Specially Designated Global Terrorist Mohammad Bazzi Pleads Guilty to Sanctions Evasion

Lebanese national Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, 60, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to conduct and to cause U.S. persons to conduct unlawful transactions with a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. In May 2018, the Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Bazzi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist for assisting in, sponsoring and…

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Search Underway For Suspects In Alabama Mass Shooting That Killed 4 And Injured 17

Authorities have reported no arrests after a weekend mass shooting killed four people and left 17 others injured in what police described as a targeted “hit” by multiple shooters who opened fire outside a popular Alabama nightspot. The shooting late Saturday in the popular Five Points South entertainment district of Birmingham rocked an area of…

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Randallstown NAACP, Jewish community leaders concerned over robberies, carjackings

Community leaders in the northwest Baltimore and Pikesville areas are concerned about recent crimes against Orthodox Jews. The Randallstown branch of the NAACP is tracking reports of robberies and carjackings, saying it believes Orthodox Jews and women are being targeted in front of synagogues, homes and businesses. “Jewish people and women should not feel unsafe…

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Beirut strike kills suspect in 1983 bombings that killed 300 Americans

Israel killed a top Hezbollah figure who was wanted by the U.S. for his role in the 1983 bombings of the U.S. Embassy and a Marine barracks that killed 300 people, two security sources told Reuters. Hezbollah’s operations commander, Ibrahim Aqil, was the subject of a $7 million State Department reward for information leading to…

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Kentucky judge shot, killed in his chambers; sheriff charged with murder

A Kentucky sheriff is charged with the murder of a district court judge. According to Kentucky State Police, at around 2:55 Thursday afternoon, they received a 9-1-1 call from the Letcher County Courthouse in reference to shots being fired from inside the building. Several law enforcement agencies and emergency medical services responded to the scene…

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