Edgar Steele Faces 3 New Charges
A former lawyer for the Aryan Nations jailed in an alleged
murder-for-hire plot has been indicted
on three additional charges
related to
jailhouse
phone calls
and explosives discovered after his arrest. The
new charges against Edgar J. Steele, 64, carry a maximum 10 to 30 years
in prison. Steele already faced a possible 10 years in prison for
an alleged plot federal agents say began in December and targeted his
wife, Cynthia Steele, and mother-in-law. The licensed attorney,
known for his unsuccessful defense of the Aryan Nations in a 2000
lawsuit, is being housed at the Spokane County Jail/
Meghann M. Cuniff
, Sirens & Gavels.
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