GUILTY NM - 11 children found in "filthy" compound with little food, training to commit terrorism, Taos, Aug 2018

[EllaMinnowP]

Going to bump this up - anyone have a "Federal" court site for New Mexico? I was just wondering "when" they all return for the Federal charges.

TIA!

IMO, the site to get the goods on this case is:

Find a Case (PACER)

Electronic Case Files Federal case files are maintained electronically and are available through the internet-based Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) service. PACER allows anyone with an account to search and locate appellate, district, and bankruptcy court case and docket...

www.uscourts.gov

The best I can tell, it’s free, other than the requirement to create an account, i.e.
as long as one isn’t wary of trading one’s personal privacy for the satisfaction of one’s curiosity. It’ll be a no-go for me, on that note. Maybe someone else will give it a go, and share their findings. *fingers crossed*
I’m surprised by the lack of information currently in the media, and the quietness of this thread. This case is a real humdinger!
MOO

 

[Niner]

@Seattle1 - when I go to the link - all I am getting is the 3/8/23 update.

I have them on a Daubert hearing on 7/27/23 & trial to start 9/25/23.

Is that still true? TIA!

 

[Niner]

@Seattle1 - just in case you missed my previous post. Trial is supposed to 9/25 - so wonder IF it is still a go?

TIA!

 

[Niner]

Weapons charges dropped in 2018 raid on family compound in desert that turned up child's remains

Two firearms charges have been dismissed amid preparations for a trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on a ramshackle desert compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boy’s decomposed body

abcnews.go.com

Sept. 21, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Two firearms charges were dismissed Thursday amid preparations for a trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on a ramshackle desert compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boy's decomposed body.

The changes narrow the case to terrorism and kidnapping charges against five defendants in a trial scheduled to begin Monday with jury selection at U.S. District Court in Albuquerque.
[.....]
All five defendants — including Subhanah Wahhaj, sister Hujrah Wahhaj and Lucas Morton — are charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, providing material support to each other as potential terrorists and conspiracy to kill U.S. government personnel amid tactical drills at the New Mexico compound.

Kidnapping charges are pending against four of the defendants but not Siraj Wahhaj because of his legal status as the father of the deceased boy. Morton also plans to act as his own legal counsel at trial.

 

[Niner]

Monday, Sept. 25th:
*Trial set to begin with Jury Selection for all (Federal Case) (@ 9am MT) – NM – 11 children (ages 1 to 15 found August 3, 2018 in filthy NM compound, Amalia) - *Siraj Ibn Wahhaj (39/now 45), Maryam Jany Leveille (35/now 40) (wife of Siraj), Laqman Lucas Allen Morton (40/now 45), Subhannah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (8 mos. pregnant back in 8/31/18) (wife of Morton) & Hujrah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (sister of Siraj) arrested (8/31/18) & indicted (9/12/18) & re charged & indicted (3/14/19) & arraigned (3/21/19) by FBI with 2 counts of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an Officer or employee of the U.S. (except Subhannah & Hujrah only 1 count), possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping (except Siraj) & kidnapping (except Siraj). Also charged Leveille, a Haitian national, with being in the U.S. illegally & unlawfully in possession of firearms & ammunition from Oct. 2017 thru Aug. 2018. The other four defendants are charged with aiding & abetting Leveille & conspiring with her to commit the offense. (Violating federal firearms & conspiracy laws). Possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S. & 1 count of the conspiracy charges have been dismissed on 9/21/23. All plead not guilty. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it would not seek the death penalty against the four facing kidnapping charges.
Maryam Jany Leveille plead guilty to a federal firearms charge & a conspiracy charge & faces up to 15 years in prison. She admitted acting with her four co-defendants to transport firearms from Georgia to New Mexico “for use in establishing a firearms & military tactics training range,” according to the plea agreement. Under the agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining charges against Leveille following sentencing, which has not been scheduled. Federal authorities took over from State charges.
Trial set to begin on 9/25/23 with jury selection. Chief U.S. District Court Judge William P. Johnson presiding.
Case info & court hearings from 8/31/18 thru 5/5/23 reference post #335 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-16
7/25/23 Update: No info yet. Motions hearing on 7/26/23 @ 9am. 7/26/23 Update: No info yet. Next Daubert Hearing on 7/27/23 @ 9:30am. Jury trial set to begin on 9/25/23 with jury selection.
8/7/23: Memorandum Opinion & Order limiting the scope of Steven R. Watt & Joost Janssen's expert testimony. Defendants' Motion to Exclude or Limit the Expert Testimony of Steven Watt (Doc. 742) and the United States' Motion to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Joost Janssen (Doc. 760). In May 2023, Defendants & the United States filed the instant Motions to Exclude each other's expert witness. Each party raises two of the same arguments & one that is unique to each witness. The Court finds Steven R. Watt qualified to render his proposed expert opinion in this case. The Court similarly finds Joost Janssen qualified to testify under Rule 702. The Court will limit the scope of Watt & Janssen's testimony to issues relevant to the offenses charged. The Court finds that Watt's & Janssen's proposed testimony exceeds the scope of what is relevant to the offenses charged. Therefore, the Court limits both witnesses from opining on whether or not Defendants may be classified as “terrorists.”
9/21/23 Update: Two counts firearms & 1 count of conspiracy charges were dismissed Thursday amid preparations for a trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on a ramshackle desert compound in northern New Mexico. The changes narrow the case to terrorism & kidnapping charges against five defendants in a trial scheduled to begin Monday with jury selection at U.S. District Court in Albuquerque.

