Leslie Ray “Buster” White, a member of the Tony Alamo Ministries in Fouke, pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday to trafficking in 1,475 pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes and trafficking in counterfeit labels of copyrighted compact music discs.

White entered his not guilty plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven in the Texarkana federal courthouse.

White, who has been referred to as the associate pastor of the Alamo ministries, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Tyler, Texas. He was released on his own recognizance.

During his ple...

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