6 days ago
NEWYou tin now perceive to Fox News articles!
The Justice Department and FBI person a caller communist financier successful their crosshairs for alleged financial crimes: James "Fergie" Cox Chambers Jr., nan estranged bad-boy heir to nan Cox cablegram empire.
On Friday, Spanish constabulary detained Chambers connected nan luxury land of Ibiza, successful consequence to an world apprehension warrant, according to sources. Chambers is allegedly wanted for money laundering and providing support to Hamas, pursuing years of financing anti-Israel and anti-West organizations and protests. The transnational web he helped money and support is kicking successful to formed him arsenic a unfortunate of nan Trump administration's "fascism," while critics are cheering nan apprehension arsenic agelong overdue.
A spokesperson for Spain's Balearic Islands constabulary branch, which includes Ibiza successful its jurisdiction, told Fox News Digital that a U.S. national was arrested connected charges tied to an world apprehension warrant Friday nether an world apprehension warrant seeking his extradition to nan United States. The spokesperson did not corroborate nan personality of nan citizen, but sources told Fox News Digital that nan individual is Chambers.
Fergie Chambers poses for pictures successful Tunis, Tunisia, connected Feb. 8, 2024. (Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)
FBI SAYS NEW MISSION CENTER HAS IDENTIFIED 'NEFARIOUS' PROTEST FUNDING AND SUBJECTS
The constabulary spokesperson added that nan individual is being held astatine nan cardinal jailhouse successful Ibiza pending a judicial determination that will beryllium conducted by videoconference. Supporters now scheme a "Free Fergie Chambers" protestation connected Tuesday astatine 7 p.m. extracurricular nan situation successful Ibiza, demonstrating against "DEL FASCISMO DE TRUMP," aliases nan "TRUMP'S FASCISM IN PERSECUTING DEFENDERS OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE."
A spokesperson for nan FBI declined to comment. Chambers and his representatives couldn't beryllium reached for comment.
A person to Islam, Chambers represents nan fusion of socialist and communist activists pinch Islamist interests that activity nan demolition of nan West, free endeavor and nan authorities of Israel and nan emergence of governmental Islam, communism and a caller Palestinian state.
General position of Centro Penitenciario de Ibiza, successful Ibiza, Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (BWPhoto for Fox News Digital) ( )
Chambers' ideological comrades leaked news of nan detention to trusted colleagues connected far-left media platforms – immoderate of which Chambers costs – and his communist, socialist and Islamist comrades are flooding societal media to framework nan communicative astir nan apprehension arsenic nan Trump management unfairly targeting Chambers.
The apprehension is simply a important move by nan Trump management arsenic it targets far-left financiers allegedly engaged successful supporting governmental violence. In this case, arsenic successful different investigations, national authorities are pursuing nan money and investigating imaginable taxation and financial crimes.
FBI Co-Deputy Director Chris Raia precocious told Fox News Digital that investigators astatine nan FBI's Joint Mission Center person identified subjects tied to financing convulsive protestation activity and person been building prosecutable cases.
General position of Centro Penitenciario de Ibiza, successful Ibiza, Spain, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (BWPhoto for Fox News Digital) ( )
Like Neville Roy Singham, nan American tech tycoon accused of financing communist and far-left nonprofit organizations from his guidelines successful Shanghai, China, Chambers has made a sanction for himself arsenic a financial backer of anti-Israel and anti-American causes astir nan world. As reported exclusively astatine Fox News Digital, nan Justice Department has launched a expansive assemblage investigation into Singham for alleged money laundering and different financial improprieties. It is presently prosecuting nan Southern Poverty Law Center for alleged money laundering, slope fraud and ligament fraud.
DOJ LAUNCHES GRAND JURY PROBE INTO MARXIST MOGUL NEVILLE ROY SINGHAM'S FUNDING OF LEFTIST GROUPS
Fergie Chambers walks adjacent a mosque successful Tunis, Tunisia, connected Feb. 8, 2024. (Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)
Fergie Chambers walks adjacent a mosque successful Tunis, Tunisia, connected Feb. 8, 2024. (Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)
Fergie Chambers performs nan Muslim dream successful Tunis, Tunisia, connected Feb. 8, 2024. (Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)
Fergie Chambers smokes a cigaret while posing for photos successful Tunis, Tunisia. (Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)
Chambers was calved successful 1985 successful Brooklyn arsenic James Cox Chambers Jr. to his father, James Cox Chambers, and mother, character Lauren Hamilton. He is nan great-grandson of James M. Cox, a erstwhile Ohio governor, 1920 Democratic statesmanlike nominee and laminitis of nan media institution that became Cox Enterprises. Forbes estimates nan Cox family empire is worthy astir $27 billion.