 

[EllaMinnowP]

Jury selection set to open in terrorism trial of extended family stemming from 2018 New Mexico raid - WTOP News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jury selection is set to open Monday in federal court as members of an extended family face kidnapping and terrorism charges stemming from a raid of their squalid New Mexico…

wtop.com

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Albuquerque-based U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson has set aside four weeks for the trial, with dozens of witnesses scheduled to testify.
A grand jury indictment alleges Jany Leveille, a Haitian national, and partner Siraj Ibn Wahhaj instructed people at the compound to be prepared to engage in jihad and die as martyrs, and that another relative was invited to bring money and firearms.

…

Potential jurors are being surveyed on their opinions about the Islamic religion, Muslims and alternatives to traditional medicine.

(More at link)

 

[Niner]

Jury selection opens in terrorism trial of extended family members dating to 2018 New Mexico raid

Jury selection has begun in the trial of several members of an extended family who face trial on kidnapping and terrorism charges linked to a law enforcement raid on their squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018

ny1.com

Sept. 25, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in federal court as members of an extended family confronted kidnapping and terrorism charges stemming from the search for a missing 3-year-old boy by agents who raided a squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018.
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Leveille also was initially charged with kidnapping and terrorism-related charges but she agreed to accept a reduced sentence on weapons charges.

Neither Leveille nor her attorneys appeared at the defense table in court Monday. Leveille came to the U.S. in 1998 on a visa and work permit that later expired and immigration authorities denied an application for permanent residency.
[.....]
Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and Morton have waived their right to legal counsel and will provide their own defense, introducing themselves directly Monday to potential jurors. Several potential jurors said told the judge they would be unable to serve impartially because of the kidnapping allegations surrounding a child's death.

There were about 4 to 5 other articles - but they all said the same thing...

