Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Blow up White House

A 23-year-old man from Forsyth County, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to allegedly plotting an explosive “Jihad” attack on the White House.
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Blow up White House
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Katabella Roberts
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A 23-year-old man from Forsyth County, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to allegedly plotting an explosive “jihad” attack on the White House, the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a press release April 1.

Hasher Jallal Taheb pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to destroy, by fire or an explosive, a building owned by or leased to the United States. Taheb and the government agreed that he should receive a 15-year jail sentence as part of the plea agreement.

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