Military conducted secret investigation of reservist Patrik Mathews as a possible terrorist threat

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The military's counter-intelligence unit secretly investigated Patrik Mathews — a former Manitoba army reservist and alleged recruiter for a neo-Nazi group — as a possible terrorist threat and produced classified reports months before he fled the country, triggering a cross-border manhunt, according to newly released classified documents.

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The military’s counter-intelligence unit secretly investigated Patrik Mathews — a former Manitoba army reservist and alleged recruiter for a neo-Nazi group — as a possible terrorist threat and produced classified reports months before he fled the country, triggering a cross-border manhunt, according to newly released classified documents.

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During a search of the apartment Patrik Mathews shared with one of the co-accused, law enforcement agents say they found videos of Mathews saying violent, anti-Semitic and racist things. (U.S. Attorney detention memo)
During a search of the apartment Patrik Mathews shared with one of the co-accused, law enforcement agents say they found videos of Mathews saying violent, anti-Semitic and racist things. (U.S. Attorney detention memo)
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