Former leader of neo-Nazi group pleads guilty to ‘swatting’ in Virginia court

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John C. Denton faces up to five years in prison after entering a guilty plea Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria to conspiring to transmit threats

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A founder and former leader of a neo-Nazi group has pleaded guilty to conspiring to place hoax phone calls targeting an African American church, a Cabinet official, journalists and others.

Prosecutors say Denton was leader of a group called Atomwaffen Division. More than a dozen people linked to Atomwaffen Division or an offshoot called Feuerkrieg Division have been charged with federal crimes since the group’s formation in 2016.

Denton also placed swatting calls to the New York City offices of news outlet ProPublica, and to a ProPublica reporter in Richmond, California. ProPublica articles had identified Denton as an Atomwaffen leader.

 

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Prolly ‘ginian 😂

How come the MSM has never done a story on the black lives matter treasurer the one who handles all the donations? You know the one who spent a long time in jail for terrorism charges and helped kill lots of people

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