseudo-scientific attempt to prove that no one was murdered in the gas chanbers of Auschwitz. Despite the fact that Leuchter was forced to admit to a Massachusetts court that he had misrepresented his credentials and expertise, the long-discredited "Leuchter Report" is still accepted by neo-Nazis as proof positive that the Holocaust is a hoax. MARLIANY, ERNST Ernst Marliany is a high school teacher and financial advisor. Although he is of Italian ancestry, his family has lived in Germany for centuries and is accepted by the radical right as German. Marliany is involved in Bernd Thrun's (see separate entry) attempt to overthrow the Republikaner leadership and to take it even more to the right. In fact, Marliany is Thrun's choice to assume that leadership role. Marliany claims to be a major in the German army reserves who has worked with security officers of the French and American armies. He has told Ron Furey that he is willing and able to launder money through his financial services. Marliany is viewed by most others within the movement as a big talker only. MUELLER, CURT AND URSULA This married couple lives near Mainz and runs the H.N.G. a radical Nazi "help group" founded in 1979. Curt Mueller is a recruiter of young neo-Nazis. He has confided to Ron Furey that he has taken part in "serious Nazi activities." He is a Holocaust denier and admirer of Hitler. Curt Mueller is viewed by other radicals as somewhat of a joke. That has not stopped him, however, from taking part in the beatings of foreigners. The Mueller home has a Nazi shrine which young would-be Nazis are encouraged to visit. MAYER, CONSTANTIN This 21-year-old former skinhead runs the Dresden office of the "Nationale Offensive," which continues to grow despite an official government ban. Mayer claims that his cell alone has 150 members. This is significant, because the government claims that the membership of the entire group nationwide is only 100. Mayer confided to Furey that although he is under constant surveillance, he has more than cordial relationships with the police - "We finish all our business with a wink and a nod." Mayer has confided that he is in contact with a former G.I. living in Munich, one Kelner Williams, who supposedly delivers money to the movement from the United States. Mayer also claims to be in close contact with members of the Viking Youth, an ultranationalist youth group which has yet to be banned, despite its similarities to the Hitler Youth. Mayer wants Jews and "other foreigners" out of the country. NEUBAUER, HARALD Harald Neubauer is a member of the European Parliament. Neubauer was contacted through Bernd Thrun (see separate entry) and was made aware of Ron Furey's "interest" in creating a neo- Nazi center in Germany. Neubauer sent a letter expressing his interest in discussing the matter. A meeting, however, could not be arranged as Neubauer claimed pressing business in Strasbourg. RENNICKE, FRANK Frank Rennicke is thought of as the "Elvis" of the radical right. He is a singer who has produced thousands of cassettes with ultranationalist themes. Some of these songs are accompanied by a chorus of the ultranationalist Viking Youth, with whom he works as an advisor and role model. Rennicke has confided his hatred of Jews and foreigners to Ron Furey. He has expressed his admiration of Hitler and his denial of the Holocaust, and admits that he imparts these sentiments to the impressionable youth with whom he works. REISZ, HEINZ Heinz Reisz does not play a major role in the neo-Nazi leadership. Despite the fact that the government has apparently made a "whipping boy" of him by suspending several of his political rights, Reisz's real importance lies in the fact that he knows most of the major players and is accepted by them as their go-between and ambassador-at-large. Reisz, in fact, sees himself as the movement's drum major and not its leader. Reisz was completely taken in by Ron Furey and not only introduced him to much of the neo-Nazi leadership but vouched for him as well. Reisz and Furey developed a very close and cordial relationship. He confided to Ron his strong admiration for Adolf Hitler, his revulsion toward Jews, and his denial of the mass murders at Auschwitz. ROEDER, MANFRED Manfred Roeder is not a newcomer to German's neo-Nazi movement. A founder of several radical groups, Roeder was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for charges related to the bombing of refugee hostels in 1980 in which two residents were killed. Ron Furey and Richard Eaton interviewed Roeder on March 8, 1993. Roeder spoke of his role with the P.L.O. and other terrorist groups, addding that he received financial assistance for his work from both American and South African sources. Roeder claimed that an "earthquake" would soon take place inside the German government. He, furthermore, stated that only a revolution can solve Germany's current woes. Roeder's interview also featured a litany of Jewish conspiracies. Roeder is a strong supporter of Wolfgang Juchem (see separate entry) whom, he says, visited him regularly while he was in prison. Although he feels Juchem is a very good man, Roeder told Ron and Richard that outright violence is still the best cure for Germany's ills. Among Roeder's credits is a group calling itself the Deutsche Buergerinitiative (Germay Citizen's Initiative), an extremist group dating back to 1971. ROST VAN TONNINGEN, FLORRIE Florrie Rost van Tonningen is the widow of notorious Dutch Nazi collaborator, Meinoud Rost van Tonningen. A leader of Holland's Nazi party and personal favorite of Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler (the former attended the van Tonningen wedding), Meinoud R.v. Tonningen was handpicked to run Holland's national bank during the German occupation. He committed suicide in 1945, before he could face trial as a traitor to his homeland. Now in her late seventies, Florrie Rost van Tonningen remains a committed Nazi and has in fact been twice convicted of inciting racial hatred by distributing antisemitic/Holocaust denial literature. Known as the "Black Widow," Florrie R.v.Tonningen caused an outcry in 1986 when it was discovered that she was using part of her state pension to finance a neo-Nazi party in the Netherlands. She has been a guest lecturer at conventions of the Institute for Historical Review and claims a close frienship with its founder, Willis Carto (see separate entry). Ron Furey and Richard Eaton drove to Florrie R. v. Tonningen's home in the Netherlands, accompanied by Roy Godenau (see separate entry). Rost van Tonningen, a major icon of the neo-Nazi movement, expressed strong support for Wolfgang Juchem (see separate entry) as Germany's next fuehrer, admitted a role in the attempted overthrow of Surinam's government, and told of a secret neo-Nazi meeting to take place on March 22 in a Cologne suburb (sounding like "Eschenstein") at which she was to deliver an apparently illegal lecture. SCHENK, SIGRID Sigrid Schenk is a retired police inspector living in Minden. She was presented to Ron Furey and Richard Eaton by Wolfgang Juchem (see separate entry) as an example of his support among average German citizens. Schenk grew up in Nazi Germany and claims there was nothing negative about the Third Reich. She stated that Germans must be "reeducated" to make up for the 45 years of brainwashing done by the Allies. Schenk admires Wolfgang Juchem and considers him the best choice to bring Germany together. In the meanwhile, Sigrid Schenk claims leadership of a cultural society whose purpose is to present "an accurate view of the real way history happened." This club is said to have a membership of 300-500. End of Part VIII