GUILTY NM - 11 children found in "filthy" compound with little food, training to commit terrorism, Taos, Aug 2018

[Niner]

Found this article, but unfortunately, no next court date. Guess they did NOT go to trial on the Federal charges.

Taos 5 may face federal terrorism charges


The five defendants arrested after authorities found a dead child at a compound north of Taos in August are now under investigation for a specific terrorism-related charge that has never before been filed in New Mexico, according to a court filing by federal prosecutors.

While the possible charge – providing material support to terrorists – is unprecedented for New Mexico, it has been used hundreds of times across the country in cases related to jihad, said Karen Greenberg, director of the Center for National Security at Fordham Law School.

 

[Tillicum]

Feds charge 5 from makeshift New Mexico compound, where 11 emaciated children were found, with terror, kidnapping offenses

“The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to provide material support in preparation for violent attacks against federal law enforcement officers and members of the military,” Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers for the Department of Justice's National Security Division said.

 

[Tillicum]

Feds bring terrorism charges against suspects in New Mexico compound case

“During this lengthy and complex investigation, the safety of the community as well as that of the children at the Amalia compound has been our priority,” said the FBI's special agent in charge of the operation, James Langenberg. “Cases such as these sometimes take a while, but the FBI will never give up until justice is done.”

 

[YESorNO]

New Mexico compound suspects face new conspiracy charges

3/14/19

"ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Five extended family members who had been living on a remote New Mexico compound where a 3-year-old boy died before it was raided have been indicted on terrorism-related charges that accuse them of conspiring to attack U.S. law enforcement officers, military members and government employees, authorities said Thursday.

The superseding indictment against the suspects, who have been in federal custody since August on firearms charges, came six months after authorities first descended on their squalid compound near Amalia, just south of the Colorado state line....
All the suspects, except Wahhaj, also have been charged with participating in the kidnapping of Abdul-ghani Wahhaj, the boy who died after prosecutors say he had been denied medication for seizures. Jany Leveille, a leader of the group, believed medication suppressed Muslim beliefs, authorities said.

Because authorities say the 2017 abduction ultimately resulted in the boy's death, the kidnapping count against Leveille, Hujrah Wahhaj, Subhana Wahhaj and Lucas Morton carries a potential sentence of life in prison or the death penalty should prosecutors win a conviction against them and decide to pursue the maximum punishment in the case.

The father has not been charged with kidnapping because of federal statutes that generally only allow for charging parents with abducting their own children in international cases....

"We still don't have all the documents from the government regarding this case," said Amy Sirignano, who represents Morton.

She said in an email sent on behalf of the defense that their clients would plead not guilty at an arraignment scheduled for next Thursday....

A prior federal grand jury indictment on firearms and conspiracy charges against the group stemmed from accusations that Leveille, who is originally from Haiti, had been living in the country illegally and that the others had conspired to provide her with firearms and ammunition."

New Mexico compound suspects face new conspiracy charges :: WRAL.com

(Abdul-ghani Wahhaj, 3)

 

[YESorNO]

Full indictment:


Federal Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment against Five Amalia, New Mexico Compound Defendants
Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support in Preparation for Attacks on Federal Officials and Other Offenses

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Federal Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment against Five Amalia, New Mexico Compound Defendants

 

[Niner]

Thursday, March 21st:
*Arraignment Hearing Re-Indicted & Charged (Federal Case) (@ MT) – NM – 11 children (ages 1 to 15 found 8/3/18 in filthy NM compound, Amalia) - *Siraj Ibn Wahhaj (39), Maryam Jany Leveille (35) (wife of Siraj), Laqman Lucas Allen Morton (40), Subhannah Wahhaj (33) (8 mos pregnant back in 8/31/18) (wife of Morton) & Hujrah Wahhaj (38) (sister of Siraj) arrested (8/31/18) & indicted (9/12/18) & re charged & indicted (3/13/19) by FBI with conspiring to provide material support in preparation for attacks on Fed. Officials, terrorism, kidnapping (except Siraj) & firearms violations. Also charged Leveille, a Haitian national, with being in the United States illegally & unlawfully in possession of firearms and ammunition from Oct. 2017 thru Aug. 2018. The other four defendants are charged with aiding & abetting Leveille & conspiring with her to commit the offense. (Violating federal firearms & conspiracy laws).
Court hearings from 8/31/18 thru 9/11/18 reference post #273 here:
NM - 11 children found in "filthy" New Mexico compound with little food, 04 Aug. 2018
12/2/18 Update: The 5 defendants arrested after authorities found a dead child at a compound north of Taos in August are now under investigation for a specific terrorism-related charge that has never before been filed in New Mexico.
3/13/19 Update: Federal Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment against Five Amalia, New Mexico Compound Defendants charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support in Preparation for Attacks on Federal Officials & Other Offenses. A federal grand jury sitting in Albuquerque, NM returned a superseding indictment on March 13, 2019 charging Jany Leveille, 36, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 40, Hujrah Wahhaj, 38, Subhanah Wahhaj, 36, and Lucas Morton, 41, with federal offenses related to terrorism, kidnapping & firearms violations. The superseding indictment (9/11/18) charges all of the defendants with participating in a conspiracy from Oct. 2017 to Aug. 2018 to provide material support and resources, including currency, training, weapons, and personnel, knowing & intending that they were to be used in preparation for & in carrying out attacks to kill officers & employees of the U.S., in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2339A. See all here: Federal Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment against Five Amalia, New Mexico Compound Defendants Arraignment for all on 3/21.

