Archive for June 2026
San Diego Resident Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Hamas
The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of a five-count complaint charging Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi, 38, of San Diego, California, with terrorism, sanctions-evasion, wire fraud, money laundering, and false statement charges in connection with his efforts to divert funds raised through purported charitable campaigns to Hamas and for personal use. Sabassi was arrested in…
Read MoreMember of Nihilistic Violent Extremist Group “764” Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offenses
Shawn Krishendat Premsook, 26, of Clermont, Florida, has pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. According to the government’s factual basis, Premsook was a member of “764” and other Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) groups for approximately two years. During that time, Premsook joined these…
Read MoreChicago man faces arson, hate crime charges after cross burning in Grant Park
A man has been charged in connection with a burning cross that was spotted in Grant Park last week. Merlin Lu, 21, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts of damage to property between $500 and $10,000, arson, and two felony counts of a hate crime. He also was hit with four misdemeanor counts of…
Read MoreSeven members of major Islamic State financing network convicted
Europol supported the Belgian authorities in the successful conclusion of a complex counter-terrorism investigation, targeting an international network primarily composed of individuals of Chechen origin residing in Europe. The network was found to be deeply radicalised and actively engaged in supporting and financing the activities of the so-called Islamic State terrorist organisation. During the operation,…
Read MoreAlleged ‘ringleader’ of disrupted attack on White House UFC show arrested in Nebraska
Announcing the arrest of five suspects in the foiled plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on Sunday, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that an Omaha man taken into custody was the mastermind behind the whole conspiracy. Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, 31, of Omaha was arrested Sunday in a…
Read MoreWilmington Hospital suspect arrested in Philadelphia after 1 killed in Delaware shooting
A suspect is in custody following a double shooting on Tuesday afternoon that left one person dead inside Wilmington Hospital in Delaware. Wilmington police say a 23-year-old man was taken into custody in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Charges and extradition to Delaware are pending. Various law enforcement agencies swarmed an area in the city’s Olney section…
Read MoreUK Court of Appeal upholds ban on Palestine Action as ‘terrorist’ group
Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that the government’s proscription of the activist group Palestine Action as a “terrorist” organisation was lawful, overturning a decision by a lower court. The ruling on Monday came after the government lodged an appeal challenging a High Court ruling in February that banning the group under the Terrorism Act…
Read MoreFGCU student accused of praising mass shooters, making terrorism threats online
A Fort Myers man was arrested after investigators said he made online posts glorifying mass shooters and advocating violence. According to an affidavit, FBI special agents interviewed FGCU civil engineering student Joseph Baer, 21, on February 26, 2025, regarding a series of posts uploaded on Feb. 18, 2025, from an X account with the username…
Read MoreUtah man faces terrorism charges less than 6 months after similar charges
A 27-year-old man in St. George is facing terrorism and threat of violence charges after he allegedly threatened to “kill all the Mormon kids.” The charges come less than 6 months after he received a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to similar charges. Kevin Benjamin McDermott was arrested on Sunday and is being held…
Read MoreThai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing
A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning and detonating a powerful bomb on the evening of 17 August 2015, next to a shrine in central Bangkok that…
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