Posted on 03/09/2010 12:56:58 PM PST by Doogle
A Pennsylvania woman known to authorities as "Jihad Jane" was charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, making false statements to a government official and attempted identity theft.
The indictment, unsealed Monday, charges that Colleen R. LaRose, and five unindicted co-conspirators recruited men on the Internet to wage violent jihad in South Asia and Europe, and recruited women on the Internet who had passports and the ability to travel to and around Europe in support of violent jihad.
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March 9, 2010
http://philadelphia.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ph030910a.htm
Pennsylvania Woman Indicted in Plot to Recruit Violent Jihadist Fighters and to Commit Murder Overseas
WASHINGTON—David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael L. Levy, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, together with Janice K. Fedarcyk, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI in Philadelphia, today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Colleen R. LaRose, aka “Fatima LaRose,” aka “JihadJane,” with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, making false statements to a government official, and attempted identity theft.
The indictment charges that LaRose (an American citizen born in 1963 who resides in Montgomery County, Pa.) and five unindicted co-conspirators (located in South Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States) recruited men on the Internet to wage violent jihad in South Asia and Europe, and recruited women on the Internet who had passports and the ability to travel to and around Europe in support of violent jihad.
The indictment further charges that LaRose and her unindicted co-conspirators used the Internet to establish relationships with one another and to communicate regarding their plans, which included martyring themselves, soliciting funds for terrorists, soliciting passports, and avoiding travel restrictions (through the collection of passports and through marriage) in order to wage violent jihad. The indictment further charges that LaRose stole another individual’s U.S. passport and transferred or attempted to transfer it in an effort to facilitate an act of international terrorism.
In addition, according to the indictment, LaRose received a direct order to kill a citizen and resident of Sweden, and to do so in a way that would frighten “the whole Kufar [non-believer] world.” The indictment further charges that LaRose agreed to carry out her murder assignment, and that she and her co-conspirators discussed that her appearance and American citizenship would help her blend in while carrying out her plans. According to the indictment, LaRose traveled to Europe and tracked the intended target online in an effort to complete her task.
“Today’s indictment, which alleges that a woman from suburban America agreed to carry out murder overseas and to provide material support to terrorists, underscores the evolving nature of the threat we face,” said David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division. “I applaud the many agents, analysts, and prosecutors who worked on this important investigation.”
“This case shows the use terrorists can and do make of the Internet,” said U.S. Attorney Michael L. Levy. “Colleen LaRose and five other individuals scattered across the globe are alleged to have used the Internet to form a conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism, culminating in a direct order to LaRose to commit murder overseas. LaRose—an American citizen whose appearance was considered to be an asset because it allowed her to blend in—is charged with using the Internet to recruit violent jihadist fighters and supporters, and to solicit passports and funding. It demonstrates yet another very real danger lurking on the Internet. This case also demonstrates that terrorists are looking for Americans to join them in their cause, and it shatters any lingering thought that we can spot a terrorist based on appearance.”
“This case demonstrates that the FBI and our partners in the law enforcement and intelligence communities must continue to remain vigilant in the face of the threats that America faces, in whatever form those threats may present themselves or no matter how creative those who threaten us try to be,” said Special Agent-in-Charge Janice K. Fedarcyk of the Philadelphia Division of the FBI. “We must use all available technologies and techniques to root out potential threats and stop those who intend to harm us.”
If convicted of the charges against her, LaRose faces a potential sentence of life in prison and a $1 million fine.
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. It is being prosecuted by Jennifer Arbittier Williams, Assistant U.S. Attorney from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Matthew F. Blue, Trial Attorney from the Counterterrorism Section in the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
The public is reminded that an indictment is an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
UPDATE:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,589186,00.html
“American Linked to Terror Plot ‘Lost Her Mind’”
Saturday, March 13, 2010
LEADVILLE, Colorado —
SNIPPET: “Jamie Paulin-Ramirez also began talking about Jihad with her Muslim stepfather and spent most of her time online as she withdrew from her family, Mott said.”
SNIPPET: “A U.S. official, who was not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity, said Saturday that Paulin-Ramirez had been detained in Ireland in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who had offended many Muslims.
Irish police said later Saturday that they had released without charge an American woman, who they didn’t identify, and three others arrested in Ireland over an alleged plot to assassinate the cartoonist, Lars Vilks.”
Reminder to readers: Post no. 122 is regarding the female detained in Ireland
Still updating the second female Paulin-Ramirez.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2470126/posts?page=37#37
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Note: Photo included.
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2010/03/14/news/local/doc4b9c75e695613268802141.txt
Published: March 14, 2010 12:07 am
“No cartoon: Leadville woman, 31, freed in plot”
By TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
LEADVILLE —
SNIPPET: “The last time Mrs. Mott said she had spoken to her daughter, Sept. 11, she reported her daughter told her she had been in Denver praying.
