BOSTON A Massachusetts-based political scientist and author is accused of secretly working for the government of Iran while lobbying U.S. officials on issues like nuclear policy, federal authorities said Tuesday. Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi was arrested by FBI agents at his home in Watertown, Massachusetts, on Monday, officials said. He is charged in New York […]
BOSTON - A Massachusetts-based political scientist and author is accused of secretly working for the government of Iran while lobbying U.S. officials on iss
A Kenyan man has been charged with plotting a Sept. 11-style hijacking attack in the U.S., and had allegedly prepared by obtaining pilot training in the Philippines, federal prosecutors said in court documents unsealed Wednesday.
Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a suspected operative of the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, had been in the custody of Philippine authorities on local charges before being transported Tuesday to the U.S., where he now faces six terror-related offenses.
In his first court appearance Wednesday in New York, Abdullah pleaded not guilty and was ordered detained.
“This case, which involved a plot to use an aircraft to kill innocent victims, reminds us of the deadly threat that radical Islamic terrorists continue to pose to our nation, Assistant Attorney General John Demers said.
US Charges Six Russian Military Intelligence Officers With Cyberattacks
10/19/20 AT 2:03 PM
Six Russian military intelligence officers have been charged with carrying out cyberattacks on Ukraine s power grid, the 2017 French elections and the 2018 Winter Olympics, the US Justice Department announced on Monday.
The six current or former members of the GRU were also accused of staging a malware attack called NotPetya that infected computers of businesses worldwide causing nearly $1 billion in losses. An FBI poster shows six Russian military intelligence officers accused of staging cyberattacks Photo: GETTY IMAGES / POOL
In addition, they allegedly targeted investigations into the nerve agent poisoning of Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter and carried out cyberattacks on media outlets and the parliament in Georgia.