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Worcester
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List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 2 Massachusetts Elected Officials List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 2 Massachusetts Elected Officials
List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 2 Massachusetts Elected Officials Elected officials in Massachusetts are among thousands of names appearing on leaked membership lists for the far-right extremist group, the Oath Keepers, according to a report released Wednesday, Sept. 7. The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Center on Extremism examined more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership rolls and identified more than 470 people who currently work in law enforcement or serve in the military. It also identified more than 80 people who were running for or served in public office in the United States as of early August 2022. The names were pulled from a c…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hartford
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List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 5 CT Law Enforce Officials List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 5 CT Law Enforce Officials
List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 5 CT Law Enforce Officials Several law enforcement officials in Connecticut are among thousands of names appearing on leaked membership lists for the far-right extremist group, the Oath Keepers, according to a report released Wednesday, Sept. 7. The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Center on Extremism examined more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership rolls and identified more than 470 people who currently work in law enforcement or serve in the military. It also identified more than 80 people who were running for or served in public office in the United States as of early August 2022. The names were p…

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by Michael Mashburn
Yonkers
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Leaked Members List Of Far-Right Militia Group Oath Keepers Includes 5 NY Elected Officials Leaked Members List Of Far-Right Militia Group Oath Keepers Includes 5 NY Elected Officials
Leaked Members List Of Far-Right Militia Group Oath Keepers Includes 5 NY Elected Officials Several elected officials in New York are among thousands of names appearing on leaked membership lists for the far-right extremist militia group, the Oath Keepers, according to a report released Wednesday, Sept. 7. The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Center on Extremism examined more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership rolls and identified more than 470 people who currently work in law enforcement or serve in the military. It also identified more than 80 people who were running for or served in public office as of early August 2022. The names were pulled from a cache of da…

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by Michael Mashburn
Columbia Greene
Lifestyle
TV Analyst From Stottville, Ex-Navy Officer In Ukraine For Fight Vs. Russia TV Analyst From Stottville, Ex-Navy Officer In Ukraine For Fight Vs. Russia
TV Analyst From Stottville, Ex-Navy Officer In Ukraine For Fight Vs. Russia A familiar face on cable news and upstate New York resident has joined Ukraine’s fight against Russia, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Malcolm Nance, a former naval intelligence officer and longtime terrorism and national security analyst for MSNBC, made the revelation Monday, April 18, during an appearance on Joy Reid’s show on the network, the outlet reported. Originally from Philadelphia, Nance now resides in New York's Capital DIstrict, in Stottville, in Columbia County. Donning full camo, body armor, and holding an assault rifle, Nance told Reid that he was now part of the “Inter…

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by Michael Mashburn
Bedford
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Hudson Valley Man Among 11 Charged With Seditious Conspiracy For Role In Capitol Insurrection Hudson Valley Man Among 11 Charged With Seditious Conspiracy For Role In Capitol Insurrection
Hudson Valley Man Among 11 Charged With Seditious Conspiracy For Role In Capitol Insurrection A business owner from the Hudson Valley already awaiting trial for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC is among those charged with seditious conspiracy charges after being named in a federal indictment along with the leader of the Oath Keepers militia. Roberto Minuta, age 37, who owns an Orange County tattoo shop in Newburgh, was among the members of the right-wing group who were indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. this week along with Oath Keepers founder and leader Stewart Rhodes. On Jan. 6, 2021, Minuta was caught on camera with …

