"Jon Minadeo II, the North Bay's most notorious neo-Nazi, has resurfaced in Petaluma after several years living out of state, trailed by a federal lawsuit accusing him and his associates of violent hate crimes. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit that monitors extremist groups, has sued Minadeo, his organization known as the Goyim Defense League and five others on behalf of Deago Buck, a biracial man who says he was assaulted during a multi-day neo-Nazi rally in downtown Nashville in July 2024."
"Minadeo, who grew up in Marin and Sonoma counties, has spent years promoting antisemitic propaganda through the Goyim Defense League - a loose network the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as one of the country's most prolific distributors of hate literature. He was previously arrested in Poland for demonstrating outside the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, sentenced to 30 days in a Florida jail on a littering charge after throwing antisemitic flyers onto people's properties,"
Jon Minadeo II resurfaced in Petaluma and faces a federal lawsuit. The Southern Poverty Law Center sued Minadeo, the Goyim Defense League and others on behalf of Deago Buck, who alleges assault at a July 2024 neo-Nazi rally in Nashville. Minadeo promoted antisemitic propaganda through the Goyim Defense League, described as a prolific distributor of hate literature. He was arrested at Auschwitz demonstrations, served 30 days in Florida for throwing flyers, and was banned from Bibb County after a synagogue disturbance. California officials cite First Amendment protections limiting prosecution; the lawsuit aims to curb his flyering and online operations, while his lawyer says the plaintiff was the aggressor.
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