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FBI Arrests West Virginia militia members on charges they plotted to place explosives near the FBI facility in Clarksburg, which the bureau recently opened as its fingerprint records center.
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The Investigation: Step-by-Step Details of Alleged Plot
More light shed on informant's identity
ELKINS _ As the days go by, the information on O. Marshall "Okie" Richards continues to trickle out.
Richards, dubbed by the FBI as its cooperative witness and by one defense lawyer as "Okie the informant," appears to be the government's trump card in its case against seven men allegedly involved in a plot to blow up the Clarksburg FBI Fingerprint facility and two other federal government buildings.
Although there have been no serious attacks on the credibility of Richards, it almost goes without saying he will likely be a major focus of the defense. And, his credibility could prove critical.
Going into Thursday's detention hearing for Floyd Raymond "Ray" Looker at the Elkins Federal Courthouse, the commander general of the Mountaineer Militia, not much was known about Richards.
It had been established that Richards was Looker's security and intelligence chief and second-in-command. And, Richards was largely responsible for the bulk of 200 audio tapes the FBI has in their possession.
Also, a defense lawyer, Stephen G. Jory, said Richards was used by the FBI in another case. The Associated Press reported Jory as saying Richards reported to the FBI in the case against James C. McClung, represented by Jory, who was charged last December by the government in an alleged conspiracy to kill his ex-wife in Pennsylvania.
After Thursday's hearing, a little more light was shed on Richards.
According to testimony by FBI Special Agent J.C. Raffety, Richards worked in Morgantown as a consultant. He did consulting work for the National Research Center for Coal & Engineering at West Virginia University. He also worked on an alternative fuel program there, the university said.
Raffety said _ under questioning from Looker's attorney Stephen D. Herndon _ that he nor any member of the FBI was aware of Richards working as an agent for the CIA. He also said he was unaware of Richards being involved in any fraudulent schemes.
Herndon also questioned Raffety as to the amount of money Richards received. Raffety quickly pointed out his estimation made during last week's detention hearings of between $10,000 and $20,000 was incorrect.
"It was more than $20,000. I failed to mention funding to relocate Richards and his family," Raffety said. "If you're looking for a guesstimate, I'd say around $30,000."
The money, Raffety testified, was to cover for services rendered and for out-of-pocket expenses. The service money was $2,000 a month.
Despite the payments being received and the recordings, Looker apparently kept his faith in Richards. According to Raffety, immediately after his arrest he told the FBI that Richards had acted on his orders.
Since the arrest, Looker has described Richards as a "pathological liar" and "agent provocateur," sent by the FBI to bring down as many people as possible.
Looker made those comments in a taped statement played Tuesday by WCWV-FM of Summersville. The tape was played during a weekly call-in show hosted by Butch Paugh, a preacher described by the station as a militia chaplain.
Looker made several comments about Richards during the taped segment. He said he felt Richards had many of his own goals in mind, but he did not believe he was a traitor.
"I knew Mr. Richards was self-serving, but I never envisioned him as a traitor nor that he would betray the people of America and especially betray his own people here in West Virginia," Looker said. "Nor did I ever truly believe that he was like Judas Iscariot," the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ.
Richards is currently under FBI protection. He is living in an undisclosed location.
Updated October 28, 1996
Detention hearing conducted
Looker to be held without bail
ELKINS _ After receiving input from the government and the defense, U.S. Magistrate David Core opted to hold Floyd Raymond "Ray" Looker, one of seven individuals charged with allegedly plotting to blow up Clarksburg's FBI Fingerprint facility, without bail pending a trial at a hearing Thursday.
Core determined Looker was a threat to flee prosecution if released. He also said he posed a dangerous threat to the community.
The magistrate's decision following the preliminary and detention hearing came after hearing testimony from FBI special agent J.C. Raffety and questioning from Looker's lawyer, Stephen D. Herndon.
Raffety testified during Looker's hearing that the commanding general of the Mountaineer Militia "admitted to everything" in the alleged plot to destroy Clarksburg's FBI facility and two other federal buildings after being taken into custody on Oct. 11.
According to Raffety, Looker willingly told FBI officials of his involvement with the criminal complaints the government had brought against him. Looker allegedly made his statements after he was taken into custody in the early morning hours of Oct. 11.