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by Zak Failla
Atlantic
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CAPITOL RIOT: Another New Jerseyan Charged CAPITOL RIOT: Another New Jerseyan Charged
Capitol Riot: Another New Jerseyan Charged A South Jersey man became the latest defendant charged in the U.S. Capitol riot. A federal magistrate in Camden released Robert Lee Petrosh, 51, of Mays Landing on a $50,000 unsecured bond pending a first appearance next Tuesday with a U.S. District Court judge in Washington, D.C. via videoconference, according to the Courier Post. He’s charged with entering or remaining in a restricted building, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. Federal authorities didn’t elabora…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack
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CAPITOL RIOT: Oath Keeper Becomes First To Plead Guilty, Sentence Depends On Cooperation CAPITOL RIOT: Oath Keeper Becomes First To Plead Guilty, Sentence Depends On Cooperation
Capitol Riot: Oath Keeper Becomes First To Plead Guilty, Sentence Depends On Cooperation One hundred days after the riot at the U.S. Capitol, a lifetime member of the Oath Keepers who plays in a metal band admitted Friday that he breached the building in a tactical vest and armed with bear repellent. Rather than face trial, Jon Schaffer, 53, of Columbus, Indiana, took a deal from the government, pleading guilty unlawfully entering the Capitol to obstruct Congress’ certification of the U.S. presidential election results.  The conviction could get the Iced Earth guitarist sent to federal prison for up to four years -- or more -- depending on how much he helps prosecuto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mercer
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NJ Congresswoman Sues Trump, Giuliani Over Capitol Riot NJ Congresswoman Sues Trump, Giuliani Over Capitol Riot
NJ Congresswoman Sues Trump, Giuliani Over Capitol Riot U.S. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey, who had to shelter when Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, joined a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the former president of inciting the deadly riot. The lawsuit claims that Trump, his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and two white supremacist organizations, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, violated the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act by preventing Congress from carrying out its constitutional duties and certifying Electoral College votes to make Democrat Joe Biden the next president. “We have to stand up for our democracy and o…

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by Jon Craig
Mercer
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Feds Arrest Warren County Oath Keeper Seen With Trump Ally Roger Stone Before Capitol Riots Feds Arrest Warren County Oath Keeper Seen With Trump Ally Roger Stone Before Capitol Riots
Feds Arrest Warren County Oath Keeper Seen With Trump Ally Roger Stone Before Capitol Riots A tattoo artist from Warren County with ties to the Oath Keepers militia group has been arrested. Roberto Minuta, 36, of Hackettstown, was seen with former President Donald Trump’s longtime advisor Roger Stone before the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol. Minuta, who reportedly served as Stone's bodyguard, was wearing a baseball hat and military-style vest with the Oath Keeper logo prior to the violent insurrection on Jan. 6, prosecutors said. After his greeting with Stone, Minuta can be seen among the crowd that approached the Capitol and interacting with Capitol Police officers while wear…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
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Feds Arrest Oath Keeper From Hudson Valley Seen With Trump Aide Roger Stone Before Capitol Riot Feds Arrest Oath Keeper From Hudson Valley Seen With Trump Aide Roger Stone Before Capitol Riot
Feds Arrest Oath Keeper From Hudson Valley Seen With Trump Aide Roger Stone Before Capitol Riot A tattoo artist from the Hudson Valley with ties to the Oath Keepers militia group who was seen with former President Donald Trump’s longtime advisor Roger Stone before the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested. Orange County resident Robert Minuta, age 36, of Newburgh, was caught on camera with Stone wearing a baseball hat and military-style vest with the Oath Keeper logo prior to the violent insurrection on Wednesday, Jan. 6 prosecutors said following his arrest. Following his greeting with Stone, Minuta can later be seen among the crowd that approached the Capitol and intera…

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by Zak Failla
Worcester
Police & Fire
SPLC Finds 4 Anti-Government Groups Active In MA; 1 In WesternMass SPLC Finds 4 Anti-Government Groups Active In MA; 1 In WesternMass
Splc Finds 4 Anti-Government Groups Active In MA; 1 In WesternMass The Southern Poverty Law Center has identified four anti-government groups active in Massachusetts, including one headquartered in a Western Massachusetts town. The center recently published a national list of what it considers anti-government groups and where they are located. The SPLC defines anti-government groups as congregations that believe, to some extent, in the “New World Order” conspiracy fantasy, which says that the United Nations is seeking to take away citizen property rights. In Massachusetts, the active anti-government groups are My Brothers Threepers, Constitution Party…

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by Kristin Palpini