Judge Agrees With DOJ About Credibility of White Supremacist FBI Informant

Judge Agrees With DOJ About Credibility of White Supremacist FBI Informant
The FBI headquarters is seen in Washington on Feb. 2, 2018. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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A Seattle federal judge has denied a motion to suppress evidence in an ongoing domestic extremism case, ruling that the FBI was not required to disclose more than $82,000 in payments to an alleged white supremacist serving as a confidential informant.

Judge John Coughenour’s Aug. 30 decision is the latest development in the case of Kaleb Cole, an accused neo-Nazi and Atomwaffen member arrested in February 2020 for allegedly participating in an Atomwaffen intimidation campaign against Jewish people and journalists of color.