Elliot Kline

Elliott Kline (born 1991), also known as Eli Mosley, is an American neo-Nazi and military impostor. He is the former leader of Identity Evropa, and was a prominent organizer in the alt-right movement between 2017 and 2018. He was also a key figure behind the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which was one of several neo-Nazi rallies that Kline helped organize.

The New York Times revealed in February 2018 that Kline had lied about his military service. Specifically, Kline had pretended to be a combat veteran of Iraq when in fact he had been stationed in Pennsylvania throughout his time in the military. At the same time, Kline took a position as a writer for the neo-Nazi Daily Stormer, for which he promoted racial hatred and conspiracy theories about Jews.

In order to bolster his reputation, throughout his time in the alt-right movement Kline claimed that he had deployed to and fought in Iraq, when in fact his unit never left Pennsylvania during his service. Kline was jailed in January 2020 for contempt of court after ignoring orders to produce records, including credentials for his email and social media accounts. He was held at the Albemarle–Charlottesville County Regional Jail for about a week. The trial was originally scheduled for late 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trial began on October 25, 2021. During the trial, plaintiffs showed a video deposition of Samantha Froelich, an ex-girlfriend of Kline's, who described her experiences as a former member of Identity Evropa and the alt-right. The jury reached a partial verdict on November 23. Kline was found liable on two claims: civil conspiracy under Virginia state law, and engaging in race-based harassment or violence.