Archive for February 2026
Man Arrested for Plotting with Others to murder or Kidnap Two Victims Abroad and Related Terrorism Offences
Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Roman Rozhavsky, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence & Espionage Division, and James C. Barnacle, Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, announced today that DENIS ALIMOV, a/k/a “Denis Nazarovich Alimov,” a/k/a “Denis N…
Read MoreMassachusetts Man Indicted and Arrested for Fraudulently Using Government Seals
Mario Cesar Dos Santos, Jr. (50, Massachusetts) has been charged by indictment and arrested for the fraudulent use of government seals. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. According to court documents, Dos Santos is the president of an organization…
Read MoreMS-13 Clique Leader and Others Indicted on Rico Conspiracy Charges
Thursday, February 26, 2026 For Immediate ReleaseU.S. Attorney’s Office, District of MarylandBaltimore, Maryland – Eight individuals connected to a Baltimore County-based MS-13 clique, including the leader of a New Jersey gang, now face a superseding indictment in federal court in connection with RICO Conspiracy charges. Several members and associates of the MS-13 clique known as…
Read MoreUS advises embassy staff in Israel to leave now
The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms. U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee told embassy employees in an email that discussions with officials in Washington had led to a…
Read MoreAlabama political candidate arrested on daycare arson charges: ‘This is a difficult moment’
A candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives was arrested Wednesday on two counts of second-degree arson. Terrence Kareem Johnson, 51, from Tuskegee, was arrested in connection with two fires that occurred at By His Grace Daycare & Learning Center, at 311 South 6th Street at 3:23 a.m. on Jan. 13, and at the Children…
Read MoreEverett man indicted on charges of online assassination threats
An Everett man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he threatened to kill the president in a series of social media posts, according to court documents. Phillip Richard Wharton, 20, is charged with two counts of threatening a federal official in the Western District of Washington. The indictment was filed Wednesday…
Read MoreSyria confirms ‘mass escape’ from ISIS-linked camp
A now-closed camp that housed thousands of people with suspected links to the Islamic State group in northeast Syria has witnessed “mass escape” in the weeks since government forces took control of it, with at least 133 breaches discovered, a Syrian official said Wednesday. The escapes during clashes between Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters who…
Read MoreUnsealed records show Nashua country club shooting suspect’s motive was to punish ‘elites’
The man accused of opening fire inside a Nashua country club last September, killing one person and injuring others, told police he wanted to target “elites.” Newly unsealed court records show that Hunter Nadeau chose the restaurant inside the Sky Meadow Country Club as his target because he believed wealthy people would be dining there.…
Read MoreTeen arrested after filming brutal double bedtime murders of grandmother and stepdad
A 17-year-old suspected of murdering his grandmother and stepfather and then posting video footage of the attacks online has been arrested for double murder after police found him hiding in a bush. The teenager was detained on Thursday in Poland’s southern Opole region after police received links to the grisly footage being circulated on messaging…
Read MoreMan arrested over alleged ‘mass casualty event’ terrorist plot
A man allegedly motivated by racist ideology planned a “mass casualty” terror attack targeting public buildings and Muslim places of worship, authorities say. Jayson Joseph Michaels, from the town of Bindoon north of Perth, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday, facing five charges, including acting in preparation for a terrorist act. The Western Australia…
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