Mrs. Mott told police she and her daughter had been fighting after Paulin-Ramirez had decided on Easter that she was going to become a Muslim.
Paulin-Ramirez began to wear a scarf and spend an “excessive amount of time on the Internet speaking to someone named Alley,” according to Thomas’ report. Mrs. Mott feared that her daughter was headed to New York to meet Alley, an Algerian man, who said he was coming to America to become a pilot. She also voiced fears that it was her, and not her daughter, who was Christian’s primary caregiver and was afraid the boy would not be accepted into the Muslim community.
Mrs. Mott told Thomas that it was, “very out of character” for her daughter to disappear, giving up a job she had held for more than two years at Vail Valley Medical, where she was a medical assistant.”
37 posted on March 14, 2010 1:21:21 AM PST by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2470126/posts?page=38#38
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UPDATE:
MARCH 14, 2010, 6:44 A.M. ET
“Four Released in Ireland Terror Case”
By NEIL SHAH and VANESSA O’CONNELL
SNIPPET: “WATERFORD, Ireland — Irish police said on Saturday evening they have released all three women who were among seven individuals arrested earlier this week in connection with an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist.
They were released and not charged, police said.”
SNIPPET: “”The three remaining people in custody are males,” and are being held in the Tramore and Waterford stations, a spokesman for the Irish police said. Police also confirmed for the first time Sunday morning that a U.S. citizen had been among those in custody.
The released individuals could still face charges down the road. A report for each of those arrested will be submitted to a director of public prosecutions, who can then decide whether the suspect should be re-arrested and charged. This process could take “a matter of weeks,” the spokesman said.
A release of Ms. Paulin-Ramirez raises the question of whether she will now be deported.”
SNIPPET: “The U.S. national, a woman, was believed to be in a relationship with one of the other males, an Algerian, this source had said.”
38 posted on March 14, 2010 1:54:24 PM PDT by Cindy
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(This is regarding female subject #2 - the released American - Ireland detainee.)
ADDING to post no. 125:
UPDATE:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704416904575121900350150356.html
MARCH 15, 2010
“U.S. Woman Released in Terror Case”
By NEIL SHAH in Waterford, Ireland, VANESSA O’CONNELL in New York and EVAN PEREZ in Washington
SNIPPET: “U.S. officials are still investigating what role Ms. Paulin-Ramirez may have played in the purported plot against the cartoonist, according to people close to the situation.
Investigators are still looking into her Internet contacts to determine whether Ms. Paulin-Ramirez was an active participant in the alleged plot or just swept up in the probe by virtue of being in touch with others charged.”
SNIPPET: “The Justice Department said it wouldn’t confirm her identity. There are no U.S. charges pending against her and her status in Ireland is unclear.”
SNIPPET: “The police have sought and been granted an extension on the three remaining males in custody, including an Algerian man, which means they can be held until Tuesday.”
ADDING to post no. 39...UPDATE:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20100318_JihadJane_pleads_not_guilty.html
Posted on Thu, Mar. 18, 2010
“‘JihadJane’ pleads not-guilty”
By Derrick Nunnally
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
SNIPPET: “In a quick hearing in a crowded federal courtroom, Colleen “JihadJane” LaRose of Pennsburg pleaded not guilty Thursday to terrorism charges.
LaRose, 46, was in court just 21/2 minutes for the arraignment on charges that she joined a plot by militant Muslims abroad to kill a Swedish artist.
Wearing tight braids in her dirty-blonde hair and a green jail uniform, LaRose appeared to pay little notice to the capacity crowd in the courtroom, though defense lawyer Mark Wilson later said she had been smiling slightly.
Her only words of the brief appearance, “not guilty,” came in a strong, though raspy, voice.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski set a May 3 trial date for LaRose and ordered her to remain in jail, where she has been held since she was arrested in October while stepping off a flight at Philadelphia International Airport.”
http://online.indianagazette.com/articles/2010/03/13/news/doc4b9c5ead31b05457085714.txt
“Security experts: Don’t blame Internet for JihadJane and other recent terror scares”
By Michael Booth, The Denver Post
Published: Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:15 PM EST
SNIPPET: “It’s not the Internet. It’s the unstable surfer at the keyboard that constitutes the threat.”
SNIPPET: “I see this as a symptom of the domestic American-Islamic extremist community coming of age,’’ said A. Aaron Weisburd, a criminologist and director of the Society for Internet Research, which studies and publicizes terrorist use of the Internet.
