Hello there,

This might be a rather unorthodox question/discussion but as I assume there are Americans here with more knowledge on the subject than me I decided to ask here;
Militia's(patriot movements) are an interesting subject to me as in many American states they are constitutionally legal, but many of the people involved with these movements end up indicted.

Recently I read the following article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/18/arizona-militia-men-drug-plot-smugglers-fbi
The guy was set up by the FBI into stealing a stash of coke from a cartel.

My question is if there are OC schemes surrounding militia's in the united states, how do certain members make money and keep these movements running?