Alleged leader of neo-Nazi group convicted of five felonies for threatening journalists and activists

The alleged leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division was convicted of five felonies for conspiring to send threats to journalists and employees of the Anti-Defamation League, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. Kaleb Cole, 25, could face decades in prison. 

Charging documents alleged that Cole and other Atomwaffen members decided to target Jewish people and journalists of color with threatening posters after the group received negative press coverage. The complaint did not say when the conversation began, but alleged it was ongoing as of November 2019. 

"We will be postering journalists houses and media buildings to send a clear message that we too have leverage over them…" one member wrote, according to the complaint. "The goal, of course, is to erode the media/states air of legitimacy by showing people that they have names and addresses, and hopefully embolden others to act as well."