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WASHINGTON<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A Washington man was sentenced Tuesday to seven years, in prison for his role in a plot to threaten and intimidate journalists and advocates who worked to expose anti-Semitism, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kaleb Cole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kaleb Cole, 25, a leader of the Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was convicted by a federal jury in Washington of one count of interfering with a federally protected activity because of religion, three counts of mailing threatening communications, and one count of conspiring with other Atomwaffen members to commit three offenses against the United States \u2013 interference with federally-protected activities because of religion, mailing threatening communications, and cyberstalking, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThreats motivated by religious intolerance are antithetical to American values, even more so when they aim to intimidate journalists and others who are working to expose bigotry in our society.\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. \u201cThe defendant led a multi-state plot by a neo-Nazi group to threaten and intimidate journalists and advocates who were doing important work to expose anti-Semitism around the country. The Justice Department will continue to investigate and prosecute these hateful acts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKaleb Cole helped lead a violent, nationwide neo-Nazi group,\u2019\u201d said U.S. Attorney Nick Brown for the Western District of Washington. \u201cHe repeatedly promoted violence, stockpiled weapons, and organized \u2018hate camps\u2019. Today the community and those Mr. Cole and his co-conspirators targeted, stand up to say hate has no place here. He tried to intimidate journalists and advocates with hate-filled and threatening posters, tried to amplify their fear. Instead they faced him in court and their courage has resulted in the federal prison sentence imposed today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe defendant sought to intimidate journalists and advocates working to expose anti-Semitism, but that effort failed,\u201d said Assistant Director Timothy Langan of the FBI\u2019s Counterterrorism Division. \u201cCole\u2019s intended victims fought back but not with threats of violence; they fought back in a court of law. The FBI will continue to do our part by aggressively investigating cases involving threats or acts of violence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Cole displayed through his actions that his beliefs were more than just rhetoric,\u201d said Special Agent in Charge Donald Voiret of the FBI\u2019s Seattle Field Office. \u201cNo doubt, the exemplary work of our investigators and partners prevented Cole\u2019s targets from becoming victims of violence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Evidence introduced at trial showed that Cole and other members of Atomwaffen plotted to intimidate journalists and others by mailing threatening posters or gluing the posters to victims\u2019 homes, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The group focused primarily on those who are Jewish or journalists of color. Cole created the posters, which warned the recipients that \u201cyou have been visited by your local Nazis.\u201d\u00a0 The posters contained threatening images, such as a hooded figure preparing to throw a Molotov cocktail at a house. <\/span><\/p>\n

The threatening posters were delivered to homes in late January 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

At trial, the victims described how receiving the posters impacted them. Some moved from their homes for a time or installed security systems. One purchased a firearm and took a firearms safety class, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another started opening her mailbox with a stick due to fear of what might be inside. One left her job as a journalist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three other co-conspirators \u2013 Cameron Shea, Johnny Roman Garza, and Taylor Ashley Parker-Dipeppe \u2013 previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced.<\/span><\/p>\n

The case was investigated by the FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Forces in Seattle, Tampa, Houston, and Phoenix, with assistance from the Seattle Police Department.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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