Chambers is now nan estranged heir of Cox Enterprises, stepping distant from nan family institution successful 2023 pinch a payout estimated astatine astir $250 cardinal aft a falling retired pinch his family complete nan company's support for Atlanta's arguable nationalist information training center, known by critics arsenic "Cop City." In April, a expansive assemblage indicted 3 alleged Antifa-linked protesters accused of throwing firebombs astatine nan wide contractor of nan Atlanta constabulary training center.
Protestors unreserved a constabulary statement during a objection against nan alleged "Cop City" training installation successful Atlanta, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Mike Stewart/AP Photo)
Chambers openly redirected his luck into communist collectives, bail and ineligible underwriting and groups engaged successful hard-edged protestation and spot disruption.
Raised mostly successful Brooklyn aft his parents divorced, Chambers attended Saint Ann's School and later enrolled astatine Bard College but didn't graduate. He concisely worked for a Cox Enterprises subsidiary earlier operating gyms successful Georgia and later became progressively progressive successful left-wing activism pursuing nan anti-police protests successful Ferguson, Mo., successful 2014 and nan demonstrations successful Standing Rock, S.D., successful 2016 against an lipid pipeline.
Around 2019, Chambers established nan "Berkshire Communists" corporate successful Alford, Mass., successful a able area of occidental Massachusetts, wherever he built a commune, operated nan Berkshire People's Gym and launched a publication called "Combat Liberalism."
THREE ALLEGED ANTIFA-LINKED PROTESTERS INDICTED IN ATLANTA POLICE TRAINING CENTER CONTRACTOR FIREBOMBING
Police detain Palestine Action activists astatine nan entranceway of APCO Worldwide offices successful London, wherever nan building is covered successful reddish paint, connected Sept. 3, 2024. (Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu)
Following nan Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas violent attacks, Chambers became 1 of nan astir salient financial backers of "Palestine Action," later renamed "Unity of Fields," while besides backing ineligible defense efforts for activists progressive successful anti-Israel demonstrations and direct-action campaigns successful nan United Kingdom and nan U.S.
He praised nan Oct. 7 Hamas attacks arsenic a "moment of dream and inspiration," told Mother Jones that "the astir important point for nan prosperity of humanity is nan demolition of nan US" and said, "I chant decease to America each day."
Local and nationalist reporting spot him down nan "Stop Cop City" opposition, bail aft occupations and protests against Elbit Systems, a institution that provides services to Israel, successful Merrimack, N.H., and nan U.K., and ongoing ineligible support for networks successful nan U.S. and U.K. led by nan arguable "Palestine Action."
Communist tattoos are visible connected Fergie Chambers' hands and fingers while he sits successful a cafe successful Tunis, Tunisia, connected Feb. 8, 2024. (Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)
After Alford, Mass., unopen his Berkshire People's Gym for zoning violations and law-enforcement scrutiny intensified, Chambers relocated to Tunis, successful nan North African federation of Tunisia.
In early February 2024, Chambers was photographed successful his recently adopted metropolis of Tunis successful nan North African federation of Tunisia, framing his communicative arsenic a knowledgeable Muslim convert, pinch a red-and-white Palestinian kefiyyeh scarf draped complete his shoulders, a achromatic Muslim dream headdress connected his caput and a mini beard connected his face, a contented that follows nan sunnah, aliases practice, of Muhammad, nan prophet of Islam.
The photograph sprout included images of Chambers successful Muslim prayer, astatine 1 constituent pinch his hands connected his thorax and astatine different constituent successful "ruku" position, bent guardant pinch his hands connected his knees, staring astatine a constituent of attraction successful beforehand of him. In different shots, he walked by a section mosque, sat down nan instrumentality of a car pinch orangish and greenish Muslim dream beads, called "tazbi," hanging connected nan rearview mirror. A brace of ornamental boxing gloves pinch "RUSSIA" crossed nan wrists, positioned connected a red-and-white kefiyyeh dispersed on nan dashboard.
Fergie Chambers walks his dogs successful Tunis, Tunisia, connected Feb. 8, 2024. (Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)
Unconventional for accepted Muslims, who don't often person dogs arsenic pets because of a fundamentalist mentation of Islam that bars dogs arsenic pets successful nan home, Chambers besides was photographed smoking a cigaret and stepping connected nan formation pinch 2 mini dogs who look for illustration bulldogs. He besides wore tattoos, including a sickle-and-barbells connected his near hand.
By May 2026, his societal media posts placed him in Ireland. This month, nan self-declared communist vacationed among nan able successful Ibiza, is now sitting successful prison.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
