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Man Who Planned ISIS-Inspired Christmas Terror Indicted

U.S. Puts $5 Million Bounty On Pakistani Taliban Leader

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

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

U.S. Puts $5 Million Bounty On Pakistani Taliban Leader

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 […]

FBI: ISIS suspect dreamed of killing and torturing Americans

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An 18-year-old South Carolina man arrested last week on an ISIS-related charge dreamed of replicating the Orlando, Fla., massacre but decided he could better serve by joining the terrorist group in the Middle East where he could kill Americans, the FBI says. Two years ago, when he was 16 and a student […]

American IS Sympathizer Draws Prison Term for Plotting Attack on Cartoonists

American IS Sympathizer Draws Prison Term for Plotting Attack on Cartoonists

An Islamic State sympathizer was sentenced Wednesday in a Phoenix courtroom to 30 years in prison for terror-related crimes, including an attack on a cartoon contest in Texas satirizing the Prophet Muhammad. U.S.-born Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem was convicted last year on charges that included planning to provide material support to Islamic State, transporting guns […]

New York Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Terrorism Plot

New York Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Terrorism Plot

The U.S. Justice Department says a federal district court in New York has sentenced a man convicted of terrorism charges to 20 years in prison and 50 years of supervised release. The Justice Department said Thursday that Emanuel Lutchman, 26, received his sentence for conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State.