US soldier accused of sending information to neo-Nazi group as part of plot to attack his unit [View all]

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A U.S. soldier is accused of sending information to a neo-Nazi group as part of an alleged plot to facilitate a "mass casualty" event on his Army unit, federal prosecutors said Monday.

The FBI arrested the 22-year-old soldier, Ethan Melzer, of Louisville, Ky., on June 10 after the FBI and Army thwarted his alleged plot in late May, according to a Department of Justice release.


Melzer allegedly shared information about his Army unit, including its location, with members of a neo-Nazi group, Order of Nine Angles, or O9A, prosecutors said.

Melzer and his co-conspirators planned what they referred to as a "jihadi attack" with the objective of causing "mass casualty," according to the criminal complaint and indictment charging Melzer.

Melzer admitted his role in plotting the attack, said he intended the attack to result in the deaths of as many of his fellow service members as possible and declared himself to be a traitor against the U.S, prosecutors said.

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