A Jamaican national pleaded guilty to illegally exporting firearms from the United States to Jamaica, according to the source. The plea covers dozens of firearms, magazines, and ammunition. The shipment method described in the source involved concealing the weapons and related items inside furniture before sending them overseas. No other concealment details are provided. The source does not identify the defendant by name, and it does not give the court, the date of the guilty plea, or any further procedural steps. It also does not state whether the case involved co-defendants, seizures, or a sentencing outcome. The only confirmed operational... [Continue Reading]
A man accused of planning terrorist attacks in Perth has been charged with six further offences in Western Australia.Jayson Joseph Michaels appeared in Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court by video link from custody, where the new charges were read out.The 20-year-old is now accused of possessing child abuse material on a computer, possessing bulletproof clothing, two counts of possessing violent extremist material and two counts of trying to seek objectionable material.The court was told the allegations relate to material found on his devices.Michaels was arrested earlier this year after police alleged he had planned attacks on WA Parliament House, police headquarters... [Continue Reading]
Four men have been convicted in Miami federal court over a plot linked to the 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.A jury found Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages guilty on Friday after a nine-week trial.Prosecutors said the men recruited former Colombian soldiers and supplied money, guns, ammunition and tactical vests as part of a conspiracy to kill Moïse.The court also heard that a fifth defendant, Christian Emmanuel Sanon, will be tried later because of health issues.The verdict is a significant step in a case that has drawn attention in Haiti and the United States... [Continue Reading]