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2 charged in Seattle terror plot plead not guilty

12 Jul

The two men charged with planning to attack a Seattle military recruiting station have pleaded not guilty.

An indictment released by the U.S. attorney’s office Thursday charges 33-year-old Khalid Abdul-Latif of Seattle and 32-year-old Walli Mujahidh of Los Angeles with conspiracy to murder federal agents and officers, as well as conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.

MEPS Building, Seattle, Washington

Abdul-Latif and Mujahidh pleaded not guilty to all counts at a Thursday afternoon hearing. Trial was set to begin Sept. 7.

Both men also face additional weapons charges, and Abdul-Latif is accused of soliciting a crime of violence.

According to allegations previously laid out in an FBI complaint, the two were arrested June 22 after they arrived at a warehouse garage to pick up machine guns to use in the attack. Investigators said they learned of the plot when someone Abdul-Latif recruited to obtain weapons turned to Seattle police and then acted as a paid confidential informant, who had known Abdul-Latif for years.

Abdul-Latif had little knowledge of weapons, but served briefly in the Navy in the mid-1990s and was familiar with recruiting stations like the one they targeted, a criminal complaint said. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle said he and his alleged accomplice, Walli Mujahidh, planned to attack Joint Base Lewis-McChord but later changed targets. Read the rest of this entry »

 

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Posted by aseerun on July 12, 2011 in News Items

 

Tags: Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, entrapment, FBI setup, Frederick Domingue, Joseph Anthony Davis, SEATTLE, Walli Mujahidh

Two Men Charged in Plot to Attack Seattle Military Processing Center

01 Jul

Defendants Sought Firearms and Grenades to Attack Complex Where Enlistees Report

SEATTLE – Two men were arrested late last night and are charged by criminal complaint with terrorism and firearms related charges.   The complaint alleges that Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, aka Joseph Anthony Davis, 33, of Seattle, and Walli Mujahidh, aka Frederick Domingue, Jr., 32, of Los Angeles, took possession of machine guns that they purchased and planned to use in an attack on the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) located on East Marginal Way, Seattle.

The charges contained in the complaint are only allegations.   A person is presumed innocent unless and until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Law enforcement has been monitoring Abdul-Latif and Mujahidh, including the weapons transaction, to prevent the attack and protect the public.   Unbeknownst to the defendants, the weapons were rendered inoperable and posed no risk to the public.   The defendants initially planned an attack on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State, but later changed targets.  The defendants intended to carry out their attack with both grenades and machine guns.

“The complaint alleges these men intended to carry out a deadly attack against our military where they should be most safe, here at home,” said U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. “This is a sobering reminder of our need to be vigilant and that our first line of defense is the people who live in our community. We were able to disrupt the plot because someone stepped forward and reported it to authorities. I commend the joint efforts of the FBI, the Seattle Police Department, and the Joint Terrorism Task Force who quickly recognized the seriousness of the threat and ensured the safety of the community.”

Law enforcement first became aware of the potential threat when a citizen alerted them that he/she had been approached about participating in the attack and supplying firearms to the conspirators.   The person then agreed to work with law enforcement, which began monitoring Abdul-Latif and Mujahidh.   Since early June the conspirators were captured on audio and videotape discussing a violent assault on the Military Entrance Processing Station.   The MEPS is where each branch of the military screens and processes enlistees.   In addition to housing many civilian and military employees, the building houses a federal daycare center.

Abdul-Latif and Mujahidh are charged by complaint with conspiracy to murder officers and employees of the United States, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction (grenades), and possession of firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence.   Abdul-Latif is also charged with two counts of illegal possession of firearms.   The defendants will make their initial appearance on the complaint at 2:30 p.m. in front of Magistrate Judge Mary Alice Theiler, on the 12th floor of the federal courthouse at 700 Stewart Street, Seattle.

Both Abdul-Latif and Mujahidh face potential sentences of life in prison if convicted of the charges.

The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington, with assistance from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.   The investigation is being conducted by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, which has investigators from federal, state and local law enforcement.   The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives contributed significant expertise to this investigation.

 

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Posted by aseerun on July 1, 2011 in News Items

 

Tags: Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, FBI, FBI setup, Frederick Domingue, Joseph Anthony Davis, MEPS, SEATTLE, shady informants, sting, Walli Mujahidh

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