Former Marines Sentenced for White Supremacist Plot

Three men, including two former Marines, were sentenced for plotting a white supremacist attack on the U.S. power grid. Liam Collins, 25, received the longest sentence of 10 years for aiding and abetting the interstate transportation of unregistered firearms. Paul James Kryscuk, 38, was sentenced to six and a half years for conspiracy to destroy an energy facility, and Justin Wade Hermanson, 25, received one year and nine months for conspiracy to manufacture and ship firearms. The men, who met on the neo-Nazi forum Iron March, planned the attack to advance their violent white supremacist ideology. They manufactured firearms, stole military gear, and conducted training exercises. The plot was uncovered in 2020, and their sentences reflect the Justice Department's commitment to countering extremist violence.