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A man from Pennsylvania who briefly served in the US military faces charges of attempting to join the terrorist militant group Hezbollah in an effort to “kill Jews,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for allegedly traveling to Lebanon and Syria last year to join the Iran-backed group despite knowing it is a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. .
According to an affidavit, Molloy, who has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship and previously served on active duty in the armyHe tried to join the terrorist organization several times.
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Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of attempting to support the foreign terrorist organization Hezbollah and making false statements related to international terrorism to a U.S. department or agency. (Department of Justice)
The Justice Department said the 24-year-old converted to islam in 2024.
After his conversion, he contacted people in Lebanon while he was in the country in August 2024 to propose becoming a Hezbollah fighter, the Justice Department alleges. His contacts responded that it was not the right time and that he would need to take further action.
Molloy went to Syria in October 2024 and attempted to join again. On his flight back to the United States, the Justice Department said, he lied to FBI agents at Pittsburgh International Airport when he said he had no intention of joining Hezbollah, that he had no business in Syria and that he did not meet with no one there.
When he returned to the United States, he continued trying to join the organization, according to the Justice Department.
Hezbollah terrorists train in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
Authorities allege that Molloy had expressed hatred and promoted violence. against the Jewish people through social networks.
An affidavit reviewed by Fox News Digital said Molloy posted anti-Semitic sentiments on social media.
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Court documents also revealed that he told a family member that his “master plan was to join Hezbollah and kill Jews.”
Jack Danaher Molloy faces a maximum sentence of 28 years in prison. (Department of Justice)
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While Molloy was living in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, the Justice Department said, he also allegedly visited a website that detailed the possible place of incarceration of Robert Bowers, who carried out the crime. Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue shooting that killed 11 Jews.
If convicted, Molloy faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on one count of material support. On the false statement charges, he faces a maximum penalty of eight years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.