Fritz Kuhn (Nazi)
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Fritz Kuhn (May 15, 1896 - December 14, 1951) was the leader of the German-American Bund, prior to World War II. Kuhn himself was a naturalized citizen and follower of Adolf Hitler. Kuhn was controversial in his time. As head of the Bund he claimed to be the "American Leader" In 1939, seeking to criple the Bund, New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia had the city investigate the Bund's taxes. It found that Kuhn had embezzled over $14,000 from the Bund, spending part of that money on a mistress. Although the Bund did not seek prosecution, District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey pressed charges and won a conviction. This seriously crippled the Bund. During World War II, Kuhn was held by the federal government at an internment camp in Texas. In 1946 he was released and deported to Germany.
