RALEIGH, KOMPAS.com – Two men from the American right-wing movement, Boogaloo allegedly trying to supply weapons to Hamas in disguise, to raise money.
Launch New York Post On Saturday, it was estimated that the money would be used by Boogaloo for their own anti-government purposes in the state.
Michael Robert Solomon, 30, from North Carolina, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, from Minnesota, face federal charges after prosecutors accused them of volunteering as mercenaries to Hamas simply because they believed the organization was anti-US.
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“This case can only be understood as a disturbing example of the old adage, ‘The enemy of your enemy is your friend,'” Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers for the National Security Division said in a statement.
The defendants, in the act of supplying weapons, are also accused of trying to use force against the police, other government officials and government property as part of their desire to overthrow the government.
Members of the loosely organized Boogaloo movement have a staunch pro-gun, anti-government view, and believe they will lead the US into a second civil war.
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Solomon and Teeter are part of a sub-group called “Boojahideen”.
They have an action scheme that they shared in June with an undercover FBI informant they believe to be Hamas, according to the accusation report.
The two made plans to offer themselves as “mercenaries” for Hamas to raise money and buy the Boogaloo training complex, according to federal prosecutors.
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They also allegedly planned to supply “untraceable” weapons and become part of Hamas, sharing their ideas for destroying government monuments, politicians and members of the media.
Investigations into the two began in May, when protests over the police murder of George Floyd escalated across the country.
An eye witness has told the FBI that Solomon and Teeter were in possession of large amounts of weapons and ammunition and were openly discussing acts of violence against police and other institutions.
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“The FBI is committed to stopping acts of violence against law enforcement officers or anyone in our community,” said Jill Sanborn, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division.
The defendants in this case are willing to cooperate with Hamas, an organization terrorist foreigners, to raise money for potential acts of violence in the US.
The two are being held pending a detention trial scheduled for Wednesday, September 9.
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