kasey+Earth+Liberation+Front-Domestic

This group was founded in 1992 in Brighton, England. The group jumped to North America in the mid-90's. They also refer to themselves as "The ELves". They use "economic sabotage and guerilla warfare to stop the exploitation and destruction of the environment." The Earth Liberation Front has been classified as a top "domestic terror" threat in the United States by the FBI since March 2001. They are responsible for 600 criminal acts between 1996 and 2002 and also $43 million in damages. The ELF had no central leadership or chain of command. The ELF holds no religious agenda, supports no government, and has little interest in financial gain. Instead, the ELF website states that the organization has three objectives: First, inflict economic damage on those harming the environment. Second, educate the public on environmental degradation. Third, avoid harming all life--human and animal. Bryan Lefay was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for his role in the July 20, 2000 Earth Liberation Front attack on the U.S. Forest Service research facility. He pleaded guilty to the offense of willful injury to property belonging to the government on November 14, 2008.