Barr creates task force to target ‘anti-government extremists’

Published June 27, 2020 1:14am ET



The Justice Department created a task force to stop organized crime committed by “anti-government extremists,” according to a memo released on Friday.

U.S. Attorneys Craig Carpenito and Erin Nealy Cox, who are based in the District of New Jersey and Northern District of Texas, respectively, have been chosen by Attorney General William Barr to lead the effort designed to monitor activity from violent anarchist groups and stop planned criminal activity.

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