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Article: White supremacist wanted to have judge killed, ex-confidant says.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- April 13, 2004
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Byline: Matt O'Connor
CHICAGO _ A former confidant of white supremacist Matthew Hale testified Tuesday that Hale, angered over a court order that would force his group to change its name, solicited him to kill a federal judge, lawyers and an Oregon minister _ all of whom were involved in the church's legal fight.
But Jon Fox, once head of the World Church of the Creator in Illinois, acknowledged he didn't take the allegation to the FBI until 10 months later.
On cross-examination by Hale's lawyer, Fox admitted he became more active in the racist church after Sept. 11, 2001, because he blamed Jews for the terrorist attacks on that day.
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