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Extremists who planned the CIA’s and FBI’s demise were handed life sentences in the US

ANGELES: A US court on Wednesday sentenced four adults to life in prison. The adults controlled a tightly guarded facility and were hoping to free a kidnapped youngster who they believed would help them destroy the CIA, FBI, and US military.

The gang abducted a three-year-old in Georgia in December 2017 and brought him to a specially constructed training center in rural New Mexico, where they intended to launch an attack against what they believed to be corrupt establishments. This was all revealed during the trial held last year.

A plea agreement resulted in a 15-year term for a fifth individual, Jany Leveille, a Haitian national who was the group’s purported spiritual head, according to a Department of Justice release.
The property was described by federal prosecutors, who started the case against the five in 2018, as a place where the kids might get training for carrying out school shootings.
Despite being strongly fortified, there was very little food available, no power, and no running water.
Days after the stolen child’s death, Leveille said he would rise from the dead in April of the following year to lead them against their enemies and execute anybody who dared not join their cult.
The Justice Department statement said, “In response, the group’s firearms and tactical training ramped up in frequency, intensity, and complexity in anticipation of the Easter resurrection.”
She adjusted the prediction to a later time of year when that day passed and there was no resurrection.
During a search in August 2018, law enforcement officials discovered many undernourished youngsters within the complex. These children were then turned over to child welfare authorities.
“While clearing the compound, weapons, ammunition, and training documents were discovered confirming intelligence that had been received,” according to the justice department.
A further investigation turned up the three-year-old’s corpse.
“The group intended to use the child as a prop in a plan to rid the world of purportedly corrupt institutions, including the FBI, CIA, and US military, and to kill those who did not convert and follow Leveille,” claimed the statement.
The father of the stolen child, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, together with his sisters Hujrah and Subhanah Wahhaj and Subhanah’s spouse Lucas Morton, were all given life sentences without the prospect of release.
After being released, Leveille will be deported.

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