2005 Los Angeles bomb plot

Planned terrorist attacks in the United States June 2025 February 2025 The 2005 Los Angeles bomb plot was a 2005 effort by a group of ex-convicts calling themselves Jamiyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh to bomb several military bases, a number of synagogues, and an Israeli consulate in California.http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/31/state/n143135D24.DTL Four indicted in alleged terrorist plot against LA-area targets Marquez Jeremiah 2005-09-01 SFGate.com https://web.archive.org/web/20060815233005/http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2005%2F08%2F31%2Fstate%2Fn143135D24.DTL 2006-08-15 deadhttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9148467 Four charged with hatching prison terror plot 2005-08-31 NBC News https://archive.today/20181029193130/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/9148467/ns/us_news-security/t/four-charged-hatching-prison-terror-plot/%23.W9dgC9LLfK4 2018-10-29 live 2018-10-29 On 31 August 2005, Kevin James and three other men were indicted on terrorism charges related to conspiracy to attack military facilities in the Los Angeles area and of attempting to fund their campaign by robbing gas stations in Southern California over the previous three months. Kevin James was accused of founding a radical Islamic group called J.I.S (Jam’iyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh جمعية الإسلام الصحيح, Arabic for "Assembly of Authentic Islam") from his cell in Folsom Prison in California, and of recruiting fellow inmates to join his mission to target for violent attack so-called enemies of Islam or "infidels".http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/August/05_crm_453.html Four Men Indicted on Terrorism Charges Related to Conspiracy to Attack Military Facilities, Other Targets 31 August 2006 Department of Justice 2006-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090530184752/http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/August/05_crm_453.html 30 May 2009 live The announcement of the arrests was made by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in the presence of the director of the FBI Robert Mueller in Washington D.C.http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speeches/2005/ag_speech_050831.html https://web.archive.org/web/20061004122221/http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speeches/2005/ag_speech_050831.html October 4, 2006 dead 31 August 2005 Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the California Terrorism Indictment Press Conference Department of Justice Mueller mentioned the incident in a "Major Executive Speech" in June 2006 on the day that the 2006 Sears Tower plot was announced.Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Director Robert S. Mueller, III https://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/speeches/mueller062306.htm Robert S. Mueller, III FBI Major Executive Speeches FBI 23 June 2006 2006-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090512062429/http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/speeches/mueller062306.htm 12 May 2009 dead The Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI outlined the case in his congressional testimony in September 2006.https://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress06/vanduyn091906.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20061003235745/https://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress06/vanduyn091906.htm October 3, 2006 dead Statement of Donald Van Duyn Deputy Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division Federal Bureau of Investigation Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Related Agencies 19 September 2006 FBI Donald Van Duyn Background Islam and antisemitism Terrorism in the United States The plot is one in a series of terrorist-related attacks and failed attacks by Muslims on military installations in the United States, including the 2009 New York terrorism plot, the 2007 Fort Dix attack plot, the 2009 Little Rock recruiting office shooting, and the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon. Suspects Kevin Lamar James, founded J.I.S. (Jam’iyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh) in 2004 while in prison, recruiting fellow inmates, and then others after his release in December 2004. Levar Haney Washington, Muslim convert, a U.S. national; arrested 5 July for armed robbery. Gregory Vernon Patterson, a U.S. national; purchased a .223-caliber rifle and arrested 5 July for armed robbery. Hammad Riaz Samana, a lawful permanent U.S. resident originally from Pakistan; allegedly trained with firearms; arrested 2 August. Several of the suspects formed a group called Jam’iyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh from inside a California state prisonNew York Times, Imams Reject Talk That Islam Radicalizes Inmates https://web.archive.org/web/20180924072041/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/nyregion/24convert.html 2018-09-24 , DANIEL J. WAKIN, May 23, 2009. About a month later, Washington was released from prison and recruited Patterson and Samana, neither of whom had a criminal record, at an Inglewood mosque. Conviction On 14 December 2007, Kevin James pleaded guilty to "conspiracy to levy war against the United States through terrorism" and was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison.2009-03-07 Ex-gang member jailed over Calif. terror plot https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29560949 2025-12-03 NBC News en Levar Washington also pleaded guilty to the same charges plus an additional weapons charge and was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison.