Posts Tagged ‘recruitment & radicalization’
Accused teen had been in contact with hate preacher charged with terrorism
A Castle Rock 18-year-old charged with supporting a terrorist organization had been in contact with a known Muslim extremist, who himself was just arrested for suspicion of a terrorism offense. That detail was released at a Thursday bond hearing for Davin Daniel Meyer, who has been charged with attempting to provide material support to a…
Read MoreSuit against social media companies says racist Buffalo Tops gunman was radicalized online
The white gunman who slaughtered 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, last year was radicalized on the internet, attorneys representing the victims’ families said Wednesday in announcing a far-reaching wrongful death lawsuit against social media companies, weapon manufacturers and gun retailers. “These social media companies,…
Read MoreColorado Man Arrested on Terrorism Charges at Denver International Airport
The Department of Justice has announced that a man was arrested as he attempted to board an international flight at Denver International Airport on July 14. Davin Daniel Meyer, 18, of Castle Rock is charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and made his initial appearance in federal court…
Read MoreCanada – Individual associated with Atomwaffen Division charged with terrorism and hate propaganda
The RCMP arrested two individuals, one in Ottawa and another in Kingsey Falls, following an investigation led by the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET). In April 2020, INSET received information on individuals allegedly involved in the activities of the terrorist group Atomwaffen Division, linked to neo-Nazi ideology. At this stage of the investigation, Patrick…
Read MoreBrighton teenager charged with terrorism offences
A man from Brighton has been charged with 11 terrorism-related offences. Mason Reynolds, 18, of Moulsecoomb Way, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, and will next appear at the Old Bailey on 21 July. The charges against him are linked to an “extreme right-wing ideology”, counter-terrorism police say. Among the charges are five counts…
Read MoreMichigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Providing Material Support To A Terrorist Organization
A Dearborn resident was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison after having been convicted at trial earlier this year on charges of providing and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and attending an ISIS training camp. The sentence was announced…
Read MoreOregon man pleads guilty to terrorism charges for supporting ISIS
A resident of Troutdale pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal terrorism charge for his role in supporting the Islamic State while residing in Oregon. Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, 33, pleaded guilty to one charge of providing material support to ISIS, which announced a religious state in 2014 in parts of Syria and Iraq and was…
Read MoreMassachusetts Man Arrested for Knowingly Concealing the Source of Material Support or Resources to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
A Wakefield, Mass. man was arrested today for knowingly concealing the source of material support or resources that he intended to go to a foreign terrorist organization, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Mateo Ventura, 18, was charged today in a criminal complaint with one count of knowingly concealing the source of…
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