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, Sept. 26th:
*Trial continues with Jury Selection for all (Day2) (Federal Case) (@ 9am MT) – NM – 11 children (ages 1 to 15 found August 3, 2018 in filthy NM compound, Amalia) - *Siraj Ibn Wahhaj (39/now 45), Maryam Jany Leveille (35/now 40) (wife of Siraj), Laqman Lucas Allen Morton (40/now 45), Subhannah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (8 mos. pregnant back in 8/31/18) (wife of Morton) & Hujrah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (sister of Siraj) arrested (8/31/18) & indicted (9/12/18) & re charged & indicted (3/14/19) & arraigned (3/21/19) by FBI with 2 counts of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an Officer or employee of the U.S. (except Subhannah & Hujrah only 1 count), possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping (except Siraj) & kidnapping (except Siraj). Also charged Leveille, a Haitian national, with being in the U.S. illegally & unlawfully in possession of firearms & ammunition from Oct. 2017 thru Aug. 2018. The other four defendants are charged with aiding & abetting Leveille & conspiring with her to commit the offense. (Violating federal firearms & conspiracy laws). Possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S. & 1 count of the conspiracy charges have been dismissed on 9/21/23. All plead not guilty. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it would not seek the death penalty against the four facing kidnapping charges.
Maryam Jany Leveille plead guilty to a federal firearms charge & a conspiracy charge & faces up to 15 years in prison. She admitted acting with her four co-defendants to transport firearms from Georgia to New Mexico “for use in establishing a firearms & military tactics training range,” according to the plea agreement. Under the agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining charges against Leveille following sentencing, which has not been scheduled. Federal authorities took over from State charges.
Trial began on 9/25/23 with jury selection. Trial expected to last about 4 weeks.
Chief U.S. District Court Judge William P. Johnson presiding.
Case info & court hearings from 8/31/18 thru 9/21/23 reference post #345 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
9/25/23 Monday, Trial Day 1/Jury Selection Day 1: Siraj Ibn Wahhaj & Morton have waived their right to legal counsel & will provide their own defense in court. Potential jurors are being surveyed on their opinions about the Islamic religion, Muslims & alternatives to traditional medicine. Leveille signed a tentative agreement with prosecutors that would have provided a reduced sentence on weapons charges but the offer was withdrawn as co-defendants insisted on their innocence. No additional info available yet.
For more info see post #346 & 347 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
Trial continues with jury selection on 9/26/23.

 

[Niner]

Well - I can not find any article about the jury selection - and they went into state witnesses already on Tuesday...

Abduction and terrorism trial after boy found dead at New Mexico compound opens with mom's testimony

Federal prosecutors presented tearful testimony Tuesday from the mother of a sickly toddler who was whisked away from his Georgia home by relatives without her permission to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died

abcnews.go.com

Sept. 27, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Federal prosecutors presented tearful testimony Tuesday from the mother of a sickly toddler who was whisked away from his Georgia home by relatives without her permission to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died.
[.....]
Abdul-Ghani’s mother, Hakima Ramzi, recounted her love and devotion to a cheerful son who lived with severe developmental disabilities and frequent seizures — and her shock when husband, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, and his sibling accused her of casting spells on the boy.
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Prosecutors plan to present evidence that Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and his partner Jany Leveille, a Haitian national, took Abdul-Ghani in December 2017 to resettle in New Mexico, where they performed daily prayer rituals over the boy as he cried and foamed at the mouth. They also allege the child was deprived of medication as his health failed. Leveille was initially charged with kidnapping and terrorism-related charges but she has agreed to accept a reduced sentence on weapons charges. She has not appeared at the trial.

Defense attorneys for sisters Hujrah and Subhanah Wahhaj told the jury Tuesday that terrorism allegations against the mothers and New York City natives are largely based on a fantastical diary written by Leveille about her belief that Abdul-Ghani would be resurrected.
[.....]
Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, who declined his right to an attorney, warned jurors that “the government will attempt to portray the closeness of family as terrorism.”

He urged the jurors to make up their own minds about the credibility of testimony gathered by the FBI from interviews with children.

