(Miami Herald) A man in Florida has been sentenced to six years in federal prison after he was accused of pledging his allegiance and support of ISIS four years ago, court documents show. Moad Mohamed Benkabbou, a 23-year-old from Kissimmee, was sentenced […]
(Miami Herald) It will be a long time if ever before Durell Sims tastes real freedom, but an appeals court has validated one freedom: the ability to grow a bushy beard behind bars. In the latest twist in litigation that has lasted […]
(Miami Herald) A U.S. citizen with several addresses listed in South Florida in the early 2000s will spend 20 years behind bars for supporting ISIS and dragging his family along to Syria. Emraan Ali, 55, was sentenced last week in Miami federal […]
(Miami Herald) The Miami-Dade County School Board approved the 2023-24 school calendar, which for the first time recognizes Eid al-Fitr, a holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month. The holiday, which falls on April 10, 2024, is designated as […]
(Miami Herald) A Cuban-born man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to supporting a foreign terrorist group by distributing propaganda videos on social media, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami said Wednesday. Jonathan Guerra Blanco, 24, who […]
(Miami Herald) A Cuban-born man accused of supporting a foreign terrorist group by distributing propaganda videos on social media is being held in a Miami federal lockup, according to court records. Jonathan Guerra Blanco, 23, who lives near Fort Myers, was denied […]
(Miami Herald) The FBI has arrested a South Florida man who posted a dozen online videos making “threatening” statements about wanting to “burn” black people and kill members of different religious faiths and the military. Mostafa Hussaini, 34, taken into custody Thursday, […]
(Miami Herald) A North Miami Beach man who wanted the “establishment of Islamic law” plotted to bomb deans at two of his former colleges, federal authorities said Monday. Salman Rashid, 23, appeared in Miami federal court on Monday charged with soliciting another […]
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