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“Further, no employee working for the federal government, being paid with taxpayer dollars, has any business being a member of a white supremacist group or espousing white supremacist views. “Lying on federal security clearance forms and to government agents are very serious matters,” said U.S. In fact, Arena had previously defaulted on a car loan, and his car was repossessed within the seven year window.Īs part of his sentence, the Court specifically ordered that Arena shall, during the period of supervised release, be barred from membership and participation in any organization that advocates or practices unlawful acts of force or violence to discourage others from exercising their rights under the United States Constitution or any state of the United States. On the same application, Arena was asked whether he had had property repossessed within the past seven years. His membership in Vanguard America and his participation in their activities were demonstrated by his many admissions and photos on social media, including events surrounding the 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. In fact, Arena was an avowed member of Vanguard America, a white supremacist group that fits that description. On that form, he was required to disclose whether he had ever been a member of an organization that used (or advocated the use of) force or violence to prevent others from exercising their constitutional rights. On January 10, 2019, Arena completed the standard Form SF-86 to obtain a federal security clearance for his employment. He was arrested and detained in October 2019, and pleaded guilty to the charges in December 2019.
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He also subsequently lied to federal investigators who asked him about his answers to questions on the security clearance paperwork. Padova for making false statements to government agents.Īrena, who was an employee of a federal contractor at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and as such was required to obtain a federal security clearance, lied to obtain the clearance. McSwain announced that Fred Arena, 41, of Salem, New Jersey, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and two years’ supervised release by United States District Court Judge John R. PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M.