Raffety said Looker met with an undercover agent on the morning of his arrest with a packet of information on Clarksburg's FBI Fingerprint facility. Looker, Raffety alleges, was under the impression the undercover agent, known as "Steve," was a broker for a Middle East terrorist organization.
The arrangement was to have Looker receiving $50,000 for the packet containing information on the Clarksburg FBI Fingerprint Facility.
According to Raffety's testimony, the packet contained items that included 35 photos of the actual construction bid sheets, photos of the facility and of Benedum Airport taken by Looker, other photos and negatives of the center, a geological survey and a soil conservation study of the site.
Looker and the agent met that morning and drove to a secure location in Morgantown, Raffety testified. At the location, Looker provided the packet and the agent provided the $50,000.
Raffety said Looker proceeded to count the money, bill by bill, and checked to see if they were counterfeit in nature. He also allegedly skimmed $10,000 off the top and stuffed it into the back of his thermal underwear, Raffety testified.
When Looker and the agent departed the building, Looker was apprehended by Raffety and several other agents without incident.
According to Raffety, Looker was armed with a loaded 9MM Ruger and a loaded .22 caliber Taurus pistol.
"Both weapons were chambered," Raffety said.
Raffety said Looker was advised of his rights following his arrest. Counsel for the U.S. Government, David Godwin, then asked Raffety if Looker admitted to the allegations against him.
"He (Looker) made statements that he was involved in all of the criminal acts," said Raffety.
Stephen D. Herndon, counsel for Looker, said Looker's deal provided the undercover agent with goods that could readily be obtained elsewhere. Herndon said Looker's packet was a combination of legal items.
The main ingredients of the package, the photographs of the facility's blueprints, were provided by Clarksburg Fire Department Lt. James R. "Rich" Rogers.
Rogers' lawyer, Rocco Mazzei, similarly argued during Rogers' detention hearing that the blueprints are not classified materials.
However, Core, when rendering his decision to detain Looker, mentioned that Looker had intent to do harm with the materials. Raffety attempted to prove that when he was called back to the stand.
During his second appearance, Raffety was asked questions regarding some of Looker's comments from the transcripts of more than 200 audio tapes made during the 16-month
investigation.
According to Raffety, on one tape the FBI's cooperative witness, or informant, which is O. Marshall Richards, allegedly expressed his concerns about the blueprints ending up in the hands of terrorists. Raffety said Looker stated on audio tape "they have a better capacity to knock out that place (the Clarksburg center) than we'll ever have."
Looker allegedly made additional comments when Richards asked him about the possible endangerment of 2,000 people working at the FBI facility. Raffety testified Looker stated, "Friend, it's going to happen anyway."
Herndon also tried to establish the explosives acquired by Looker were not dangerous and there were no imminent plans to attack any target. Following the hearing, Herndon said one set of explosives consisted of flash powder in cardboard boxes. He said it could only be fatal "if you swallowed it, or stuck it in your ear."
During the procedures, Herndon questioned Raffety as to whether or not members of the militia could properly deploy "a fuel air bomb" that would allegedly have the capability to destroy a 200-yard area. Raffety said he was unaware of any member having aircraft or a howitzer to use such a weapon.
Raffety said Looker allegedly stated the bomb could be detonated by "attaching it to an air conditioner at the CJIS facility and detonate it with a splattering inside."
The agent's remarks drew a rare response from Looker, who made no official comment during the trial. When Raffety made the allegations, Looker could be overheard saying "that's a lie."
Although Raffety and Looker had no face-to-face contact before the arrest, Herndon's questioning led to Raffety talking of phone contact earlier this year. Raffety said following last year's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma, allegedly by militia members, the FBI instructed agents to "open contact with militias" so that they could provide information about any criminal activity they might hear of.
Raffety admitted Looker provided plenty of background information on himself during the phone call and later cooperated with the FBI on one occasion. He said Looker advised him of an alleged plot by a militia group in Oregon that had plans to assassinate President Bill Clinton.
Herndon indicated Looker cooperated at that time and also cooperated upon his arrest. The Wheeling attorney said after the hearing Looker and the others involved were "inefficient, ill-informed, and ill-advised, but not criminals."
