The DOJ arrested two American men who they say were the leaders of a transnational terrorist group.
According to a press release from the DOJ, Matthew Allison from Idaho and Dallas Humber from California were charged with “soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.”
AG Merrick Garland announced that the two men, who allegedly targeted non-white populations and gay individuals, did all of this “in the name of violent white supremacist ideology.”
The Terrorgram Collective, as they are known, plotted their crimes on the social media platform Telegram with a goal, the DOJ says, of carrying out heinous crimes against government officials and aiding international terrorist activities.
FBI Director Chris Wray said, “Whether motivated by racial bias or antagonism toward government and societal norms, such behavior will not be tolerated.”
The two men were indicted on 15 counts, which could result in as many as 220 years in prison.