The Justice Department on Monday announced the unsealing of an indictment that charges a 22-year-old American service member with allegedly leaking intelligence to help plot an attack against his own Army unit.

Army Pvt. Ethan Melzer allegedly fed information about his Army unit – including the number of soldiers and possible deployment date – to members of the “Order of the Nine Angles (O9A), an occult-based neo-Nazi and white supremacist group,” the department said. . . .

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“Members and associates of O9A have espoused violent, neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic, and Satanic beliefs, and have expressed admiration for both Nazis, such as Adolf Hitler, and Islamic jihadists, such as Osama Bin Laden, the now-deceased former leader of al Qaeda. Members and associates of O9A have also participated in acts of violence, including murders,” the department said.

A federal prosecutor said Melzer attempted to leak the information with the intention that it be conveyed to jihadist terrorists.

As recently as April, Melzer allegedly learned of his unit’s expected “further foreign deployment,” according to the department. He subsequently provided information about that deployment to members and people affiliated with the extremist group as well as a related group called the “RapeWaffen Division.”

He leaked information such as “locations, movements, and security” pertaining to his unit’s expected deployment, the department said. . . .

He sent additional electronic messages with specific information about his unit’s anticipated deployment, including the number of soldiers who would be traveling, the location of the facility to which Melzer expected the unit would be deployed, and information about the facility’s surveillance and defensive capabilities, according to the department.

Editor’s Note: Meltzer intended to continue to leak even more information about his unit in order for an attack to take place. . . .

He indicated that he wanted to maximize the death toll on American service members. He has also self-identified as a traitor to the U.S.

Melzer now faces charges including conspiring to murder and attempting to murder U.S. nationals and U.S. service members, according to the indictment.

(Excerpt from Just the News. Article by Alex Nitzberg.)