 

[Niner]

New Mexico compound suspects plead not guilty

CNN) - Five suspects who lived on a New Mexico compound pleaded not guilty to charges they conspired to provide material support in preparation for attacks on federal law enforcement officers and members of the military.



and of course, no next hearing date....

 

[PayrollNerd]

I’m so happy all those children are no longer in that environment being starved and brainwashed. I hope the older children are able to comprehend what they went thru was not normal and the idealogy they were taught was not normal. They need psychological support services to become mentally healthy adults. Having food, clothing, schooling and a safe happy environment must be such a relief to all of them. I hope they all do well going forward.

 

[Trident]

I’m so happy all those children are no longer in that environment being starved and brainwashed. I hope the older children are able to comprehend what they went thru was not normal and the idealogy they were taught was not normal. They need psychological support services to become mentally healthy adults. Having food, clothing, schooling and a safe happy environment must be such a relief to all of them. I hope they all do well going forward.

Thing is, the ideology they were taught IS normal to a great many folks. People need to understand that and quit looking through rose-colored glasses. IMO

 

[YESorNO]

4 of 5 Taos compound suspects could face death penalty (with clip)

Mar 22, 2019

"...Jany Leveille, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, Hujrah Wahhaj, Subhanah Wahhaj and Lucas Morton are all accused of planning to kill officers and other government employees.

Four of five in the group are now charged with kidnapping, a count that is punishable by life or death at the federal level....

Although federal law says the kidnapping charge is punishable by the death sentence, federal attorneys haven't said yet if they'll seek death sentences against the five suspects.

The trial is set for April 2020."

4 of 5 Taos compound suspects could face death penalty

 

[YESorNO]

New Mexico compound suspects plead not guilty
5 suspects arrested after raid last summer

Mar 22, 2019

"...A grand jury in Albuquerque returned a superseding indictment charging the suspects with federal offenses related to terrorism, kidnapping and firearms violations. The superseding indictment replaced one returned by a grand jury last year and includes more serious charges.

In the superseding indictment, Leveille, Hujrah Wahhaj, Subhanah Wahhaj and Morton were also charged with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping...."

New Mexico compound suspects plead not guilty

Superseding indictment :

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-r...nload?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

 

[YESorNO]

New Mexico judges weigh dangerousness of compound defendants

March 29, 2019

"TAOS, N.M. (AP) — Judges at hearings Wednesday in state district court are considering crucial decisions about child neglect and abuse charges against five defendants arrested at a remote compound in northern New Mexico where 11 children were found living in filth and the body of a 3-year-old boy was retrieved....

A judge also will weigh whether any of the five defendants from the compound can be released pending trial on child neglect charges without endangering the public. Prosecutors are pressing for continued incarceration. They plan to present new evidence of an anti-government plot and talk of jihad and martyrdom among some members of the extended Muslim family that settled at the compound last winter...."

New Mexico judges weigh dangerousness of compound defendants | Osburn Oracle

 

[Niner]

Federal prosecutors will not seek death penalty against northern NM compound suspects

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Federal prosecutors revealed in a court filing Tuesday that they will not seek the death penalty against the adults who were arrested at a compound in Taos County.

 

[K_Z]

Very glad prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty. IMO, that would lead to a much bigger chance they would be found not guilty by a lay jury.

I think convictions are more likely with the DP off the table. LWOP, or sentences of 50+ years each would be appropriate, IMO.

I'm hopeful they don't get any kind of pre-trial release.

I am hopeful that all the children are being prevented from visiting or having any contact with the 5 defendants. Hopefully, social services will soon move to sever all parental rights-- but probably that will have to wait until after the trial/s. I suspect attorneys will file to sever the trials, and with motions and hearings, I think the trials will drag out over several years.

I'm hopeful the children are not with any relatives, and are in homes with foster parents who have no connections to the defendants. I know that might be controversial, but that's my opinion. In cases like this, I think a clean break from all relatives of the defendants is the best situation for the kids to try to start over. They deserve a chance to try to grow up in a totally new environment, and to adapt and develop some positive relationships, learn how to live in a clean environment, eat healthily, go to school, play, and be free of extremist indoctrination. These kids are deeply damaged by the physical and psychological manipulation, toxicity, filth, and extremism they were subjected to with the defendants. Avoiding kinship care might be wishful thinking on my part, because I know how social services usually places kids-- kinship is "preferred" whenever possible. I just strongly disagree with the typical social services goals that kinship care, preserving the parental bond, and reunification should be goals with kids who have been this damaged in the care of their parents.

