Two Men Sentenced for Acting as Agents of the People’s Republic of China: Defendants Facilitated Secret Cash Payments and Targeted U.S. Military Personnel on Behalf of the PRC’s Ministry of State Security “Liren Lai and Yuance Chen operated in a long-running scheme to undermine U.S. national security by supporting Chinese intelligence operations and recruiting in the United States,” said Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg. “Lai’s and Chen’s activities, undertaken at the direction of the PRC, were extensive and brazen. The National Security Division is committed to holding accountable anyone who aids or abets such espionage efforts.” Read more:

California Man Pleads GUILTY to Attempting to Provide Material Support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham According to court documents, between February 2025 and June 2025, Akhtar, a citizen of the United States, attempted to provide funds, weapons, and other equipment to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). He communicated online with an online undercover officer, whom he believed was a member of ISIS. In these conversations, Akhtar voiced his support for ISIS and jihad, expressed a desire to travel overseas to join and fight with ISIS, and stated a desire to send guns and money to ISIS. 🔗:

Syrian Man Sentenced for Wide-Ranging Hacking Conspiracy Conducted on Behalf of the Bashar Al Assad Regime Ahmad Umar Agha (also known as Th3Pr0) had spent more than a decade as a fugitive for targeting of Western media entities, businesses, NGOs, and U.S. and allied government entities. “Agha deployed his hacking skills in the service of Assad’s regime to silence reporting on the regime’s atrocities, intimidate its opponents, and incite U.S. servicemembers to refuse their orders,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “His attacks on our networks and institutions, including one that temporarily erased $136 billion from U.S. investors, constitute an assault on the free press and our national and economic security. Today’s sentence should serve as a reminder of the National Security Division’s long memory in pursuit of state-sponsored hackers such as Agha.” 🔗:

American Woman Convicted of Receiving Military Training From ISIS in Syria: The Defendant Received Training from the Khatiba Nusaybah, a Military Battalion Made Up of Female ISIS Members “There is simply no excuse for aligning with or receiving military training from an organization responsible for such suffering. Today's verdict sends a clear message that those who support this death cult will be found and prosecuted.” -Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg Read more:

The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with Extreme Networks, Inc. The company agreed to pay criminal penalties totaling $975,721.84 to resolve the Department’s investigation of sanctions and export control offenses. The Department reached the agreement under its 2026 Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (“the Policy”), which incentivizes companies to voluntarily disclose discovered misconduct, cooperate with Department investigations, and timely and appropriately remediate the wrongdoing. Read more:

“As alleged, Brinksman reached far outside his own duties to obtain some of our Nation’s most closely held secrets and handed them to a romantic partner he knew intended to publish them,” said Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg. “That is not carelessness. It is a betrayal of his oath and the American people who entrusted him to fulfill his duties honorably. Those cleared to hold our Nation's secrets undertake a solemn obligation to protect that information. If proven at trial, this conduct is a grave violation of the Espionage Act, and the National Security Division will prosecute it as such.”

Tennessee Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Prison for Arson and Attempting to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organization: White Supremacist Destroyed Nonprofit With a Napalm-Based Device and Attempted to Provide Material Support to Hizbollah 🔗:

ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Sentenced for Attacking Guards While Serving Sentence for Separate NYC Terror Plot “Bahnasawy, who is already serving a 40-year sentence in federal prison for plotting mass casualty attacks in New York City on behalf of ISIS, savagely attacked corrections officers once again on behalf of ISIS,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “Today’s sentence will further ensure that Bahnasawy remains in prison, where he can do much less harm, for a very long time.” 🔗:

🚨An employee of OpenAI has been arrested for and charged with using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications. 🔗:

Justice Department Announces Coordinated Actions to Combat North Korean Remote IT Worker Schemes Affecting More than 70 U.S. Companies: Law Enforcement Actions in Ohio and Texas Result in Charges, Arrests, and Seizures of Approximately 187 Computer Devices “These schemes threaten the security of the IT systems and data of the deceived U.S. employers and leave countless victims of identity theft. NSD, along with our law enforcement partners, will use every available tool to track down anyone assisting the DPRK and to protect our national security.” -Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg 🔗:

