Neo-Nazi Convicted By Us Jury In Va.

A federal jury in Virginia has found a white supremacist guilty of four counts of making online threats.

Jurors deliberating in Roanoke returned their verdict Friday against William A. White. They also found him not guilty of three counts.

The head of a Roanoke neo-Nazi group, White was found guilty on charges that in one case involved threats intended to prevent residents of a Virginia Beach apartment complex from giving testimony in a housing discrimination case.

White’s attorneys had argued in U.S. District Court that his e-mails and online postings were protected by the First Amendment.

White faces a maximum of 40 years in prison on the four convictions. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.