On Friday, four men met at the neo-Nazi forum were charged with federal criminal charges for allegedly planning a terrorist attack on the power grid.
35-year-old Paul James Kryscuk, 21-year-old Liam Collins, 26-year-old Jordan Duncan, and 22-year-old Joseph Maurino have been charged with conspiracy to destroy the property of American energy facilities. Ministry of Justice (Ministry of Justice). Duncan and Collins are both former U.S. Marines who were previously stationed at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
Between 2017 and 2020, Collins was suspected of stealing military equipment as part of a conspiracy, and Duncan shared a library partially obtained from the military that contained information about guns, explosives, and neurotoxins. The four allegedly conducted extensive research on previous grid attacks.
Allegedly, the organization also discussed the creation of powerful explosive thermite, the purpose of which is to weaken the power grid by destroying power transformers. Collins is said to have instructed everyone to buy 50 pounds of tannin that can be used to make thermite.
During a search of Kryscuk’s property in October 2020, the authorities discovered a list of key grid locations in Idaho and surrounding states. The Department of Justice stated that if these people can fully realize their so-called plan, they may cause more than $100,000 in damages.
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Collins, Duncan and Chris Cook, as well as the 21-year-old Marine Corps Justin Helmanson, have previously been accused of conspiring to manufacture, transport and sell difficult-to-obtain guns and parts, while concealing purchased items from the federal government.
Kryscuk allegedly made an untraceable “ghost gun” and silencer. He allegedly used a pseudonym to transport the weapon from Idaho to Collins, North Carolina at the time. Collins and Duncan later moved to Idaho to get closer to Kryscuk.
According to the Associated Press, Naval Criminal Investigation Service agent John Little (John Little) stated that Kryscuk had previously used the alias “Pauley Harker” and appeared in “Out of “Racial motivation” and “Hateful pornography” videos of “Focus on ethnic minority women”. according to.
Court documents stated that Collins and Kryscuk met at the now-defunct neo-Nazi online forum Iron March and used the forum to recruit members of other groups. According to court documents, Collins wrote on the forum that he wanted the organization to become a “modern SS”, referring to the notorious Nazi paramilitary forces.
Their team trained in the desert near Boise, Idaho. Propaganda videos recorded by the organization during the training showed participants wearing masks related to the neo-Nazi organization AtomWaffen Division, and then firing assault rifles before flashing the “Long Live Hitler” sign under the Nazi black sun symbol. At the end of the video is a message that says “White people go home.”
If the charges announced on Friday are convicted, Collins, Duncan, Chris Cook and Maurino could each face up to 40 years in prison. If Kryscuk and Collins are convicted on the previous charges, they may each face a 20-year sentence, while Duncan may face an additional 5-year sentence.
