Retired State Department worker and wife plead guilty to plotting to spy for CubaNovember 20th, 2009 Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying caseWASHINGTON — A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a three-decade-long plot to spy for Cuba have pleaded guilty in federal court. Walter Kendall Myers and wife, Gwendolyn — both in their 70s — were caught in an undercover FBI sting operation, arrested in June and held without bail.
US moves to seize building tied to Iranian bankNovember 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US government moved to seize a New York skyscraper controlled by entities allegedly operating as fronts for an Iranian bank already under sanctions, the Justice Department said. The Justice Department filed a complaint in civil court seeking the forfeiture of the Alavi Foundation's interest in a 36-storey office tower, located at 650 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
Correction: Bomb Threat-Sentence storyNovember 5th, 2009 Correction: Bomb Threat-Sentence storyCINCINNATI — In a Nov. 4 story about an Ohio bomb threat case, The Associated Press erroneously reported the length of the prison sentence.
Ohio man who pleaded guilty to making bomb threats sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prisonNovember 4th, 2009 Ohio man sentenced to 1 1/2 years for bomb threatsCINCINNATI — An Ohio man who threatened to blow up several Cincinnati-area landmarks has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison. Frederick Purvis, of Hamilton, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S.
Imam due back in court to face charges he lied to FBI investigating alleged NYC terror plotNovember 2nd, 2009 Imam due back in court to face NYC terror chargesNEW YORK — An imam is due back in court to faces charges he lied to FBI agents investigating an Afghan immigrant who was later charged with plotting a bomb attack in New York City. Ahmad Afzali (AKH'-mahd ahf-ZAH'-lee) is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Brooklyn federal court.
Jordanian pleads not guilty in alleged plot to blow up Dallas skyscraper, remains in custodyOctober 26th, 2009 Jordanian pleads not guilty in Dallas bomb plotDALLAS — A Jordanian man accused of trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper with what he thought was a car bomb pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Monday. Hosam Maher Smadi, 19, told the judge "I'm not guilty on both counts" before she formally asked for his plea on one count of attempting to use of a weapon of mass destruction and one count of bombing a public place.
Indictment in NY court charges Muslim religious leader in NYC terror plot caseOctober 20th, 2009 NY indictment charges Muslim religious leaderNEW YORK — An imam at a Queens mosque has been indicted on charges that he lied to federal agents about an Afghan immigrant who was later charged with plotting a bomb attack in New York City. The indictment was returned Monday in Brooklyn federal court against 53-year-old Ahmad Wais Afzali.
Prosecutor: Teen accused in potential Colorado plot wanted to 'go Columbine' on his schoolOctober 13th, 2009 Prosecutor: Accused teen mentioned ColumbineGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A prosecutor says a teen accused in a potential plot against his western Colorado high school had sought information about explosives so he could "go Columbine" on his school.
Judge says evidence against Jordanian teen sufficient to continue Dallas bomb plot caseOctober 5th, 2009 Judge says Dallas bomb plot case to proceedDALLAS — A judge has ruled there is enough evidence to continue the case against a Jordanian teenager accused of trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper. FBI Special Agent Tom Petrowski testified Monday that 19-year-old Hosam Maher Smadi had researched how to use a cell phone to detonate a bomb.
Hearing for teenage suspect in Dallas terrorist bomb case to explore evidenceOctober 5th, 2009 Jordan teen to have hearing in Dallas bomb plotDALLAS — A teenager from Jordan accused of trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper returns to federal court on Monday. The hearing in Dallas will be to decide if there's enough evidence to move ahead with the prosecution of 19-year-old Hosam Maher Smadi.
2 men charged in unrelated plots to blow up explosive-laden vehicles in Texas and IllinoisSeptember 25th, 2009 2 men charged in unrelated Ill., Texas bomb plotsDALLAS — Two men were in custody on Friday after each tried to blow up what they thought were vehicles packed with explosives outside a Texas skyscraper and an Illinois courthouse, authorities said. The two cases were unconnected to each other and to the investigation that set off the most intense flurry of national terrorism warnings since the aftermath of Sept.
Hong Kong teenager admits making bomb from internetSeptember 24th, 2009 HONG KONG - A Hong Kong teenager has admitted to making a bomb which exploded and injured a friend, using instructions on the internet, a court report said Friday. The 14-year-old claimed he made an explosive favoured by Islamic terrorists for fun after learning how to do so online.
Defendants may claim entrapment _ with cash and fried chicken _ in NYC synagogue bomb plotSeptember 17th, 2009 NYC synagogue bomb defendants may claim entrapmentWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Four ex-convicts accused of plotting to bomb synagogues and shoot down military planes apparently will claim they were lured into the conspiracy with gifts including cash and fried chicken.
Prosecution: UK teen accused of Columbine-inspired plot wanted to buy chemicals for explosivesSeptember 3rd, 2009 Trial told UK teen sought explosives for massacreLONDON — A teenager accused of plotting a Columbine-inspired school massacre tried to obtain an ingredient for a homemade bomb, a witness told the teen's trial Thursday. Phillipa Knowles told jurors at Manchester Crown Court that Matthew Swift, 18, had asked her to buy him hydrogen peroxide, a common household chemical.
British teenagers accused of plotting school massacre inspired by Columbine killingsSeptember 2nd, 2009 UK teenagers accused of plotting school massacreLONDON — Two British teenagers meticulously plotted "the greatest massacre ever," inspired by the Columbine killings in the United States, a prosecutor said Wednesday as their trial opened. The two wrote up detailed plans for what they called "Project Rainbow," plotting to bomb a shopping center before killing teachers and students at their school on the 10th anniversary of the April 1999 massacre in Colorado, according to the prosecutor in Wednesday's hearing.
