The group got a great deal of negative [[media]] attention from 1983-1985 due to the activities of a violent group called "Bruders Schweigen" or "The Order" led by [[Robert Jay Matthews]], which was involved in a series of armored car [[robbery]], [[counterfeit]]ing, [[bomb]]ings, and the [[murder]] of a [[Denver]] radio talk show host. Most of the members of The Order had been previously involved with Aryan Nations. Matthews died in a shootout with the [[FBI]] on Whidbey Island, Washington, while several other members of The Order were convicted and are in prison. | The group got a great deal of negative [[media]] attention from 1983-1985 due to the activities of a violent group called "Bruders Schweigen" or "The Order" led by [[Robert Jay Matthews]], which was involved in a series of armored car [[robbery]], [[counterfeit]]ing, [[bomb]]ings, and the [[murder]] of a [[Denver]] radio talk show host. Most of the members of The Order had been previously involved with Aryan Nations. Matthews died in a shootout with the [[FBI]] on Whidbey Island, Washington, while several other members of The Order were convicted and are in prison. |