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, Sept. 27th:
*Trial continues for all (Day 2) (Federal Case) (@ 9am MT) – NM – 11 children (ages 1 to 15 found August 3, 2018 in filthy NM compound, Amalia) - *Siraj Ibn Wahhaj (39/now 45), Laqman Lucas Allen Morton (40/now 45), Subhannah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (8 mos. pregnant back in 8/31/18) (wife of Morton) & Hujrah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (sister of Siraj) arrested (8/31/18) & indicted (9/12/18) & re charged & indicted (3/14/19) & arraigned (3/21/19) by FBI with 2 counts of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an Officer or employee of the U.S. (only Siraj & Morton), possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping (except Siraj) & kidnapping (except Siraj). The these four defendants are charged with aiding & abetting Leveille & conspiring with her to commit the offense. (Violating federal firearms & conspiracy laws). All plead not guilty.
*Maryam Jany Leveille (35/now 40) (wife of Siraj) charged, a Haitian national, with being in the U.S. illegally & unlawfully in possession of firearms & ammunition from Oct. 2017 thru Aug. 2018 & 2 count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an officer or employee of the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping & kidnapping. Possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S. & 1 count of the conspiracy charges have been dismissed for all defendants on 9/21/23. Plead not guilty.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it would not seek the death penalty against the four facing kidnapping charges.
*Maryam Jany Leveille plead guilty to a federal firearms charge & a conspiracy charge & faces up to 15 years in prison. She admitted acting with her four co-defendants to transport firearms from Georgia to New Mexico “for use in establishing a firearms & military tactics training range,” according to the plea agreement. Under the agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining charges against Leveille following sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Trial began on 9/25/23 with jury selection. Trial began on 9/26/23 & expected to last about 4 weeks.
Chief U.S. District Court Judge William P. Johnson presiding.
Case info & court hearings from 8/31/18 thru 9/21/23 reference post #348 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
9/25/23 Monday, Trail Day 1/Jury Selection Day 1: Jury has been selected. Trial begins on Tuesday, 9/26/23.
9/26/23 Tuesday, Trial Day 1: Jury has been selected (no mention of gender, etc). Opening arguments by Federal prosecutor, defense attorney Donald Kochersberger & Siraj Ibn Wahhaj pro se.
State witness: Abdul-Ghani’s mother, Hakima Ramzi.
For more info see post #349 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
Trial continues on Wednesday, 9/27/23.

 

[EllaMinnowP]

Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and Morton have waived their right to legal counsel and will provide their own defense, introducing themselves directly Monday to potential jurors.

I’m very surprised about their decision to represent themselves! I wish I could see footage.

Given the seriousness of the charges, especially federal terrorism- which seems credible imo- I am truly flummoxed by the minimal news coverage. I suppose the lack of reporting may account for what appears to me as lack of interest in the case. I mean I have to really dig to find anything.

Well - I can not find any article about the jury selection - and they went into state witnesses already on Tuesday...

I saw an article from KOB out of Albuquerque, and was getting ready to post it here. It is verbatim the same one that you posted from ABC news, though.
Thanks for keeping up your work on this case, and so many others, @Niner!

 

[EllaMinnowP]

Nothing much new here, really, but the reporter was in the courtroom & recounts a comment from the judge on one of the self-represented defendants.

 

[Niner]

Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound

Prosecutors have presented detailed testimony about the final moments of a toddler who was taken by relatives to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died.

apnews.com

Sept. 28, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With his hand placed on his son’s neck, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj recited verses of the Quran as part of a ritual meant to rid the toddler of evil spirits that Wahhaj and members of his extended family believed were causing the boy’s ailments.
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Details about the last moments of Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj’s life were laid out in testimony Wednesday in a trial that centers on accusations of kidnapping and terrorism. The boy’s father and three other family members, including two of his aunts, were charged following an August 2018 raid of a squalid compound near the Colorado state line as authorities searched for the 3-year-old boy, who had been taken from Georgia without his mother’s permission.
[.....]
Leveille’s son, who was 13 at the time, was asked by prosecutors about the moments before the boy died, the family’s journey to New Mexico and the prophecy that his mother had relayed to the group — that the boy would be resurrected as Jesus Christ and an army they hoped to recruit would rid the world of nonbelievers.

