original_query: What were the charges against Lyndon LaRouche and his movement during the criminal trials in the mid-1980s?
query: What were the charges against Lyndon LaRouche and his movement during the criminal trials in the mid-1980s?
answer: Lyndon LaRouche and his associates were charged with conspiring to commit fraud, soliciting loans with no intention of repaying them, mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice.  The charges stemmed from investigations into alleged financial improprieties, including credit card fraud.