"This investigation and the guilty plea underscore the continuing threat we face from domestic extremist groups." Just a few months ago, Mathews pleaded not-guilty to these crimes. Mathews entered a plea of guilty for all but the machine gun charge. She said she hopes he will get that help now as a result of this guilty plea. Another co-conspirator, William Garfield Bilbrough, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport and harbour an alien — Mathews — and was sentenced to five years in federal prison.

Source: CBC News June 10, 2021 19:39 UTC