The teen said his role was to memorize the Quran and teach it to others, while Siraj Ibn Wahhaj’s role was to train the army.
[.....]
The teen spent more than three hours on the stand, with defense attorneys scheduled to question him Thursday. Two other children who lived at the compound also were expected to testify.
[.....]
Prosecutors showed numerous photos of the compound and videos of some of the firearm exercises while Leveille’s son was on the stand. The teen testified that the group had to stay hidden because Abdul-Ghani had been reported missing.

 

[Niner]

Thursday, Sept. 28th:
*Trial continues for all (Day 3) (Federal Case) (@ 9am MT) – NM – 11 children (ages 1 to 15 found August 3, 2018 in filthy NM compound, Amalia) - *Siraj Ibn Wahhaj (39/now 45), Laqman Lucas Allen Morton (40/now 45), Subhannah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (8 mos. pregnant back in 8/31/18) (wife of Morton) & Hujrah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (sister of Siraj) arrested (8/31/18) & indicted (9/12/18) & re charged & indicted (3/14/19) & arraigned (3/21/19) by FBI with 2 counts of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an Officer or employee of the U.S. (except Subhannah & Hujrah only 1 count), possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping (except Siraj) & kidnapping (except Siraj). The these four defendants are charged with aiding & abetting Leveille & conspiring with her to commit the offense. (Violating federal firearms & conspiracy laws). All plead not guilty.
*Maryam Jany Leveille (35/now 40) (wife of Siraj) charged, a Haitian national, with being in the U.S. illegally & unlawfully in possession of firearms & ammunition from Oct. 2017 thru Aug. 2018 & 2 count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an officer or employee of the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping & kidnapping. Possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S. & 1 count of the conspiracy charges have been dismissed for all defendants on 9/21/23. Plead not guilty.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it would not seek the death penalty against the four facing kidnapping charges.
*Maryam Jany Leveille plead guilty to a federal firearms charge & a conspiracy charge & faces up to 15 years in prison. She admitted acting with her four co-defendants to transport firearms from Georgia to New Mexico “for use in establishing a firearms & military tactics training range,” according to the plea agreement. Under the agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining charges against Leveille following sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Trial began on 9/25/23 with jury selection which was completed. Jury: 7 men & 5 women.
Trial began on 9/26/23 & expected to last about 4 weeks.
Chief U.S. District Court Judge William P. Johnson presiding.
Assistant U.S. Attorney George Kraehe, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj & Lucas Morton are representing themselves, defense attorney Donald Kochersberger for Hurah Mahhaj, defense attorney Justine Fox-Young for Subhanah Wahhaj.
Case info & court hearings from 8/31/18 thru 9/21/23, Jury Selection (9/25/23) & Trial Day 1 (9/26/23) reference post #350 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
9/27/23 Wednesday, Trial Day 2: State witness: Leveille’s son, who was 13 at the time.
Prosecutors showed numerous photos of the compound and videos of some of the firearm exercises while Leveille’s son was on the stand. The teen testified that the group had to stay hidden because Abdul-Ghani had been reported missing.
For more info see post #353 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
The teen spent more than three hours on the stand, with defense attorneys scheduled to question him Thursday. Two other children who lived at the compound also were expected to testify. Trial continues on Thursday, 9/28/23.

 

[Niner]

Looks like I posted this article on the wrong thread yesterday...

Article on the jurors selected.

Jury seated in Taos compound kidnapping, terrorism trial

Four people on trial in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque devised a system of bizarre religious beliefs that prompted them to kidnap a severely ill 3-year-old boy and expose him

www.abqjournal.com

Sept. 27, 2023
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They began after a jury of seven men and five women was seated before U.S. Chief District Judge William P. Johnson.

 

[Niner]

No updated articles yet...

