Former Army private Ethan Melzer, described as 'the enemy within' because he plotted with a Satanic neo-Nazi group known as O9A to kill fellow soldiers, was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
March 3, 2023, 3:28 PMEthan Melzer is seen in a January 2020 photo from a court filing by the United States Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York.Ethan Melzer, the former Army private described as "the enemy within" because he plotted with a Satanic neo-Nazi group known as O9A toMelzer, 24, pleaded guilty last June to three counts: aiding and abetting the attempt to murder U.S.
At the time of his arrest, prosecutors said Melzer was inspired by "a diabolical cocktail of ideologies laced with hate and violence." Ethan Melzer is seen in a January 2020 photo from a court filing by the United States Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York.Assistant United States Attorney Matthew Hellman said Melzer's role was "to infiltrate the armed forces to gain personal training and experience while subverting the goals of the organization; here, the United States military."
"Ethan Melzer infiltrated the U.S. Army in service of a neo-Nazi, jihadist, Satanist group and used his membership in the military to pursue an appalling goal: the brutal murder of his own fellow U.S. service members," assistant United States Attorney Sam Adelsberg said in a sentencing memorandum.
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