Archive for August 2023
MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including a Murder in Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced Jose Henry Hernandez-Garcia, a/k/a “Paciente,” age 29, of Annandale, Virginia, to life in federal prison for racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering conspiracies, for committing murder in aid of racketeering, and for conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence connected to his participation in La Mara…
Read MoreMaryland MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murder
The Defendant is Expected to Be Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison Greenbelt, Maryland – MS-13 member Kevin Alexander Castillo Calderon, a/k/a “Fantasma,” “Ghost,” “Eterno,” and “Josue Argueta Gonzalez,” age 25, of Colesville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a racketeering conspiracy, including a murder. The sentences were announced by United States Attorney for the…
Read MoreDefendant Sentenced to 19 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Two Murders
Racketeering Activities Included a Series of Armed Robberies and Carjackings Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Demonte Kellum, age 26, of Baltimore to 19 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity, specifically, his involvement in three armed robberies in 2019, two…
Read MoreSuicide bomber prematurely detonates explosives in northwest Pakistan, killing a husband and wife
A suicide bomber apparently detonated his explosives-laden vehicle prematurely in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban on Monday, killing a married couple in a nearby car, officials said. A local administration official, Rehmant Ullah, said the bombing happened in North Waziristan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakisan, bordering Afghanistan. He…
Read MoreWoman arrested in plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine says
A Ukrainian woman has been detained by Ukraine’s Security Service in connection with an apparent plot to attack President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the service said on Monday. The woman, who is from Mykolaiv but was not publicly named, was being questioned, officials said. She had been part of a plot aimed at assassinating Zelenskyy during his…
Read MoreMan arrested in Bethlehem for alleged intent to detonate explosive at Musikfest 2023
Bethlehem police arrested a man who allegedly had intent to detonate an explosive device at Musikfest 2023. Officials say on Thursday, police received information that a man had made statements regarding his intent to construct and detonate an improvised explosive at Musikfest. The man was identified by police as Robert “Bob” Bowen. No specific location…
Read MoreRadical British preacher Anjem Choudary faces May trial on terrorism charges
The trial of radical British preacher Anjem Choudary on a charge of leading a terrorist organization will start in May of next year, a judge said Friday. Choudary, 56, is also charged with two other counts under the Terrorism Act: membership in a banned organization, the radical Muslim group al-Muhajiroun, and addressing meetings to encourage…
Read MoreUS calls suspected Israeli settler attack terrorism
Washington has condemned as terrorism the killing of a Palestinian by suspected Jewish settlers, in sharpened language that appeared to reflect U.S. frustration with surging violence in the occupied West Bank under Israel’s hard-right government. Israeli police detained two settlers in Friday’s incident near Burqa village. According to Palestinians, they were part of a group…
Read MoreIran-born Swedish woman burns Quran in Stockholm
An Iranian-born woman has burnt a copy of the Quran in the Swedish capital Stockholm under police protection. The woman, Bayrami Marjan, 47, set fire to the Quran at the Angbybadet beach in Bromma on the shore of Lake Malaren. Sweden and Denmark have recently witnessed a series of incidents involving the desecration of the…
Read MoreFrench authorities probe Corsican nationalist group’s terrorism claims
The FLNC says it carried out multiple attacks on the Mediterranean island, which has seen an uptick in nationalist-linked violence this year. France’s national anti-terrorist prosecutor has opened a preliminary investigation following the publication on Tuesday of a communiqué from the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) which claimed responsibility for 16 attacks. The investigation was…
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