Accused heads of a white supremacist faction indicted for inciting terrorism acts and hate-based violence.
Two individuals, Matthew Allison, aged 37, and Dallas Humber, 34, head a digital White supremacist organization named the Terrorgram Collective, as per the prosecutors. This group adheres to a belief system known as White supremacist accelerationism, which essentially advocates for the use of violence and terror to spark a racial war, prompt the downfall of the administration, and establish a White dominion.
As per the allegations, Allison and Humber motivated their followers to carry out attacks against minority communities, critical infrastructure, political figures, government officials, and the leaders of private companies. A list of "high-value targets" for assassination, including a US senator and a federal judge, was reportedly included in these plans.
Presently, both Allison and Humber are facing 15 charges, including inciting federal officials' murder, distributing bomb-making instructions, and conspiring to assist terrorists. No legal counsel is listed for the defendants in the court records.
Kristen Clarke, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, stated during a press conference on Monday that their strategy to incite violence was effective. A Terrorgram user allegedly livestreamed himself stabbing five individuals outside a mosque in Turkey, she claimed, while a 19-year-old Slovakian man reportedly saluted the group in a manifesto before killing two people at an LGBTQ bar in Bratislava, the Slovakian capital.
"Do not underestimate the risk when hate groups use these online platforms," Clarke warned during the press conference on Monday. "You can't evade accountability just by hiding behind a computer screen."
Telegram, an encrypted messaging app, was reportedly utilized by the group for communication. Based on court documents, the group appears to have supporters both in the US and abroad.
As per court documents, Allison and Humber drafted a digital publication titled "The Hard Reset," outlining the Terrorgram ideology. The writings were said to provide detailed instructions on running a terror cell as well as carrying out bias-motivated hate crimes, attacking critical infrastructure, making bombs, and identifying targets.
Additionally, they reportedly produced several videos and user manuals providing instructions on carrying out the most lethal attacks, including one detailing the process of constructing and detonating a "dirty bomb" - a bomb containing radioactive materials - to "purge" cities inhabited by minority groups.
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The group's White supremacist accelerationist beliefs also extend to politically targeting administration figures and prominent leaders of private companies.During the press conference, Kristen Clarke emphasized the danger of such hate groups infiltrating political discourse and using online platforms to spread their ideologies.
