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Anti Government


Florida Sovereign Citizen Convicted of Immigration Crimes
09/24/09
Sovereign citizen convicted in federal court on numerous charges related to selling fraudulent documents to immigrants.
Pennsylvania Militia Member Sentenced for Selling Explosives
09/24/09
A federal judge sentenced a member of a Pennsylvania militia group for selling illegal explosives.
New Hampshire Anti-Government Extremists Convicted
08/10/09
Husband and wife New Hampshire anti-government extremists convicted on 11 felony charges.
Southern Tax Protesters Jailed
07/27/09
Four anti-government tax protesters from the southern United States sentenced to federal prison.
Anti Government Archive

White Supremacy


Connecticut white supremacists indicted on firearms and explosives charges
03/24/10

Virginia Neo-Nazi Convicted on Threat Charges
12/21/09
A Roanoke, Virginia, man has been convicted in U.S. District Court on four counts of threatening and intimidating people located in the United States and Canada.
Wisconsin Neo-Nazi Faces Child Abuse Charges
11/17/09
Wisconsin white supremacist and convicted bomber arrested on numerous charges of child abuse.
Oregon White Supremacist Indicted for Mailing Noose
11/16/09
A white supremacist from Oregon indicted for mailing a noose to the president of an Ohio chapter of the NAACP .
White Supremacy Archive

Islamic Terrorism


Jose Padilla Indicted in Florida
11/22/05
Jose Padilla has been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to "murder kidnap and maim" people.
Another Man Charged in “Virginia Jihad” Case
09/21/05
Federal authorities have arrested a Maryland man for allegedly providing and conspiring to provide support to a Pakistani terrorist group.
Virginia Muslim Cleric Sentenced to Life for Inciting Terrorism
07/14/05
An American-born Muslim cleric has been sentenced to life in prison for providing instructions on how to reach a terrorist training camp.
Arkansas Student Arrested for Plan to Join Terrorists
06/21/05
A University of Arkansas graduate student has been arrested for allegedly planning to join a Middle East terrorist group.
Islamic Terrorism Archive

Other Extremism


Border Vigilante Leader Charged with Arizona Murders
06/15/09
Detectives in Pima County, Arizona, arrested anti-immigration border vigilante Shawna Forde for the shocking murder of a man and his nine-year-old daughter, and the shooting of the child's mother.
Kansas Extremist Arrested for Physician Slaying
06/01/09
Kansas law enforcement officers arrested a suspect in the May 31, 2009, slaying of a Wichita physician who performed abortions.
Signs of Ecoterror at Washington Arsons
03/03/08
There are signs that the most active environmental extremist movement in the United States may have been responsible for burning down luxury homes in a Seattle suburb.
Texas Abortion Clinic Bomber Admits to Other Mail Bombs
08/10/07
Paul Ross Evans, 27, of Travis County, Texas, admitted in court to sending bombs through the mail.
Other Extremism Archive

Press Releases


ADL Condemns 'Outrageous' Column By Atlanta Jewish Times Publisher
01/20/12
Report: White Supremacist Biker Gangs Growing Nationwide
10/25/11
ADL Welcomes Guilty Verdict In Poplawski Trial
06/30/11
ADL Documents Link Between Campus Group and White Supremacists
05/23/11
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