Virginia resident Caldwell, 65, is believed to hold a leadership role within the "Oath Keepers,"an extremist group which believes the government is infringing on citizens' rights and recruits heavily from military and law enforcement, the complaint says. Ohio residents Watkins, 38, and Crowl, 50...
The Oath Keepers are described by prosecutors as a loosely-organized collection of individuals and militia groups focused on recruiting current and former military, law enforcement and first-responders. The group believes the federal government has been "co-opted by a shadowy conspiracy that is trying...
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported to law-enforcement agencies that right-wing militias and white-supremacist groups in the United States were winning new recruits, some of whom were active or former members of the U.S. military, by stoking fears of gun control and expanded welfare...