Friday, Sept. 29th:
*Trial continues for all (Day 4) (Federal Case) (@ 9am MT) – NM – 11 children (ages 1 to 15 found August 3, 2018 in filthy NM compound, Amalia) - *Siraj Ibn Wahhaj (39/now 45), Laqman Lucas Allen Morton (40/now 45), Subhannah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (8 mos. pregnant back in 8/31/18) (wife of Morton) & Hujrah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (sister of Siraj) arrested (8/31/18) & indicted (9/12/18) & re charged & indicted (3/14/19) & arraigned (3/21/19) by FBI with 2 counts of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an Officer or employee of the U.S. (except Subhannah & Hujrah only 1 count), possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping (except Siraj) & kidnapping (except Siraj). The these four defendants are charged with aiding & abetting Leveille & conspiring with her to commit the offense. (Violating federal firearms & conspiracy laws). All plead not guilty.
*Maryam Jany Leveille (35/now 40) (wife of Siraj) charged, a Haitian national, with being in the U.S. illegally & unlawfully in possession of firearms & ammunition from Oct. 2017 thru Aug. 2018 & 2 count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an officer or employee of the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping & kidnapping. Possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S. & 1 count of the conspiracy charges have been dismissed for all defendants on 9/21/23. Plead not guilty.
Has not been in court.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it would not seek the death penalty against the four facing kidnapping charges.
*Maryam Jany Leveille plead guilty to a federal firearms charge & a conspiracy charge & faces up to 15 years in prison. She admitted acting with her four co-defendants to transport firearms from Georgia to New Mexico “for use in establishing a firearms & military tactics training range,” according to the plea agreement. Under the agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining charges against Leveille following sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Trial began on 9/25/23 with jury selection which was completed. Jury: 7 men & 5 women.
Trial began on 9/26/23 & expected to last about 4 weeks.
Chief U.S. District Court Judge William P. Johnson presiding.
Assistant U.S. Attorney George Kraehe, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj & Lucas Morton are representing themselves, defense attorney Donald Kochersberger for Hurah Mahhaj, defense attorney Justine Fox-Young for Subhanah Wahhaj.
Case info & court hearings from 8/31/18 thru 9/21/23, Jury Selection (9/25/23) & Trial Day 1-2 (9/26-9/27/23) reference post #354 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
9/28/23 Thursday, Trial Day 3: State witness: Leveille’s son, who was 13 at the time is back on stand for cross exam. No other info available yet.
Trial continues on Firday, 9/29/23.

 

[Niner]

Well I am only finding articles from Wednesday... so no updates yet on Thursday or Friday.

Monday, October 2nd:
*Trial continues for all (Day 5) (Federal Case) (@ 9am MT) – NM – 11 children (ages 1 to 15 found August 3, 2018 in filthy NM compound, Amalia) - *Siraj Ibn Wahhaj (39/now 45), Laqman Lucas Allen Morton (40/now 45), Subhannah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (8 mos. pregnant back in 8/31/18) (wife of Morton) & Hujrah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (sister of Siraj) arrested (8/31/18) & indicted (9/12/18) & re charged & indicted (3/14/19) & arraigned (3/21/19) by FBI with 2 counts of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an Officer or employee of the U.S. (except Subhannah & Hujrah only 1 count), possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping (except Siraj) & kidnapping (except Siraj). The these four defendants are charged with aiding & abetting Leveille & conspiring with her to commit the offense. (Violating federal firearms & conspiracy laws). All plead not guilty.
*Maryam Jany Leveille (35/now 40) (wife of Siraj) charged, a Haitian national, with being in the U.S. illegally & unlawfully in possession of firearms & ammunition from Oct. 2017 thru Aug. 2018 & 2 count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an officer or employee of the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping & kidnapping. Possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S. & 1 count of the conspiracy charges have been dismissed for all defendants on 9/21/23. Plead not guilty.
Trial began on 9/25/23 with jury selection which was completed. Jury: 7 men & 5 women.
Trial began on 9/26/23 & expected to last about 4 weeks.
Chief U.S. District Court Judge William P. Johnson presiding.
Assistant U.S. Attorney George Kraehe, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj & Lucas Morton are representing themselves, defense attorney Donald Kochersberger for Hurah Mahhaj, defense attorney Justine Fox-Young for Subhanah Wahhaj.
Case info & court hearings from 8/31/18 thru 9/21/23, Jury Selection (9/25/23) & Trial Day 1-2 (9/26-9/27/23) reference post #354 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
9/28/23 Thursday, Trial Day 3: State witness: Leveille’s son, Jamil Louis-Jacques, now 18, was 13 at the time is back on stand for cross exam No other info available. Trial continues on Friday, 9/29/23.
9/29/23 Friday, Trail Day 4: State witness: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 10/2/23.

