A former Marine on Long Island has been accused of recruiting for a neo-Nazi group and planning an alleged attack on a synagogue, with the heinous plan involving illegal guns, tactical gear and sexually assaulting women
Matthew Belanger, the 25-year-old facing federal weapons violation in the disturbing allegations, is the leader of the hate group that at times trained in the woods on Long Island, federal officials said. Belanger once lived in the Suffolk County town of Selden.
Some of the disturbing details showed that Belanger’s group talked of attacking a synagogue and sexually assaulting women to"reduce the number of minority residents in the U.S.," according to court documents. Prosecutors said that the group had racist ideologies and a desire to inflict violence on Jewish people and other minority groups.
"What’s the problem with Jewish people, with minorities, that we’re gonna rape and kill and burn ? There’s some screw loose. There’s something wrong," said one woman who didn't want to share her identity, but said she knew Belanger before his family left Long Island.
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