The Base’s leader previously operated under the aliases “Norman Spear” and “Roman Wolf”. Meanwhile, a reverse image search yielded a photograph matching public photos of “Norman Spear” atop advertisements for English lessons in St Petersburg, Russia. In a December custody hearing, the prosecuting assistant US attorney cited Tobin’s self-professed belief that “Norman Spear” was a Russian spy. Meanwhile, “Norman Spear” appears to have had no extended history in the neo-Nazi movement before emerging as leader of the Base. “Norman Spear” has told Base members that he remains in Russia.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2020 01:20 UTC