Grand Jury Indicts Man Who Admitted to NYC Pipe Bomb Attempt
A U.S. grand jury has indicted 27-year-old Akayed Ullah of Brooklyn, New York, on six counts in connection with the attempted detonation of a pipe bomb in a Manhattan subway station Dec. 11, 2017. The indictment charges Ullah with providing and attempting to provide material support to Islamic State, which has been designated a foreign […]
Man Who Planned ISIS-Inspired Christmas Terror Indicted
A former U.S. Marine inspired by the Islamic State militant group who is accused of plotting an attack on San Francisco’s Pier 39 during Christmas has just been indicted. Everitt Aaron Jameson, a 26-year-old tow truck driver from Modesto, California, was federally indicted on two charges—attempting to “provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization,” […]
Man accused of California terror plot
The FBI says it has foiled a plot to launch an attack on a popular San Francisco tourist destination in the days before Christmas. Former US Marine Everitt Aaron Jameson is accused of planning to use explosives against visitors to the the city’s Pier 39. “It’s just shocking,” Gordon Jameson, the suspect’s father told reporters. […]
US Imposes Sanctions on Jamaica-based Cleric for Supporting IS
U.S. Treasury authorities on Tuesday sanctioned a Jamaica-based Islamic cleric for suspected links with the Islamic State terrorist group. Abdullah Ibrahim al-Faisal has been added to the Specially Designated Global Terrorists list for providing “recruitment services” to IS and influencing people to carry out terror attacks, a statement by the U.S. Department of Treasury read. […]
Judge denies request to drop obstruction charge for Pulse shooter’s widow
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request to dismiss an obstruction charge against Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse shooter Omar Mateen, based on the location of the allegations. Salman is charged with aiding and abetting support of a foreign terrorist organization and obstruction of justice. She is accused of helping scope…
Teenage Girl From Germany Captured in Mosul Old City
Iraqi security forces have detained a 16-year-old German teenager in Mosul’s Old City who is under investigation in her home country for support of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), German newspaper Bild reported Tuesday. Images of the girl, identified only as Linda W., in accordance with German privacy laws, were widely shared on social […]
Islamic State conspirator pleads guilty to killing neighbor
A 21-year-old Morganton man already sentenced to life in prison for plotting to unleash a terrorist attack on behalf of the Islamic State, pleaded guilty Monday morning to the murder of his elderly neighbor. During a court hearing in Burke County held under unusually tight security, Justin Sullivan admitted he shot and killed…
2 Chicago Men Arrested For Supporting ISIS
Police in Chicago arrested two men Wednesday from north suburban area of Zion on federal charges for conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. The men Joseph D. Jones and Edward Schimenti also pledged their alliance to the militant group, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office […]