Member Of Neo-Nazi Group Who ‘Intended To Inflict Violence’ Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge

Topline

A member of the Neo-Nazi extremist group “The Base” has been sentenced to five years in prison after prosecutors say he illegally transported a fellow member of The Base into the U.S. to engage in “subversive activity” that allegedly included racially-motivated violence, in the latest instance of the rise in white supremacist extremism in the United States.

Key Facts

William Garfield Bilbrough IV, 20, of Denton, Maryland, faces five years in prison and then three years of supervised release for “conspiring to transport an alien and to transporting the alien.”

Prosecutors say Bilbrough and others—including the Winnipeg, Canada man Bilbrough picked up after he illegally entered the U.S.—took part in “military-style” training camps that included tactical training and firearm drills.

In November of 2019, Bilbrough and a co-conspirator purchased 1,550 rounds of ammunition, according to prosecutors, but it’s not clear if the ammo was for a particular purpose or plot.

In December of 2019, Bilbrough and two others “discussed an upcoming rally in Virginia,” while also considering whether to manufacture and sell drugs to people Bilbrough had delivered pizza to, according to prosecutors.

Two other defendants remain detained in the case, which is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.

Crucial Quote

“Lives were saved due to the skill and dedication of law enforcement in this case. William Bilbrough and his cohorts intended to inflict violence on the basis of their racist and hateful beliefs,” U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur said.

Key Background

“The Base” is widely recognized as a militant Neo-Nazi and anti-semitic group by organizations like the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center, emerging from Washington state in 2018 to fight “against a broken ‘system’ that has been infected by Jewish values,” according to the ADL. “The Base” operates out of “small, terroristic cells,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, with Rinaldo Nazzaro as its national leader and founder. Nazzaro personally described The Base as “the most extreme group of pro-white people that you can probably come across.” White supremacist and racially motivated terrorism is increasing in the U.S., according to a report from the State Department released earlier this year, warning that violence is “on the rise and spreading geographically.”

Tangent

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments against two members of the far-right “Boogaloo Bois” after they allegedly agreed to provide weapons to a designated terrorist organization as part of a plot to attack American and Israeli soldiers. Most Boogaloo Bois do not identify as white supremacist, but anti-hate groups warn that white supremacists are involved in the extremist movement.

Further Reading

White Supremacist Terrorism ‘On The Rise And Spreading’ (Forbes)

Two ‘Boogaloo Bois’ Indicted In Plot To Supply Weapons To Terrorists For Attacks On U.S. Soldiers (Forbes)

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