Leader of Global Violent Extremist Network ‘764’ Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Sexually Exploit Minors “Nepal used his leadership role within 764 to orchestrate the systematic exploitation, torture, and psychological destruction of children for the twisted satisfaction of an online network built on cruelty and chaos,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “He directed unspeakable crimes and then treated the suffering of the group’s victims as currency to be traded among his co-conspirators. We will not rest until every member of this network, and others like it, are held accountable.” 🔗:

Justice Department and @FBI Seize Vulnerability Scanning and Spear Phishing Tools Operated and Used by China-State Sponsored Hackers “The United States will not allow China or its proxies to operate against United States interests with impunity in cyberspace,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “The National Security Division will continue to respond decisively and use every tool at our disposal to disrupt the Flax Typhoon threats, dismantle the infrastructure sustaining them, and protect the critical networks that power our daily lives and on which our Nation’s security depends.”

🚨 Man Arrested and Charged for Role in Plotting to Conduct a Mass-Shooting Event in Support of ISIS at the Mall of America Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, of Richfield, Minnesota, was charged today by complaint with one count of knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition in order to commit a federal crime of terrorism. “Mohamud allegedly sought to carry out a mass-casualty shooting at the Mall of America, expressing a desire to emulate some of the most horrific ISIS-inspired attacks in the United States, including the atrocities at Pulse Nightclub and 2025 New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans,” said Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg. “The National Security Division will continue to work closely with the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force to track down and prosecute ISIS-inspired terrorists in the United States.” 🔗:

“Our Intelligence Community must have the trust of the American people to operate effectively in a Nation committed to transparency and the rule of law,” said Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg. “Rush repeatedly betrayed that trust. He defrauded the United States out of approximately $194 million in real estate, jewelry, and other valuable property, including 298 gold bars. Worse, his self-serving actions threatened to erode public confidence in the intelligence services that must strive in secret to keep America safe. Thankfully, the efforts of the Department of Justice, its partners in law enforcement, and the Intelligence Community exposed Rush’s crimes. Today’s plea marks an important step in bringing Rush to justice.”

California Woman Arrested on Charges Alleging She Acted as Agent of China and Spied on Relatives of U.S. Based High-Ranking Taiwanese Government Official “The central allegation here — that Zhang, at the behest of the People’s Republic of China, covertly surveilled relatives of a high-ranking foreign government official in the United States — is deeply troubling,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “The National Security Division and U.S. Attorney’s Offices, along with the FBI and other law enforcement partners, will remain vigilant against threats like this on our soil.” 🔗:

Coordinated Arrests and Charges Dismantle Hamas Terror Finance Network Raising Funds from the United States “Anyone who finances or assists terrorist organizations responsible for the deaths of American citizens should expect to be prosecuted by the Department of Justice,” said @AGToddBlanche. “For decades, members of Hamas have raised funding to carry out brutal terrorist attacks. Under the leadership of President Trump, the Department of Justice will continue pursuing terrorists who kill Americans, dismantling terrorist finance networks, and delivering justice for the families of victims.” 🔗:

California Man Arrested for Smuggling More Than $300 Million in Export-Controlled Computer Servers to China “SI is the defining technology of the era,” said Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg. “The National Security Division will protect the American advantage in the chips that power this technology, a product of our unparalleled innovation and hard work, from illegal diversion by our economic and military adversaries.” 🔗:

Uzbek National Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Providing Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Defendant was the Founder and Leader of a Network Known as the “Tea Party” and Allegedly Raised Funds to Support ISIS and the al-Nusrah Front, and Coordinated Local Support Network for Foreign Fighters “After a decade on the run, Ansariy is back in the United States where he must answer to the charge that he supported two of the most ruthless terrorist groups in the world, ISIS and the al‑Nusrah Front,” said Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg. “As alleged in the indictment, Ansariy ran a network that raised money, arranged travel, and paved the way for individuals who hoped to fight for these foreign terrorist organizations. We thank our partners, domestic and otherwise, for helping us to ensure that terrorists are apprehended wherever they hide.” Read more: