The Nation - News from May 1, 1985
Two members of the white-supremacist gang The Order pleaded guilty in Seattle to racketeering charges linked to a neo-Nazi plot to finance a right-wing revolution with robberies and counterfeiting schemes. Robert and Sharon Merki, who were arrested Dec. 7 on nearby Whidbey Island where a leader of The Order was hiding out, entered the negotiated pleas in federal court. The Boise, Ida., couple’s pleas bring to five the number of gang members to admit their roles in the conspiracy.
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