Right Wing Crime

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Displaying 11 Scandals
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  • Mark RissiExtremist [R]
       
    Right Wing Political Violence
    4/14/23
    Threatened to hang multiple elected officials in Arizona over a series of unhinged voicemail messages ranting about them not doing enough to overturn the 2020 election
    He pleaded guilty to threatening government officials and is awaiting sentencing
  • Etil ReggadO9A Extremist
       
    Right Wing Terrorism Incidents
    3/03/23
    Conspired with a neo-Nazi hate group to murder his entire military platoon based overseas by sharing confidential information like the exact location of the base and number of soldiers who would guarding it that they could use to plan a surprise attack on the base
    He pleaded guilty to illegally sharing confidential military information with the Order of the Nine Angels hate group and was sentenced to 45 years in prison
  • Jack Eugene Carpenter IIIExtremist [R-MI]
       
    Right Wing Political Violence, Hate Crimes
    3/02/23
    Threatened to assassinate Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and other Jewish members of state government and was found with multiple firearms and ammunition in his possession when authorities arrested him
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Guardians of the Divinity  
       
    Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes
    12/19/22
    Vandalized the area outside a gay councilmember's home with bigoted and hateful graffiti then illegally entered the building resulting in two of the vandals being arrested for trespassing
    According to a report filed by local media
  • Matthew LindnerAnti-LGBT Extremist
       
    Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes
    12/02/22
    Threatened to hurt doctor who cares for LGBTQ+ children
    According to charging documents filed by federal authorities
  • David DePapeExtremist [R]
       
    Right Wing Terrorism Incidents
    10/28/22
    Violently attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer causing him to be hospitalized with severe damage to his face and hands after he broke into their home with the intention of taking Speaker Pelosi hostage and breaking her knees if she didn't tell him what he wanted to hear
    According to San Francisco Police Chief William Scott
  • Ricky ShifferExtremist [R]
       
    Right Wing Terrorism Incidents
    8/11/22
    Attempted to attack an FBI field office in Cincinnati before fleeing to a secluded area and engaging in an armed standoff with the police until being killed three days after Donald Trump's residence was raided by the FBI
    According to voluminous news reports of the attack
  • Jeremy HansonExtremist [R]
       
    Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes
    4/22/22
    Threatened to bomb Merriam-Webster dictionary offices because he was angry about their definitions of certain genders
    According to an indictment announced by U.S. Attorney's in Massachusetts
  • Franklin Barrett SechriestExtremist [R]
       
    Hate Crimes
    3/24/22
    Intentionally started a large fire at a Texas synagogue using a five-gallon container filled with an accelerant and toilet paper
    According to an indictment announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office
  • Matt SheaFmr. State Representative
       
    Right Wing Terrorism Incidents
    12/20/19
    Planned and participated in the armed takeover and occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in rural Oregon
    He was expelled from the GOP conference after an independent investigation found he engaged in domestic terrorism
  • Robert BowersAntisemite
       
    Hate Crimes
    10/27/18
    Killed eleven Jewish worshipers and injured five responding police officers in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA
    According to an initial and superseding indictment announced by U.S. Attorney's