Leader of the white-supremacist group Atomwaffen admits he threatened journalists and activists washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A leader of a neo-Nazi organization pleaded guilty to crimes related to threatening journalists and activists.
Cameron Shea, 25, the leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of conspiring to commit three offenses against the United States: interference with federally protected activities because of religion, mailing threatening communications, and cyberstalking for threatening journalists and advocates. He and two other co-conspirators allegedly targeted people who work to expose anti-Semitism.
Shea will be sentenced on June 28 and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for the hate crime charge and five years for the conspiracy charge, according to the Department of Justice.
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