Archive for November 2025
Arizona Man Charged with Hate Crime for Synagogue Fire
On Nov. 18, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a one-count indictment against Everardo Gregorio, 31, of Casa Grande, Arizona for the Obstruction of the Free Exercise of Religious Beliefs by Fire. The indictment alleges that Gregorio burned down Khal Chasidim, a synagogue in Casa Grande, on March 3. The portion of the synagogue…
Read MoreU.S. Citizens and Chinese Nationals Arrested for Exporting Artificial Intelligence Technology to China
Two U.S. citizens and two nationals of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—all residing in the United States—have been charged with a conspiracy to illegally export cutting-edge NVIDIA Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), which have artificial intelligence (AI) applications, to the PRC, announced Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg for the Justice Department’s National Security Division…
Read MoreFormer congressional staffer accused of faking politically motivated attack
A former congressional staffer has been accused of fabricating a violent attack against herself at a New Jersey park, according to a criminal complaint. Natalie Greene, 26, paid a body modification artist to scar her and then claimed she had been assaulted in a politically motivated crime in July, the complaint alleges. The Ocean City,…
Read MoreIran Withdraws From Deal to Let International Nuclear Inspections Resume
Iran said Thursday that it was withdrawing from an agreement to allow a resumption of international inspections of its nuclear sites. The decision came hours after a U.N. watchdog agency demanded information about the status of Iran’s enriched uranium stock and its nuclear sites that Israel bombed in June. The International Atomic Energy Agency, or…
Read MoreSwatting attempts hit growing list of Indiana Republican lawmakers, as tensions rise around redistricting
Multiple Republican lawmakers in Indiana have become the victims of swatting attempts on their homes. In a statement, state Senator Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) said police received a call Thursday morning notifying them of a domestic abuse incident at Deery’s address, and that there would be a threat of violence to officers who respond. “I…
Read MoreAfghan National Sentenced to Serve 15 Years in Federal Prison After Plotting Election Day Terror Attack in the United States
Abdullah Haji Zada, 19, a native and citizen of Afghanistan and U.S. lawful permanent resident, has been sentenced to serve the statutory maximum of 15 years in federal prison for knowingly receiving, attempting to receive, and conspiring to receive a firearm and ammunition to be used to commit a federal crime of terrorism. According to…
Read MoreMan faces terrorism charge after allegedly setting woman on fire on CTA train
A suspect who allegedly poured a flammable liquid on a 26-year-old woman and set her on fire onboard a CTA train this week is now facing federal terrorism charges. According to charging documents filed in the U.S. District Court’s Northern District of Illinois, 50-year-old Lawrence Reed is being charged with a federal count of committing…
Read More5 plead guilty to charges in connection with July ‘ambush’ of North Texas ICE facility
Five pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to charges in connection with the July “ambush” of a North Texas ICE detention facility. Officers were called to the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, about 30 miles south of Fort Worth, on July 4 about a group of people wearing all black who shot fireworks toward the…
Read MoreGainesville man arrested on federal terrorism threat charges for TikTok posts
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a man residing in Gainesville for threatening people on social media in connection with a known terrorist group. Arsham Rashidi Dizajgan, 27, a citizen, was arrested on Wednesday in Gainesville. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland unsealed an indictment, charging him with six counts of transmitting…
Read MorePortland man pleads guilty to arson of Portland’s ICE facility
A 34-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to arson of a federal building for setting a fire beside the front gate of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland in June. Trenton Edward Barker, who was dressed all in black in the driveway of the building, took a flare from his backpack, lit it…
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