Raffety testified Looker had plans to head a National Militia and needed the funds to do so. The 26-year-agent said Looker travelled nationally and attended a training session at the Freemen Compound in Montana and also was present at a Militia Convention in Dallas, Texas.
At the outset of the hearing, Core denied a motion to release Looker. Herndon asked for Core to release Looker on a jurisdictional issue pertaining to a time frame regulation spelled out in the United States Code.
Herndon felt the preliminary hearing did not take place within the prescribed 10 days of arrest. A delayed hearing, Herndon argued, could only take place if Looker waived that right. Herndon said Looker did not waive the right.
Core pointed out that Looker, by law, was to have his detention hearing within five days and the preliminary hearing within 10 days of arrest. Core said the time considered is five working days and that Looker's original hearing set for Oct. 17 was "well within the time frame."
Although Looker's hearing was postponed due to requesting new counsel on Oct. 17, Core said Thursday's hearing was a continuation of the original hearing.
The 57-year-old Stonewood resident is being charged in four criminal complaints. The complaints include providing materials to be used in an attack on the FBI center; manufacturing and dealing in explosives; and two counts of conspiring to
bring explosives across state lines.
The above complaints led to Looker's arrest near Morgantown on Oct. 11. His apprehension for the alleged actions were part of a 16-month investigation by the FBI.
Three other men were ordered held without bond during the initial detention hearings on Oct. 17. Rogers, Terrell P. Coon and Jack A. Phillips all had their hearings completed and will be held until further court action.
Herndon was appointed as Looker's counsel Monday afternoon by Core.
Looker was the last of the seven men charged by the government in the case to have his preliminary and detention hearing. Along with the aforementioned foursome, Fred Moore of Lavalette in Wayne County and James M. Johnson and Imam A. Lewis, both of Ohio, were brought before U.S. magistrates last week on charges involved in the alleged plot.
All seven of the men are being held without bond. U.S. Northern District Attorney William D. Wilmoth said their cases will be presented to a grand jury next month.
Updated October 28, 1996
Will Richards' Character Survive Scrutiny?
ELKINS _ Another detention hearing; a little
more information on O. Marshall "Okie" Richards.
Richards, dubbed by the FBI as its cooperative witness and by one defense lawyer as "Okie the in formant," appears to be the government's trump card in its case against seven men allegedly involved in a plot to blow up the Clarksburg FBI Fingerprint facility and two other federal government buildings.
Although there have been no serious attacks on the credibility of Richards, it almost goes without saying he will likely be a major focus of the defense.
And, his credibility could prove critical.
Going into Thursday's detention hearing for
Floyd Raymond "Ray" Looker at the Elkins Federal
Courthouse, the commander general of the Mountaineer Militia, not much was known about Richards. It had been established that Richards was Looker's security and intelligence chief and second-in-command. And, Richards was largely responsible for the bulk of 200 audio tapes the FBI has in its possession.
Also, a defense lawyer, Stephen G. Lory, said Richards was used by the FBI in another case. The Associated Press reported Lory as saying Richards
reported to the FBI in the case against James C. McClung, represented by Lory, who was charged last December by the government in an alleged conspiracy to kill his ex-wife in Pennsylvania.
After Thursday's hearing a little more light was shed on Richards.
According to testimony by FBI Special Agent J.C. Raffety, Richards worked in Morgantown as a consultant for the National Research Center for Coal & Engineering at West Virginia University. He also worked on an alternative fuel program there, the
university said.
Raffety testified, under questioning from
Looker's attorney Stephen D. Herndon, that he nor
any other member of the FBI was aware of Richards working as an agent for the CIA. He also said
he was unaware of Richards being involved in any
fraudulent schemes.
Herndon also questioned Raffety as to the
amount of money Richards received. Raffety quick
ly pointed out his estimation of between $10,000 and
$20,000 made during last week's detention hearings
was incorrect.
"It was more than $20,000. I failed to mention
funding to relocate Richards and his family," Raffety said. "If you're looking for a guesstimate, I'd say around $30,000."
The money, Raffety testified, was to cover for
services rendered and for out-of-pocket expenses.
The service money was $2,000 a month.
Despite the payments being received and the recordings, Looker apparently kept his faith in Richards. According to Raffety, immediately after his arrest he told the FBI that Richards had acted on
his orders.
