Legal Commentary

"Jihad Jane" Indicted in Philadelphia

By Jeralyn

Colleen LaRose, aka "Jihad Jane" and Jamie Paulin Ramirez were indicted yesterday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The indictment is here.

Both are charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to kill in a foreign country. LaRose is also charged with making false statements to federal officials and attempted identity theft. [More...]

According to the superseding indictment, Ramirez exchanged e-mail messages with LaRose during the summer of 2009, in which LaRose invited Ramirez to join her in Europe to attend a "training camp."

Ramirez is charged with accepting the invitation and asking to bring along her minor son. On Sept. 12, Ramirez traveled to Europe with her son with the intent to live and train with jihadists.

The day she arrived in Europe, the indictment alleges, Ramirez married an unindicted co-conspirator whom she had never before met in person.

Ramirez' husband is reported to be the alleged leader of the terrorist plot, Algerian Ali Charaf Damache.

Jihad Jane was arrested months ago. Ramirez was arrested today after voluntarily flying back to Pennsylvania from overseas.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on April 02, 2010 (boomark / email).