 

[Niner]

Strange - I am coming up with only 5 days ago articles. Anyone else have better a better search? I need Friday & Mondays info...

Tuesday, Oct. 3rd:
*Trial continues for all (Day 6) (Federal Case) (@ 9am MT) – NM – 11 children (ages 1 to 15 found August 3, 2018 in filthy NM compound, Amalia) - *Siraj Ibn Wahhaj (39/now 45), Laqman Lucas Allen Morton (40/now 45), Subhannah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (8 mos. pregnant back in 8/31/18) (wife of Morton) & Hujrah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (sister of Siraj) arrested (8/31/18) & indicted (9/12/18) & re charged & indicted (3/14/19) & arraigned (3/21/19) by FBI with 2 counts of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an Officer or employee of the U.S. (except Subhannah & Hujrah only 1 count), possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping (except Siraj) & kidnapping (except Siraj). The these four defendants are charged with aiding & abetting Leveille & conspiring with her to commit the offense. (Violating federal firearms & conspiracy laws). All plead not guilty.
*Maryam Jany Leveille (35/now 40) (wife of Siraj) charged, a Haitian national, with being in the U.S. illegally & unlawfully in possession of firearms & ammunition from Oct. 2017 thru Aug. 2018 & 2 count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an officer or employee of the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping & kidnapping. Possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S. & 1 count of the conspiracy charges have been dismissed for all defendants on 9/21/23. Plead not guilty.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it would not seek the death penalty against the four facing kidnapping charges.
*Maryam Jany Leveille plead guilty to a federal firearms charge & a conspiracy charge & faces up to 15 years in prison. She admitted acting with her four co-defendants to transport firearms from Georgia to New Mexico “for use in establishing a firearms & military tactics training range,” according to the plea agreement. Under the agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining charges against Leveille following sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Trial began on 9/25/23 with jury selection which was completed. Jury: 7 men & 5 women.
Trial began on 9/26/23 & expected to last about 4 weeks.
Chief U.S. District Court Judge William P. Johnson presiding.
Assistant U.S. Attorney George Kraehe, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj & Lucas Morton are representing themselves, defense attorney Donald Kochersberger for Hurah Mahhaj, defense attorney Justine Fox-Young for Subhanah Wahhaj.
Case info & court hearings from 8/31/18 thru 9/21/23, Jury Selection (9/25/23) & Trial Day 1-3 (9/26-9/28/23) reference post #357 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
9/29/23 Friday, Trail Day 4: State witness: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 10/2/23.
10/2/23 Monday, Trail Day 5: State witness: No info available. Trial continues on Tuesday, 10/3/23.

 

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For Monday - I will see if I can find one for Friday's trial.

Email alerted law enforcement to "starving" children at the Taos compound

Oct. 2—The first bulletin went out in December 2017 announcing the disappearance of a child in Georgia, but nearly eight months passed before law enforcement raided a remote Taos County compound where they found the boy's remains, witnesses said Monday in the federal terrorism and kidnapping...

news.yahoo.com

Oct. 3, 2023
Oct. 2—The first bulletin went out in December 2017 announcing the disappearance of a child in Georgia, but nearly eight months passed before law enforcement raided a remote Taos County compound where they found the boy's remains, witnesses said Monday in the federal terrorism and kidnapping trial of four people.
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On Aug. 2, 2018, Taos County Sheriff's Office deputies received information from "a credible source" that children were "starving" and "malnourished" at the ramshackle compound near the Colorado border, Taos County Undersheriff Jerry Hogrefe told jurors on Monday.
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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children published a bulletin on Dec. 22, 2017, that included photos of Wahhaj, 45, and his son, Abdul Ghani, a Georgia police officer testified Monday.

