 The police had first become aware of the group whilst monitoring far right and racist websites and their investigations led them to Nigel Piggins, who was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for his part in the affair.The group has been investigated for a series of threats made to journalists.According to Hope not Hate, an anti-fascist campaigning group organised by Searchlight magazine, members former members of the RVF have attended events run by the English Defence League.