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• Murder-for-hire plot nets Steele 50-year term

  November 10, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Professing his innocence and blaming a vast government conspiracy, self-described “attorney for the damned” Edgar Steele was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in federal prison for a foiled murder-for-hire plot … 8

• Prosecutors seek to punish ‘heartless’ crimes

  November 9, 2011 in City on Page A7 A former North Idaho attorney convicted of hiring a hit man to kill his wife faces 50 years in prison when he’s sentenced today for what prosecutors call his “chillingly … 2

• Edgar Steele a heavy user of dating website

  April 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 BOISE – A North Idaho lawyer standing trial on federal charges that he hired a man to kill his wife sent more than 14,000 online messages to women he met …

• Steele’s wife says she’s not surprised by emails

  April 29, 2011 in Idaho BOISE – A North Idaho lawyer standing trial on federal charges that he hired a man to kill his wife sent more than 14,000 online messages to women he met … 4

• Alleged victim defends man charged with trying to have her killed

  April 29, 2011 in City on Page A7 BOISE – The alleged victim in a murder-for-hire plot supposedly hatched by her husband told jurors Thursday she knew he was talking to other women online but that it was …

• Steele murder-for-hire trial moved to April in Boise

  March 7, 2011 in Idaho Trial for a North Idaho attorney accused of hiring someone to kill his wife has been postponed until late next month and will take place in Boise.

• Prosecutors say Steele sought ‘relationship’ with woman outside U.S.

  February 18, 2011 in City on Page A7 A North Idaho lawyer accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife was involved with another woman who received a letter from him after his arrest, federal prosecutors … 1

• Informant in Steele case pleads guilty to weapons charges

  October 7, 2010 in Idaho An informant in a federal murder-for-hire case who planted a pipe bomb under the intended victim’s car pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges Thursday in Coeur d’Alene. 2

• Intended victim of pipe bomb attack critical of plea bargain

  September 20, 2010 in News, Idaho The intended target of an alleged murder-for-hire plot criticized federal authorities today, saying the plea bargain being offered to the man who admits planting the pipe bomb under her car …

• Plea deal postponed in Idaho murder-for-hire plot

  September 7, 2010 in Idaho A plea hearing for the hit-man-turned-informant in an alleged North Idaho murder plot was postponed Tuesday because the suspect was reluctant to acknowledge that the pipe bomb he’s accused of … 3

• Prosecutor: Steele likely violated court order

    August 24, 2010 in Idaho A federal prosecutor alleges in court documents that former Aryan Nations lawyer Edgar Steele appears to have violated a no-contact order with his wife, a woman he is accused of …

• Feds add 3 charges in murder plot case

  July 22, 2010 in City on Page A1 A former lawyer for the Aryan Nations jailed in an alleged murder-for-hire plot is to appear in federal court in Coeur d’Alene next week on three additional charges, including allegations …

• Judge orders Steele held after witness intimidation alleged

    June 22, 2010 in News, Idaho Federal murder-for-hire suspect Edgar Steele will stay in jail pending trial after a judge found he had attempted to intimidate potential witnesses in the case – his wife and son.

• Informant ordered held without bond

  June 22, 2010 in City on Page A1 A suspected hitman-turned-informant who federal investigators say didn’t tell them he’d already planted a bomb on the car of a murder-plot target was ordered held without bail on Monday. U.S … 2

• Arrest puts Edgar Steele back in public eye

  June 20, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 He called himself “the attorney for the damned,” has gained national attention for his work with high-profile clients and was a coveted speaker in the national racist movement for years. …

• Steele’s quiet years get suddenly noisy

  June 19, 2010 in Idaho He calls himself “the attorney for the damned,” has gained national attention for his work with high-profile clients and was a coveted speaker in the national racist movement for years. …

• Pipe bomb suspect in federal custody

    June 17, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 A man who approached federal agents last week about an alleged murder-for-hire plot hatched by a former lawyer for the Aryan Nations may have left out a key detail: He’d … 4

• Suspect in CdA pipe bomb case captured

    June 16, 2010 in News, Idaho A man who approached federal agents last week about an alleged murder-for-hire plot hatched by a former lawyer for the Aryan Nations may have left out a key detail: He’d …

• North Idaho murder-for-hire case reset

  June 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 The attorney who unsuccessfully defended the Aryan Nations in the landmark 2000 case that bankrupted the racist organization was due to appear Monday in U.S. District Court in Coeur d’Alene … 1

• North Idaho attorney charged in murder-for-hire plot

  June 14, 2010 in Idaho A North Idaho attorney who defended the Aryan Nations and its founder, Richard Butler, is scheduled to appear in federal court today on charges he arranged to have his wife … 7