A Georgia judge issued a warrant for Wahhaj's arrest and a pick-up order for the child on Jan. 9, 2018, Clayton County, Georgia, police Capt. Scott Stubbs testified. Georgia officials also provided information that Morton owned property in Taos County in an area called Castillo Meadows, Stubbs said.
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Muhammed Wahhaj testified that Morton hand-delivered a letter to him at his Atlanta-area home in late December 2017 urging him to "bring my guns and join whatever it was they were doing." The letter, written by Lavielle, predicted that the boy would return as the messiah in about April, he said.

 

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Wednesday, Oct. 4th:
*Trial continues for all (Day 7) (Federal Case) (@ 9am MT) – NM – 11 children (ages 1 to 15 found August 3, 2018 in filthy NM compound, Amalia) - *Siraj Ibn Wahhaj (39/now 45), Laqman Lucas Allen Morton (40/now 45), Subhannah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (8 mos. pregnant back in 8/31/18) (wife of Morton) & Hujrah Wahhaj (35/now 40) (sister of Siraj) arrested (8/31/18) & indicted (9/12/18) & re charged & indicted (3/14/19) & arraigned (3/21/19) by FBI with 2 counts of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an Officer or employee of the U.S. (except Subhannah & Hujrah only 1 count), possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping (except Siraj) & kidnapping (except Siraj). The these four defendants are charged with aiding & abetting Leveille & conspiring with her to commit the offense. (Violating federal firearms & conspiracy laws). All plead not guilty.
*Maryam Jany Leveille (35/now 40) (wife of Siraj) charged, a Haitian national, with being in the U.S. illegally & unlawfully in possession of firearms & ammunition from Oct. 2017 thru Aug. 2018 & 2 count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, 2 counts of conspiracy to murder an officer or employee of the U.S., conspiracy to commit kidnapping & kidnapping. Possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S. & 1 count of the conspiracy charges have been dismissed for all defendants on 9/21/23. Plead not guilty.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it would not seek the death penalty against the four facing kidnapping charges.
*Maryam Jany Leveille plead guilty to a federal firearms charge & a conspiracy charge & faces up to 15 years in prison. She admitted acting with her four co-defendants to transport firearms from Georgia to New Mexico “for use in establishing a firearms & military tactics training range,” according to the plea agreement. Under the agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining charges against Leveille following sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Trial began on 9/25/23 with jury selection which was completed. Jury: 7 men & 5 women.
Trial began on 9/26/23 & expected to last about 4 weeks.
Chief U.S. District Court Judge William P. Johnson presiding.
Assistant U.S. Attorney George Kraehe, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj & Lucas Morton are representing themselves, defense attorney Donald Kochersberger for Hurah Mahhaj, defense attorney Justine Fox-Young for Subhanah Wahhaj.
Case info & court hearings from 8/31/18 thru 9/21/23, Jury Selection (9/25/23) & Trial Day 1-3 (9/26-9/28/23) reference post #357 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
9/29/23 Friday, Trail Day 4: State witness: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 10/2/23.
10/2/23 Monday, Trail Day 5: State witnesses: Taos County Undersheriff Jerry Hogrefe. Georgia Police Capt. Scott Stubbs. Muhammed Wahhaj, a brother of 3 of the defendants.
For more info see post #359 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-with-little-food-04-aug-2018.383594/page-18
Trial continues on Tuesday, 10/3/23.
10/3/23 Tuesday, Trial Day 6: No info available. Trial continues on Wednesday, 10/4/23.