White supremacist from W.Va. sentenced for threats during synagogue trial

A West Virginia man who admitted threatening jurors and witnesses in the Pittsburgh Tree of Life trial was sentenced to 78 months in prison Wednesday. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, of Follansbee, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Wheeling, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office there. Lloyd, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, ran a prolific and…

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US lawyer allegedly targeted in Indian murder plot still receiving death threats

An American Sikh who was the target of an alleged assassination plot arranged by an Indian government official has said he is still getting hundreds of threats a day, even as India has claimed it is investigating the murder-for-hire conspiracy. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a New York-based lawyer, said the threats on social media and other…

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International schools in Spain shut after bomb threats

Several international schools in Spain were checked by police with sniffer dogs while others did not open on Monday after they received emailed bomb threats which the Interior Ministry described as being hoaxes. A police source in Zaragoza confirmed that four international schools in the city received such threats, and that the French Lycee Moliere…

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Buxton man found guilty of social media threats against Jewish community

A jury convicted a Buxton man on Thursday of threatening to kill Jewish people in a 2021 Twitter post. Brian Dennison, 27, was found guilty of transmitting a threatening interstate communication. The verdict came after a three-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court in Portland. According to evidence presented during the trial, Dennison posted…

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