Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS Published: 14 May 2021 14 May 2021
Washington, DC - A New York man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS.
Zachary Clark, aka Umar Kabir, Umar Shishani and Abu Talha, 42, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty in August 2020 to one count of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, namely, ISIS.
“Today’s 20-year sentence recognizes the gravity of Clark’s conduct, including his calls for other ISIS supporters to carry out lone wolf terrorist attacks in New York City,” said Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers for the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “Having pledged allegiance to ISIS, Clark provided others with specific instructions on knifing and bomb-making for use in such attacks. We remain vigilant to the thr
Eleven Defendants Charged with Murder in Indian Country Published: 15 May 2021 15 May 2021
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Oklahoma has returned separate indictments charging 11 defendants with murder and other various violent crimes arising out of Indian Country.
Over the course of a three-day grand jury session in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, trial attorneys with the Justice Department’s Organized Crime and Gang Section, working with and in support of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, obtained the indictments charging the 11 defendants. These indictments followed the reversal or dismissal of state cases as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma.
Published: 15 May 2021 15 May 2021
Miami, Florida - Three Peruvian nationals pleaded guilty to operating a series of call centers in Peru that defrauded Spanish-speaking U.S. residents by threatening, among other things, arrest and deportation.
According to court documents, Omar Cuzcano Marroquin, 32, Jerson Renteria Gonzales, 37, and Evelyng Milla Campuzano, 35, each of Lima, Peru, conspired to commit mail fraud and wire fraud through a series of Peruvian call centers that used fraud and extortion to obtain money from Spanish-speaking individuals in the United States. The defendants and their employees falsely told victims that they were required to accept and pay for English language courses and other educational products. Victims who at first refused to make payments were threatened with serious adverse consequences, including supposed criminal court proceedings, arrest and deportation. Between April 2011 and July 2019, thousands of victims made payments based on calls from
Indcoserve’s purchases lift CTC dust prices at Kochi auctions
May 14, 2021
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The TN co-operative has made heavy procurement for including the brew in the food kits to be supplied in the State
CTC dust prices in Kochi auctions increased by ₹10-20 per kg this week, thanks to Indcoserve, the Tamil Nadu-based tea co-operative federation, in stepping up its purchase.
According to insiders in the auctions, there are reports that the Tamil Nadu-based firm has made heavy procurement for including the brew in the food kits to be supplied for the people in the State.
The auctioneers Forbes, Ewart & Figgis noted that Indcoserve was active across the board in Sale 19 and the price increase was reflected more for medium and plainer varieties vis-a-vis high-priced teas. Major blenders and Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation also lent a useful support, and all these firms together procured 80 per cent of the offered quantity of 10,50,471 kg.