Since the arrest, Looker has described Richards
as a "pathological liar" and "agent provocateur" sent
by the FBI to bring down as many people as possible. Looker made those comments in a taped
statement played Tuesday by WCWV-FM of Summersville. The tape was played during a weekly
call-in show hosted by Butch Paugh, a preacher described by the station as a militia chaplain.
Looker made several comments about Richards
during the taped segment. He said he felt Richards
had many of his own goals in mind, but he did not
believe he was a traitor.
"I knew Mr. Richards was self-serving, but I never envisioned him as a traitor nor that he would betray the people of America and especially betray his
own people here in West Virginia," Looker said. "Nor
did I ever truly believe that he was like Judas Iscariot," the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ.
Richards is currently under FBI protection. He is
living in an undisclosed location.
Updated October 25, 1996
FBI Agent Claims Looker Confessed to Everything
ELKINS _ FBI special agent J.C. Raffety testified during Floyd
Raymond "Ray" Looker's preliminary detention hearing Thursday that
Looker "admitted to everything" in the alleged plot to destroy Clarksburg's FBI facility and two other federal buildings after being taken into custody on Oct. 11.
According to Raffety, Looker, the commanding general of the Mountaineer Militia, willingly told FBI officials of his involvement with the criminal complaints the government had brought against him.
Looker allegedly made his statements after he was taken into custody
in the early morning hours of Oct. 11.
Testimony by Raffety proved to be strong enough for United States Magistrate David Core to opt to hold Looker held without bond pending
trial.
Raffety said Looker met with an undercover agent on the morning
of his arrest with a packet of information on Clarksburg's FBI Finger
print facility. Looker, Raffety alleges, was under the impression the
undercover agent, known as "Steve," was a broker for a Middle East terrorist organization.
The arrangement was to have Looker receiving $50,000 for the packet containing information on the Clarksburg FBI Fingerprint Facility. According to Raffety's testimony, the packet contained items that included 35 photos of the actual construction bid sheets, photos of
the facility and of Benedum Airport taken by Looker, other photos and
negatives of the center, a geological survey and a soil conservation
study of the site.
Looker and the agent met that morning and drove to a secure location in Morgantown, Raffety testified. At the location, Looker provided the packet and the agent provided the $50,000.
Raffety said Looker proceeded to count the money, bill by bill, and
checked to see if they were counterfeit in nature. He also allegedly skimmed $10,000 off the top and stuffed it into the back of his thermal underwear, Raffety testified.
When Looker and the agent departed the building, Looker was apprehended by Raffety and several other agents without incident.
According to Raffety, Looker was armed with a loaded 9mm Ruger and a loaded .22 caliber Taurus pistol.
"Both weapons were chambered," Raffety said.
Raffety said Looker was advised of his rights following his arrest. Counsel for the United States Government, David Godwin, then asked Raffety if Looker admitted to the allegations against him.
"He (Looker) made statements that he was involved in all of the criminal acts," said Raffety.
Stephen D. Herndon, counsel for Looker, said Looker's deal provided the undercover agent with goods that could readily be obtained elsewhere. Herndon said Looker's packet was a combination of legal
items.
The main ingredients of the package, the photographs of the facility's blueprints, were provided by Clarksburg Fire Department Lt. James R. "Rich" Rogers. Rogers' lawyer, Rocco Mazzei, similarly argued during Rogers' detention hearing that the blueprints are not classified materials.
However, Core, when rendering his decision to detain Looker, mentioned that Looker had intent to do harm with the materials. Raffety attempted to prove that when he was called back to the stand.
During his second appearance, Raffety was asked questions regarding some of Looker's comments from the transcripts of more than 200 audio tapes made during the 16-month investigation.
According to Raffety, on one tape the FBI's cooperative witness, or
informant, O. Marshall Richards, allegedly expressed his concerns about the blueprints ending up in the hands of terrorists. Raffety said Looker stated on audio tape "they have a better capacity to knock out that place (the Clarksburg center) than we'll ever have."
Looker allegedly made additional comments when Richards asked him about the possible endangerment of 2,000 people working at the FBI facility. Raffety testified Looker stated, "Friend, it's going to hap
pen anyway."
Herndon also tried to establish the explosives acquired by Looker
were not dangerous and there were no imminent plans to attack any target. Following the hearing, Herndon said one set of explosives consisted of flash powder in cardboard boxes. He said it could only be fatal "if you swallowed it, or stuck it in your ear."
