NYLON – A Rochester man who is currently housed at the Livingston County was sentenced to federal prison for recruiting for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, on Thursday. According to a joint press release from Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. and Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Adam S. Cohen of the FBI’s Buffalo … [Read more...]
Terrorist Attack Drill Tests Capacity of Drug Distribution Plan
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The county Health Department says that Monday's mock emergency scenario handed down from New York State successfully tested their ability to distribute emergency medication to the community in two short hours, and the county emergency drug distribution plan does indeed work and help keep everyone safe. Local residents could sign up for the drill, a Medical Countermeasure Distribution Exercise, beforehand, or just drive up … [Read more...]
Accused ISIS Recruiter Being Held in County Jail Pending Federal Charges
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – According to law enforcement records, a man who stands accused of recruiting for ISIS from his Mojoe's Chicken and Pizza shop on Clinton Avenue in Rochester and purchasing illegal firearms from FBI informants intending to kill American soldiers returning from overseas, is being held at the Livingston County Jail in Geneseo after a 5-month stay at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia. According to news partner … [Read more...]