A man from Pennsylvania The Department of Justice (DOJ) said the man, who served briefly in the U.S. military, faces charges of trying to join the terrorist militant group Hezbollah in an effort to “kill Jews.”
Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on Thursday for allegedly traveling to Lebanon and Syria last year to travel to Lebanon and Syria knowing they were a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. is
According to an affidavit, Molloy, a dual U.S. and Irish citizen, has previously served on active duty status. The armyTried to join a terrorist organization several times.
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The DOJ said the 24-year-old Accepted Islam. In 2024
After his conversion, he contacted people in Lebanon about becoming a Hezbollah fighter in August 2024, the DOJ alleges. His contacts replied that the time was not right and that he needed to take further steps.
Molloy went to Syria in October 2024 and tried to rejoin. On the flight back to the U.S., the DOJ said, he lied to FBI agents at Pittsburgh International Airport when he said he had no plans to join Hezbollah, that he had no business in Syria. And he did not meet anyone there.
When he returned to the state, he continued his efforts to join the organization, according to the DOJ.
Hezbollah terrorists are training in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border. (AP/Hasan Ammar)
Authorities allege that Molloy incited hatred and promoted violence. Against the Jews through social media.
Molloy posted anti-Semitic sentiments on social media, the affidavit reviewed by Fox News Digital said.
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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 DOJ said, he also allegedly visited a website that detailed the possible incarceration location of Robert Bowers, who Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue A shooting in which 11 Jews were killed.
If convicted, Molloy faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on the material support charge. For the perjury charges, he faces a maximum of eight years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.