White supremacism and 'changed face' of terrorism challenge Nevada authorities

Earlier this month, the FBI arrested a 23-year-old Las Vegas man on suspicion of possessing parts to make a bomb and who allegedly wanted to attack a synagogue, the regional Anti Defamation league office, and an LGBTQ bar.

The man, Conor Climo, was connected to white supremacists who he communicated with in secret online chats, according to the FBI’s criminal complaint, including one of the most extreme white supremacist groups, Atomwaffen Division, which has been implicated in five murders nationwide.

Climo’s next court hearing is scheduled for Aug. 23. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Side by side with announcements for future bar-mitzvahs and bat-mitzvahs, Jered Hundley, rabbi of the Lev HaShem Messianic Synagogue— which the Review-Journal first reported as a target of Climo — addressed the threat at services Saturday.

Read more: https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2019/08/21/white-supremacism-and-changed-face-of-terrorism-challenge-nevada-authorities/