These kids, unfortunately, are at very high risk for all sorts of dysfunctional thinking and behaviors as they grow up, and as adults. They need a lot of ongoing care and therapy to have a chance at a healthy adult life. I hope they get what they need. Those poor kids. I ache for any kids born into such abusive circumstances.

By the way, did Subhannah Wahhaj deliver yet? It was mentioned last September in articles that she was pregnant.

The judge determined another sister, Subhannah Wahhaj, 35, who is pregnant, and Lucas Morton, 40, also are a danger to the community.

Federal judge orders 5 defendants in compound case held until trial

 

[Elley Mae]

Terrorist training camp found in Alabama, report states

Terrorist training camp found in Alabama, report states

 

[Niner]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...c82b2a-f1fd-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge has ordered a woman charged with firearms and terrorism-related counts to be hospitalized for mental health treatment more than a year after authorities arrested her and four other adult residents of a squalid New Mexico compound.

In his order, Chief U.S. District Court Judge William Johnson said Jany Leveille has not been able to understand the proceedings in the case against her because she is suffering from mental illness. The order Thursday allows for a maximum of four months of hospitalization for Leveille before the court determines whether she might eventually prove competent to stand trial. A trial for the five suspects has been scheduled for April.



Still no "real" date for trial in April. If someone else can find one - it would be appreciated! TIA!

 

[Niner]

Found a date!

Terrorism suspect hospitalized

The five defendants are tentatively scheduled for trial in district court on April 13, 2020.

 

[Niner]

The Docket


Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, Jany Leveille, Lucas Morton, Subhanah Wahhaj, Hujrah Wahhaj, motion to delay trial - New Mexico District Court, courtroom unknown, Chief District Judge William P. Johnson

A team of defense attorneys representing five adults charged with planning terrorist attacks from a remote compound in Taos County have filed a motion to delay a trial that had been scheduled for April 13, 2020.

In the motion, the attorneys argued that they need additional time to prepare for trial, noting the complexity and scope of the case. Since the case was filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque in September 2018, U.S. prosecutors have filed an enormous amount discovery, including 2,237 pages of discovery this October alone. The defense also noted that one of the five defendants, Jany Leveille, was hospitalized in October for a competency evaluation, which was still pending as of press time Wednesday (Dec. 4).
[.....]
A response to the motion had not been filed in court records as of press time.

 

[Niner]

Bumping up this thread as there is supposed to be a trial starting tomorrow for all. I have searched & can not find IF this is still a go. Thinking - probably not...

If anyone can find any info - it would be appreciated! TIA and

all!

 

[Niner]

Since I can't find anything on this case - I shall post this - and maybe @YESorNO can find something re trial starting....

Monday, April 13th:
*Trial set to begin for all PROBABLY DELAYED!(Federal Case) (@ MT) – NM – 11 children (ages 1 to 15 found 8/3/18 in filthy NM compound, Amalia) - *Siraj Ibn Wahhaj (39/now 40), Maryam Jany Leveille (35/now 36) (wife of Siraj), Laqman Lucas Allen Morton (40/now 41), Subhannah Wahhaj (33/now 34) (8 mos. pregnant back in 8/31/18) (wife of Morton) & Hujrah Wahhaj (38/now 39) (sister of Siraj) arrested (8/31/18) & indicted (9/12/18) & re charged & indicted (3/13/19) by FBI with conspiring to provide material support in preparation for attacks on Fed. Officials, terrorism, kidnapping (except Siraj) & firearms violations. Also charged Leveille, a Haitian national, with being in the United States illegally & unlawfully in possession of firearms and ammunition from Oct. 2017 thru Aug. 2018. The other four defendants are charged with aiding & abetting Leveille & conspiring with her to commit the offense. (Violating federal firearms & conspiracy laws). All plead not guilty.
Trial set to begin on 4/13/20.
Court hearings from 8/31/18 thru 3/13/19 reference post #286 here:
NM - 11 children found in "filthy" New Mexico compound with little food, 04 Aug. 2018
3/21/19 Arraignment for all. All plead not guilty. Although federal law says the federal kidnapping charge is punishable by the death sentence, federal attorneys will not seek the death sentences against the five suspects. The trial is set for April 13, 2020.
10/17/19 Update: Chief U.S. District Court Judge William Johnson's order Thursday allows for a maximum of four months of hospitalization for Leveille before the court determines whether she might eventually prove competent to stand trial.
11/12/19 Update: A team of defense attorneys representing five adults charged with planning terrorist attacks from a remote compound in Taos County have filed a motion to delay a trial that had been scheduled for April 13, 2020. Defense attorneys argued that they need additional time to prepare for trial, noting the complexity and scope of the case. A response to the motion had not been filed in court records.