Militia Group Leader Guilty Of Minnesota Mosque Pipe Bomb Attack

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Militia Group Leader Guilty Of Minnesota Mosque Pipe Bomb Attack

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Following the conviction, prosecutors said Michael Hari's goal in bombing the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center in 2017 "was to spread hatred" and "instill fear" in the community.

 

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The leader of an anti-government white supremacist militia group and former sheriff's deputy has been convicted of hate crime charges after a pipe bomb attack on a Minnesota mosque in 2017.

 

Jurors found Michael Hari guilty on five counts, including damaging property because of its religious character, forcibly obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs, conspiracy to commit felonies with fire and explosives, using a destructive device in a crime of violence, and possessing an unregistered destructive device.

 

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In court, prosecutors argued Hari and the others formed an anti-government militia group called the White Rabbits. As its leader, Hari wrote a manifesto known as "The White Rabbit Handbook" and recorded a series of xenophobic YouTube videos under the handle "Illinois Patriot." In one post recorded days before his arrest in November 2018, "he claimed the FBI and local law enforcement were tormenting the central Illinois town," The Associated Press reported.

 

A 2018 indictment says that "the group obtained materials used to make explosives, provided weapons and uniforms to group members, and assigned ranks to its members."

 

U.S. Attorney John Docherty presented evidence suggesting that the three men planned to carry out a series of criminal jobs to fund their bigoted endeavors, including going on a trip to Cuba to capture the aunt of dead rapper Tupac Shakur, who is wanted by the FBI. They had planned to turn her in for a $1 million reward, according to the Tribune.

 

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