Separatist Leader Gets Life Sentence
From Times Wire Reports
The leader of a white separatist gang that poked fun at federal authorities during bank robberies in seven states was sentenced to life in prison in Columbus, Ohio. Peter Langan, 40, was given life without parole for placing a pipe bomb inside a bank in 1994. He was given another 35 years for other charges, including robbing two banks and assaulting federal agents. Langan headed a six-member gang dubbed the Midwestern Bank Bandits.
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