During the procedures, Herndon questioned Raffety as to whether or not members of the militia could properly deploy "a fuel air bomb" that would allegedly have the capability to destroy a 200-yard area.
Raffety said he was unaware of any member having an aircraft or a
howitzer needed to use such a weapon.
Raffety said Looker allegedly stated the bomb could be detonated by "attaching it to an air conditioner at the CJIS facility and detonate it
with a splattering inside."
The agent's remarks drew a rare response from Looker, who made
no official comment during the trial. When Raffety made the allegations, Looker could be overheard saying, "That's a lie."
Although Raffety and Looker had no face-to-face contact before the arrest, Herndon's questioning led to Raffety talking of phone contact earlier this year. Raffety said following last year's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma, allegedly by militia members, the FBI instructed agents to "open contact with militias" so that they could provide information about any criminal activity they might hear of.
Raffety admitted Looker provided plenty of background information on himself during the phone call and later cooperated with the FBI on one occasion. He said Looker advised him of an alleged plot by a
militia group in Oregon that had plans to assassinate President Bill
Clinton.
Herndon indicated Looker cooperated at that time and also cooperated upon his arrest. The Wheeling attorney said after the hearing Looker and the others involved were "inefficient, ill-informed, and ill-advised, but not criminals."
Raffety testified Looker had plans to head a National Militia and needed the funds to do so. The 26-year-agent said Looker travelled nationally and attended a training session at the Freemen Compound in
Montana and also was present at a Militia Convention in Dallas, Texas.
At the outset of the hearing, Core denied a motion to release Looker. Herndon asked for Core to release Looker on a jurisdictional issue pertaining to a time frame regulation spelled out in the United
States Code.
Herndon felt the preliminary hearing did not take place within the
prescribed 10 days of arrest. A delayed hearing, Herndon argued, could only take place if Looker waived that right. Herndon said Looker did not waive the right.
Core pointed out that Looker, by law, was to have his detention hearing within five days and the preliminary hearing within 10 days of arrest. Core said the time considered is five working days and that
Looker's original hearing set for Oct. 17 was "well within the time frame."
Although Looker's hearing was postponed due to requesting new counsel on Oct. 17, Core said today's hearing was a continuation of the original hearing.
The 57-year-old Stonewood resident is being charged in four criminal complaints. The complaints include providing materials to be used
in an attack on the FBI center, manufacturing and dealing in explosives and two counts of conspiring to bring explosives across state lines.
The above complaints led to Looker's arrest near Morgantown on Oct. 11. His apprehension for the alleged actions were part of a 16-month investigation by the FBI.
Three other men were ordered held without bond during the initial
detention hearings on Oct. 17. Rogers, Terrell P. Coon and Jack A. Phillips all had their hearings completed and will be held until further court action.
Herndon was appointed as Looker's counsel Monday afternoon by Core.
Looker was the last of the seven men charged by the government in the case to have his preliminary and detention hearing. Along with
the aforementioned foursome, Fred Moore of Lavalette in Wayne County and James M. Johnson and Imam A. Lewis, both of Ohio, were brought before U.S. magistrates last week on charges involved in the alleged plot.
All seven of the men are being held without bond. U.S. Northern
District Attorney William D. Wilmoth said their cases will be presented to a grand jury next month.
Updated October 25, 1996
Looker detention hearing Thursday
Floyd Raymond "Ray" Looker's detention hearing has been rescheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 24) in Elkins, according to Fawn Thomas, media coordinator for United States Northern District Attorney William D. Wilmoth.
Looker, commander of the Mountaineer Militia, is being held in custody for allegedly plotting to blow up Clarksburg's FBI Fingerprint Facility.
During his initial appearance before United States Magistrate David L. Core, Looker asked that he be assigned new counsel.
David Jividen was assigned Looker's case. However, Looker was uncomfortable with the fact that Jividen's wife, Betsy, worked as a part-time federal prosecutor.
"Considering the nature of the charges against me, I would like to keep my distance from that opponent as much as possible," Looker told Core during the Thursday hearing.
Looker's new attorney is Stephen Herndon of Wheeling.
