ST. PAUL, Minn. – A private security company has agreed not to recruit and arm former special forces to “guard polling places” in Minnesota, Attorney General Keith Ellison announced. The company, Atlas Aegis, based in Tennessee, was seeking military veterans “to make sure that the Antifas don’t try to destroy the election sites,” Ellison said. The head of Atlas Aegis, Anthony Caudle, was offering $700 per day, plus $210 per diem. About his recruiting, Caudle had said: “We are anticipating the need will last well beyond the elections with 15 to 30 days of work.” In announcing that Atlas Aegis had backed off its plan, Ellison said that the company was warned that violating the agreement will mean a $50,000 penalty.
‘Better not’
Ellison: “My office and our partners are actively enforcing our laws against threatening, frightening, or intimidating voters. I’m holding Atlas Aegis to account for their misstatements about recruiting security for polling places in Minnesota that potentially frightened Minnesota voters. They won’t be doing it again.”