2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁R alf ▁W ohl leben ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁IT - special ist ▁for ▁system ▁integration . ▁Polit ically , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁from ▁J ena ' s ▁right - wing ▁extrem ist ▁scene . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁government al ▁Investig ation ▁Committee ▁of ▁Th uring ia ▁on ▁the ▁NS U ▁stated , ▁that ▁the ▁Th uring ian ▁State ▁Office ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁( A mt ▁für ▁Ver fass ungs schutz ▁Th ür ingen ) ▁tempor arily ▁proc ured ▁this ▁woman , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁obtain ▁information ▁from ▁W ohl leben . ▁W ohl leben ▁is ▁now ▁married ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁NS U ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Pro sec utor ▁arrested ▁R alf ▁W ohl leben ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁NS U ▁in ▁J ena . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 9 0 s ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁" K amer ad schaft ▁J ena " ▁together ▁with ▁U we ▁M und los , ▁U we ▁B ö hn hardt ▁and ▁Be ate ▁Z sch ä pe ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁so ▁called ▁" Th uring ian ▁Hom eland ▁Security