Colleen R. LaRose, Terrorist Conspiracy, Pennsylvania 2010

A shocking tale of terrorism unfolded in Philadelphia as Colleen R. LaRose, a 47-year-old U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, conspiring to kill in a foreign country, making false statements, and attempted identity theft.

In a superseding indictment filed in April 2010, LaRose, known as 'Jihad Jane,' was charged with recruiting men on the Internet to wage violent jihad in South Asia and Europe, as well as recruiting women to support violent jihad.

According to documents filed with the court, LaRose and her co-conspirators used the Internet to establish relationships and communicate their plans, which included martyring themselves, soliciting funds for terrorists, and soliciting passports to avoid travel restrictions.

LaRose also stole another individual's U.S. passport and transferred it in an effort to facilitate an act of international terrorism.

In addition, LaRose received a direct order to kill a citizen and resident of Sweden, and to do so in a way that would frighten 'the whole Kufar [non-believer] world.'

LaRose agreed to carry out her murder assignment and she and her co-conspirators discussed that her appearance and American citizenship would help her blend in while carrying out her plans.

LaRose later traveled to Europe and tracked the intended target online in an effort to complete her task.

LaRose, a former resident of Montgomery County, Pa., faces a maximum potential sentence of life in prison and a $1 million fine when she is sentenced.

This case was investigated by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in Philadelphia, the FBI Field Division in New York, the FBI Field Division in Denver, and the FBI Field Office in Washington, D.C., with assistance from authorities in Ireland and Sweden.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams and Matthew F. Blue, Trial Attorney from the Counterterrorism Section.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/pennsylvania-woman-pleads-guilty-plot-recruit-violent-jihadist-fighters-and-commit-murder