Court Case

USA v. Taheb, Hasher Jallal

January 2019 (Updated July 23, 2020)
Cumming, GA
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)

[NDGA] Hasher Jallal Taheb, a resident of Cumming in Forsyth County, Georgia, sought to attack the White House and potentially some other monuments or a synagogue in DC. Taheb's alleged attack on the White House involved various explosives and firearms, though even days before he claimed he had still never fired a gun in his life but said he could learn fast, according to the criminal complaint. Authorities also said he planned to travel to the Islamic State territory but acknowledged he didn't have a passport. Taheb pleaded guilty to plotting an attack on the White House using weapons and explosives. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting an attack on the White House.

Case Updates

2020-07-23 | Forsyth Man Sentenced for Attempted Attack on the White House

Hasher Jallal Taheb of Cumming, Georgia was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting an attack upon the White House. Taheb also planned attacks on the Statue of Liberty, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and a synagogue. During an undercover operation conducted by the FBI, federal investigators learned in October 2018 that Taheb, in fact, applied for a passport and planned to travel overseas. At the same time, Taheb had begun planning domestic attacks in the United States as part of his desire to engage in "jihad." His targets initially included the White House and the Statue of Liberty. Later in December 2018, Taheb broadened his prospective targets in the Washington, D.C. area, to include the Washington Monument, the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, and a synagogue.

2020-04-01 | Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Attack the White House with Explosives

Hasher Jallal Taheb, 23, of Cumming, Georgia, pleaded guilty to plotting an attack on the White House.The planned attack involved various explosives and firearms, even though days before Taheb claimed he had never fired a gun in his life but said he could learn fast, according to the criminal complaint. Authorities also said he planned to travel to the Islamic State territory but acknowledged he didn't have a passport.

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