#08-634: Second Man Involved in Domestic Terrorism Plot Targeting Military, Jewish Facilities Sentenced to Prison (2008-07-21) https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2008/July/08-nsd-634.html#:~:text=Gregory%20Patterson,%2024,%20of%20Gardena,to%2022%20years%20in%20prison. 2025-12-03 www.justice.gov Gregory Patterson pled guilty to the same conspiracy and weapons charges as Washington and was sentenced to just over 12.5 years in federal prison. Hammad Samana was initially found to be unfit to stand trial and underwent psychiatric treatment. However, in 2009, he was subsequently charged and sentenced to just under 6 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to levy war against the U. S government through terrorism.http://www.newsweek.com/id/78189 Thwarting Terror Newsweek Andrew Murr 15 December 2007 2015-12-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009143421/http://www.newsweek.com/id/78189 2008-10-09 live In an interview with the prosecutor, the reporter remarked that "the cell appears to have been remarkably indiscreet about committing plans to paper. They even left the text of a press release Mr. James had written for use once they committed a successful attack. And one of the ringleaders, James, was in prison the whole time." Documents such as these formed the basis of the evidence, since the group hadn't gotten to the point of gathering materials to make explosives. Aftermath Gregory Patterson served roughly 8 years of his sentenced and was released from a federal halfway house in Long Beach, California on September 22, 2016. Hammad Samana was released from FCI Englewood in Littleton, Colorado on August, 30, 2010. He was then taken into custody by Immigration, Customs and Enforcement before being deported to Pakistan in November 2010.2010-11-22 Archived: ICE removes terrorist to Pakistan ICE https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-removes-terrorist-pakistan 2025-12-03 www.ice.gov en A 2011 NPR report claimed both Kevin James (who legally changed his name to Ahmed Binyamin Alasiri) and Levar Washington were both imprisoned in the highly restrictive Communication Management Unit. James was released from federal custody in September 2019. While on federal supervised release in Long Beach, California, he sold 1.7 kilograms (3.4 pounds) methamphetamine to a buyer over three meetings. He was indicted on one count of distributing methamphetamine and was sentenced to over 15 years in prison. He is currently incarcerated at FCI Tucson in Tucson, Arizona and is projected to be released from prison on July 27, 2031.2022-03-28 Central District of California Convicted Terrorist Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Pounds of Methamphetamine While on Supervised Release United States Department of Justice https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/convicted-terrorist-sentenced-over-15-years-federal-prison-selling-pounds 2025-12-03 www.justice.gov en Washington was initially set for release from federal custody in September 2024. In 2017, he was sentenced to an additional 6 years in federal prison after he stabbed a fellow inmate with a "shank" 13 to 15 times while they were both housed in USP Allenwood in Pennsylvania.2017-05-15 Middle District of Pennsylvania Inmate Sentenced To Six Years For Assault With Dangerous Weapon United States Department of Justice https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/inmate-sentenced-six-years-assault-dangerous-weapon 2025-12-03 www.justice.gov en In 2022, Washington was sentenced to a further term of over 13 years to run consecutively to both other sentences after stabbed a correctional officer with an 11-inch shank at USP Pollock in Louisiana. Washington is currently serving his sentences at ADX Florence, the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. His projected release date is February 3, 2043.2022-02-18 Western District of Louisiana Two Defendants Sentenced in U.S. District Court United States Department of Justice https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdla/pr/two-defendants-sentenced-us-district-court 2025-12-03 www.justice.gov en See also Los Angeles Islam Islamic extremism in the United States Conversion to Islam in prisons 2009 Little Rock military recruiting office shooting – al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula-inspired attack by Yemen-trained jihadi 2009 Bronx terrorism plot – a plot by four black American Muslim men to shoot down military airplanes flying out of an Air National Guard base and blow up two synagogues 2011 Manhattan terrorism plot – an effort by two Muslim Arab-Americans to bomb a synagogue List of attacks on Jewish institutions in the United States References DATA & GRAPHICS: Population Of The Communications Management Units https://web.archive.org/web/20110307093207/http://www.npr.org/2011/03/03/134227726/data-graphics-population-of-the-communications-management-units 2011-03-07 , Margot Williams and Alyson Hurt, NPR, 3-3-11, retrieved 2011 03 04 from npr.org External links http://www.cpt-mi.org/pdf/Torrancev2.pdf Analysis: Militant Islam in U.S. Prison System 2009-06-05 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20080517054101/http://www.cpt-mi.org/pdf/Torrancev2.pdf 2008-05-17 Category:Antisemitic attacks and incidents in California Category:2005 explosions Category:Terrorist incidents in the United States in 2005 Category:Islamic terrorism in California 2005 Los Angeles bomb plot Category:August 2005 crimes in the United States 2005 Los Angeles bomb plot Bomb plot Category:21st-century attacks on Jewish institutions in the United States Category:Synagogue bombings Category:2005 in Judaism Category:Attacks on military installations in 2005 Category:Attacks on military installations in the United States Category:Attacks on diplomatic missions of Israel Category:Anti-Israeli sentiment in the United States