(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) A 24-year-old former U.S. soldier living in a Pittsburgh suburb has been charged in federal court with lying to the FBI after, authorities said, he flew to the Middle East and attempted to join the terrorist group Hezbollah.
Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, of Upper St. Clair traveled to Lebanon in August in an attempt to join Hezbollah and then lied about his efforts when speaking with FBI agents in October, according to a two-count criminal complaint unsealed Monday.
Molloy converted to Islam in or around February, authorities said. On Aug. 9, he traveled to Chicago O’Hare International Airport and flew to Istanbul. Between Aug. 10 and Oct. 14, he rented homes in Lebanon.