“I also see this as American extremists reaching out to like-minded individuals overseas, more than people overseas looking for Americans to recruit,’’ he said. The arrests are ``also a symptom of the increased effort the government is making to address the issue — so the news is not necessarily bad,’’ Weisburd said.”
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“Jihad Jane case suggests rising threat from online ‘jihobbyists’”
By Michael B. Farrell, Staff writer / March 19, 2010
SNIPPET: “’Jihobbyists’ are people drawn to the online theater of violent jihad, becoming increasingly radical as they delve deeper into Web forums. Colleen LaRose, also known as ‘Jihad Jane,’ is an example of this threat, according to counterterrorism experts.”
SNIPPET: “But “jihobbyism stops when you cross over that line from thought to action,” Brachman said. “[W]hen they start stepping toward making something violent happen – including when you knowingly fund a terrorist organization – that crosses the line from jihobbyism to material support for terrorism.”
Aaron Weisburd of the Society for Internet Research, which monitors online Islamic extremism, said, “The problem is that the term jihobbyist conveys the notion that these guys are not serious ....”
“In fact what these guys are doing,” he wrote on his blog, “is marking time while waiting for the opportunities and associations to appear that will allow them to become real jihadis.””
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1 comment to Neighbor: LaRose seemed like ‘everyday housewife’
Javid Kamal
March 11th, 2010 at 10:25 am
please free her. she was merely following quranic injunctions.
UPDATE:
April 2, 2010
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://philadelphia.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ph040210.htm
Women from Colorado and Pennsylvania Charged with Terrorism Violations in Superseding Indictment
WASHINGTON—A superseding indictment unsealed this afternoon in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charges Jamie Paulin Ramirez, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Colorado, and Colleen R. LaRose, aka “Fatima LaRose,” aka “JihadJane,” a resident of Pennsylvania, with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. The superseding indictment adds Ramirez as a defendant to what was previously an indictment charging only LaRose.
The new charges were announced by David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Michael L. Levy, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; and Janice K. Fedarcyk, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI in Philadelphia.
The superseding indictment charges that LaRose and Ramirez traveled to and around Europe to participate in and in support of violent jihad. According to the superseding indictment, Ramirez exchanged e-mail messages with LaRose during the summer of 2009, in which LaRose invited Ramirez to join her in Europe to attend a “training camp.” Ramirez is charged with accepting the invitation and asking to bring along her minor male child. On Sept, 12, 2009, Ramirez traveled to Europe with her child with the intent to live and train with jihadists. The day she arrived in Europe, the indictment alleges, Ramirez married an unindicted co-conspirator whom she had never before met in person.
The superseding indictment charges Ramirez, age 31, with one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The charges against LaRose remain unchanged, and carry a maximum potential sentence of life in prison and a $1 million fine.
Ramirez was arrested this afternoon in Philadelphia after voluntarily flying to the United States from abroad.
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Philadelphia, the FBI Field Division in New York, and the FBI Field Division in Denver. It is being prosecuted by Jennifer Arbittier Williams, Assistant U.S. Attorney from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Matthew F. Blue, Trial Attorney from the Counterterrorism Section in the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
The public is reminded that an indictment is an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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http://www.eurasiareview.com/2010/04/33006-was-jihad-jane-recruit-of-lashkar.html
“Was Jihad Jane A Recruit Of Lashkar-E-Toiba?”
Saturday, April 03, 2010
By B.Raman
SNIPPET: “In June 2008, Jihad Jane had posted a comment on YouTube saying she was “desperate to do something somehow to help” suffering Muslims. According to the FBI indictment, she appears to have been contacted by the jihadis thereafter. The indictment charges that she received a direct order to kill a Swedish resident. She traveled to Sweden and tracked the target with the intent of carrying out the murder. The FBI identified the target as cartoonist Lars Vilks.In an e-mail message to a co-conspirator, she wrote that she would pursue her mission “till I achieve it or die trying,” according to the indictment.The indictment accuses her of agreeing, in March 2009, to marry a co-conspirator from a South Asian country who was trying to obtain residency in Europe.He allegedly urged her to go to Sweden, find the Swedish man “and kill him”. The indictment claims she tried to raise money over the internet, lure others to her cause, and lied to FBI investigators.
According to US media reports, she is also linked to an online organization Revolutionmuslim.com — where she was a subscriber, again using the name Jihad Jane. The site is run by an American Muslim, who had made the following posting after she was indicted: “Sisters — please consider sending her [LaRose] a message of support and hope and let’s remind her she isn’t alone. It’s likely she’s the only Muslimah there. As always, use discretion when writing, don’t ask pointed questions, and of course don’t say anything that could create problems for her or yourselves.”
