2005 Los Angeles bomb plot

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.[1][2]

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-Saheehجمعية 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".[3]

The announcement of the arrests was made by the Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales in the presence of the director of the FBI Robert Mueller in Washington D.C.[4] Robert Mueller mentioned the incident in a "Major Executive Speech" in June 2006 on the day that the 2006 Sears Tower plot was announced.[5] The Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI outlined the case in his congressional testimony in September 2006.[6]

  1. ^ Marquez, Jeremiah (2005-09-01). "Four indicted in alleged terrorist plot against LA-area targets". SFGate.com. Archived from the original on 2006-08-15.
  2. ^ "Four charged with hatching prison terror plot". NBC News. 2005-08-31. Archived from the original on 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  3. ^ "Four Men Indicted on Terrorism Charges Related to Conspiracy to Attack Military Facilities, Other Targets" (Press release). Department of Justice. 31 August 2006. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 2006-10-17.
  4. ^ "Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the California Terrorism Indictment Press Conference" (Press release). Department of Justice. 31 August 2005. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006.
  5. ^ Robert S. Mueller, III (23 June 2006). "Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Director Robert S. Mueller, III". FBI Major Executive Speeches (Press release). FBI. Archived from the original on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 2006-10-17.
  6. ^ Donald Van Duyn (19 September 2006). "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" (Press release). FBI. Archived from the original on October 3, 2006.