Updated October 23, 1996
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Detention hearing today
Looker: Informant was traitor, pathological liar
MORGANTOWN (AP) _ Mountaineer Militia commanding general Floyd "Ray" Looker said his second-in-command twisted the militia's activities to "take down as many people as he could."
Looker said in his first statement since his arrest that he had no idea when he asked O. Marshall Richards to be his security chief that he was an FBI informant. He also said Richards was a pathological liar.
"I knew Mr. Richards was self-serving but I never envisioned him as a traitor nor that he would betray the people of America and especially betray his own people here in West Virginia," Looker told Summersville radio station WCWV-FM.
Looker of Stonewood, Harrison County, was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Elkins today for a detention hearing.
He and six other men described as having militia ties are accused of plotting to blow up three federal targets including the FBI complex in Clarksburg. The other two targets have not been named.
Looker's comments were aired this week on a weekly call-in show hosted by Butch Paugh, a preacher described by the station as a militia chaplain. Paugh pays the station for air time, said WCWV Marketing Director Wes Brown.
Looker said he plans to seek criminal complaints against Attorney General Janet Reno and the FBI alleging abuse of federal police powers. He urged the appointment of a special prosecutor.
"Joseph Stalin would be proud of the undercover police work which is taking place in this country today," Looker said. "The people no longer feel safe from governmental abuse of police power."
Looker said from jail that Richards was an "agent provocateur" who bullied and threatened militia members in the process of destroying the militia.
He said he has known Richards for five years and that Richards joined the militia in May 1995.
"I didn't realize he had already talked to the FBI and offered to serve us up on a platter," he said.
Richards made 200 tapes during the investigation, the FBI says. He was being kept at an out-of-state location under FBI protection and could not be reached for comment.
"He had weaknesses, two of which were his self-serving attitude and his propensity to lie, commonly referred to as pathological lying," Looker said.
Updated October 24, 1996
Government gets mileage out of informant
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) _ The informant at the heart of the investigation into a conspiracy to blow up the FBI complex near Clarksburg had been tapped by federal agents at least one other time, a lawyer said.
The informant was used to bring charges against a man accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill his ex-wife nine months before the FBI made arrests in the alleged bombing plot, said defense lawyer Stephen G. Jory.
Jory said he is curious how many other times the FBI has used the informant, O. Marshall Richards.
"That's what I would like to know, and a lot of others would like to know," the Elkins lawyer said Tuesday.
Seven men face charges including conspiring to make bombs, transport explosives across state lines and place explosives near the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division.
Defense lawyers have attacked Richard's credibility on the basis he was paid for his work that led to the arrests this month.
Richards made 200 tapes during a 16-month investigation in which he was compensated between $10,000 and $20,000, FBI Special Agent J.C. Raffety testified in U.S. District Court.
Richards also reported to the FBI in the case against James C. McClung, who was charged last December by the government in an alleged conspiracy to kill his ex-wife in Pennsylvania, said Jory, McClung's lawyer.
McClung, of Mt. Nebo, Nicholas County, was charged with crossing state lines and using the U.S. mail with the intent to hire someone to kill his ex-wife in Pennsylvania. He is free on $10,000 bond.
Jory confirmed details of the case against his client after The Associated Press obtained the criminal complaint.
U.S. Attorney William Wilmoth declined comment today about how many times the FBI may have used the informant.
"This entire investigation is continuing and we're not able to release any further information," he said.
McClung met Richards at Mountaineer Militia meetings, although McClung never joined the organization, Jory said.
Jory said he assumed that Richards recorded conversations with McClung, but he said the government has not responded to his inquiry as to whether conversations were recorded.
Richards was chosen by Mountaineer Militia commanding general Floyd "Ray" Looker to be the head of security and intelligence.
The case against McClung was brought during the period in which Richards was reporting regularly to Raffety, the special agent, on militia activities. The FBI began an investigation into the militia in June 1995.
Looker and six others with ties to the militia were eventually charged in the alleged plot to blow up three federal facilities in West Virginia, including the FBI center. The other targets have not been identified.
All have been ordered detained except Looker, who will be in U.S. District Court on Thursday in Elkins.
Jory said he wants to investigate Richards's conduct to determine "who came up with the idea of any alleged illegality. ... Was the seed planted by the informant or the man who was arrested?"
Updated October 24, 1996
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