She has been accused not only of conspiring to murder the cartoonist, but also of allegedly trying to recruit women with Western passports to marry fellow violent jihadists and of raising money for terrorist causes.
The US Department of Justice has issued the following statement regarding her indictment:”
SNIPPET: “B. Raman is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai.”
Labels: India, Pakistan, Terrorism
Guilty! and I’m not talking about her looks. She is ugly on the inside.
wow, that threw me a curve...responding from a post back on 3/09/10..*LOL*
www.revolutionmuslim.com/search/label/captives
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www.revolutionmuslim.com/2010/06/support-our-sister-fatima.html
SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2010
“Support our Sister Fatima”
SNIPPET: “POSTED BY TALIBA AL-QURAN
LABELS: CAPTIVES”
UPDATE:
February 1, 2011
NOTE The following text is a quote:
philadelphia.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel11/ph020111.htm
Pennsylvania Woman Pleads Guilty in Plot to Recruit Violent Jihadist Fighters and to Commit Murder Overseas
PHILADELPHIA—Colleen R. LaRose, aka “Jihad Jane,” 47, pleaded guilty today to all counts of a superseding indictment charging her with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, making false statements, and attempted identity theft. LaRose faces a maximum potential sentence of life in prison and a $1 million fine when sentenced.
The guilty plea, which was entered today before U.S. District Court Judge Petrese B. Tucker, was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security David Kris, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Zane David Memeger, and Special Agent-in-Charge George Venizelos, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Philadelphia Division.
LaRose, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was charged by indictment in March 2010. A superseding indictment was filed in April 2010, adding co-defendant Jamie Paulin Ramirez, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Colorado. Ramirez is awaiting trial which is scheduled to begin May 2, 2011.
According to documents filed with the court, LaRose and her co-conspirators recruited men on the Internet to wage violent jihad in South Asia and Europe and recruited women on the Internet who had passports and the ability to travel to and around Europe in support of violent jihad.
LaRose and her co-conspirators used the Internet to establish relationships with one another and to communicate regarding their plans, which included martyring themselves, soliciting funds for terrorists, soliciting passports, and avoiding travel restrictions (through the collection of passports and through marriage) in order to wage violent jihad. LaRose also stole another individual’s U.S. passport and transferred it in an effort to facilitate an act of international terrorism.
In addition, LaRose received a direct order to kill a citizen and resident of Sweden, and to do so in a way that would frighten “the whole Kufar [non-believer] world.” LaRose agreed to carry out her murder assignment, and she and her co-conspirators discussed that her appearance and American citizenship would help her blend in while carrying out their plans. LaRose later traveled to Europe and tracked the intended target online in an effort to complete her task.
“Today’s guilty plea, by a woman from suburban America who plotted with others to commit murder overseas and to provide material support to terrorists, underscores the evolving nature of the threat we face,” said David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security. “I applaud the many agents and analysts and prosecutors who helped bring about today’s result.”
“We are working diligently to protect the public by investigating and prosecuting terrorists, said Memeger. “Today’s plea is an illustration of the dedication—by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, this office, and the National Security Division—to achieve that goal.”
“The guilty plea in this case today demonstrates our need to remain vigilant to the continuing and evolving threats that we face in addressing terrorism,” said Special Agent-in-Charge George C. Venizelos, of the Philadelphia Division of the FBI. “Our Joint Terrorism Task Forces and our partners in the law enforcement and intelligence communities need to, more than ever, stay creative in our approaches to preventing acts of terrorism.”
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Philadelphia, the FBI Field Division in New York, the FBI Field Division in Denver, and the FBI Field Office in Washington, D.C. Authorities in Ireland and Sweden provided assistance in this matter. The Office of International Affairs in the Justice Department’s Criminal Division also provided assistance. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Matthew F. Blue, Trial Attorney from the Counterterrorism Section in the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
http://www.investigativeproject.org/topics/34/homegrown-terror
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/2544/jihad-jane-pleads-guiltyn
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“”Jihad Jane” Pleads Guilty”
by IPT News • Feb 1, 2011 at 5:19 pm
SNIPPET: “Colleen LaRose pled guilty to conspiracy to support terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, lying to investigators and attempted identity theft. She faces a potential life sentence.
According to a memorandum outlining the plea change, prosecutors said that their evidence proved LaRose “worked obsessively on her computer to communicate with, recruit and incite other jihadists.” She then agreed to try to kill Swedish cartoonists Lars Vilks, who drew a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad’s head on the body of a dog.”
SNIPPET: “Jamie Paulin-Ramirez remains charged in the case and has entered a not guilty plea. The women hoped to use their Western appearances and passports to avoid detection as they plotted terrorism and recruited jihadists.”
Thanks for the update, Cindy.
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