Federal officials say they opened an investigation into the head of a faction of the Aryan Nations, who pleaded guilty to pension fraud this week, because he made statements in support of Al Qaeda.August B. Kreis III, the head of the white supremacist group the Aryan Nations, pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying to Veterans Administration officials to get money from the pension fund. Kreis had served in the Navy for nine months during the Vietnam War, but was discharged early “based upon a determination that he was not suited for military service.”
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