Homeland Security News
Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages as planned, paving the way to resolve ceasefire dispute
Hamas said Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Hamas had threatened to delay the next release of captives, accusing Israel of failing to meet its obligations to allow in tents and shelters, among other alleged violations…
Read MoreState Dept. Draws Up List of Cartels to Be Labeled Terrorist Groups
The Trump administration plans to designate more than a half-dozen criminal groups with roots in Latin America as foreign terrorist organizations, said five U.S. officials with knowledge of the imminent action. The move, to be carried out by the State Department, follows an executive order President Trump signed on Jan. 20 calling for a crackdown…
Read MoreUK Man, 18, charged with preparing terrorist acts
An 18-year-old man has been charged with preparing terrorist acts as part of an ongoing investigation by counter terrorism police. Muhammad Billal, was arrested in Nelson, Lancashire, on Tuesday, Greater Manchester Police said. He was charged with two counts of preparation to commit terrorist acts and four counts of collecting information likely to be useful…
Read MoreBomb threat suspect tells PBSO he killed 10 girls, had ISIS training
An 18-year-old accused of threatening to a terror attack on Palm Beach Gardens High School claimed he had ISIS training. He also claimed to have killed ten girls, an assertion that authorities had no evidence to indicate was true. Deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) reported that they responded to JFK Hospital…
Read MoreMember of the 764 Criminal Enterprise Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Other Charges
Jairo Jaime Tinajero, 25, pleaded guilty yesterday in the Western District of Kentucky to the following charges contained in the superseding information: racketeering conspiracy, online enticement, three counts of production of child sexual abuse material, three counts of distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), five counts of interstate communications of threats, cyberstalking, and conspiracy…
Read MoreInvestigations launched, NSW Health nurses stood down over video making threatening comments about Israeli patients
Two NSW Health nurses have been stood down after video emerged showing them bragging about killing and refusing to treat Israeli patients. The clip was shared by content creator Max Veifer speaking to Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, both of whom have been confirmed to be health workers from Bankstown Hospital in Sydney’s…
Read MoreDurham Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Support to Terrorists
A Durham man pled guilty in court today to conspiring to provide and attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Alexander Justin White, age 29, was arrested on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, as he was preparing to board an international flight. White attempted to travel overseas intent on joining ISIS.…
Read MoreArizona Woman Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Illegally Generated $17 Million in Revenue for North Korea
Christina Marie Chapman, 48, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. in connection with a scheme that assisted overseas IT workers—posing as U.S. citizens and residents—in working at more than 300 U.S. companies in remote IT positions. The scheme generated more than $17 million in illicit revenue for…
Read MoreSuspect in Salman Rushdie knife attack goes on trial in upstate New York
Prosecutors in the trial of the man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie told jurors Monday that the author came “dangerously close” to dying in a frenzied assault that left him blind in one eye. Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old Lebanese-American who said “free Palestine” as he entered court, is charged with attempted murder and assault over…
Read MoreCalifornia Teenager Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Nationwide Swatting Spree
Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for making interstate threats to injure the person of another. According to the plea agreement, from approximately August 2022 to January 2024, Filion made over 375 swatting and threat calls, including calls in which he claimed to have planted bombs…
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