Glendale Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Hate Crime Case for Attacking Family-Owned Restaurant and Making Death Threats

LOS ANGELES – A Glendale man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for attacking five victims at a family-owned Turkish restaurant last year while shouting anti-Turkish slurs, hurling…

Jews are target of 57.5% of U.S. hate crimes despite representing 2.5% of population

Bias against the Jewish faith made up 57.5% of religious hate crimes in the U.S. in 2020, despite only representing about 2.4% of the total population, according to an FBI report released…

New York Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Hate Crime Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that…

District Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Assaults, Including One Prosecuted as Hate Crime

WASHINGTON – Nicole Gogan, 41, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from two assaults that took place this spring, including one that…

Queens man facing multiple charges for hate crimes against Muslims

QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Naved Durrni, 30, has been charged with assault as a hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon and other charges for…

Three Muslims indicted for hate crimes against Brooklyn Jews in Borough Park

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that three Brooklyn men have been charged in a 68-count indictment in connection with two incidents in which they allegedly targeted Jewish individuals. The defendants…

Man who flashed knife at Buffalo protesters charged with hate crime

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 48-year-old Michael J. Cremen of Franklinville, N.Y. was arraigned this morning before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller on an indictment charging…

Man pleads guilty to hate crime that involved antisemitic threats to neighbors, breaking their window

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court to criminally interfering with the right to fair housing. The charges stem from antisemitic threats the defendant made to his neighbors.…

Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime After Unprovoked Stabbing of Black Man

EUGENE, Ore.—A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime for stabbing a Black man from Ontario, Oregon while the man was sitting in a fast-food restaurant. Nolan Levi Strauss,…

Suspect charged for hate crime after painting swastikas in Elmhurst

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Kristoffer Bahamonde has been charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime, harassment and other charges for allegedly defacing several locations in Elmhurst, Queens,…

Cuomo orders hate crime task force to investigate noose found at train station

NEW YORK, NY – A noose found at the Moynihan Train Hall sparked an outrage and now, Governor Andrew Cuomo is demanding a thorough investigation. “I am outraged to learn that a…

Homophobic Montana Man Indicted on Federal Hate Crime and Firearm Charges

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Billings, Montana, returned an indictment on May 20 charging a Montana man with hate crime and firearm violations for allegedly firing a gun into an…

Two charged for hate crimes after attacking Turkish restaurant in Beverly Hills, “We will kill you!”

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted two Los Angeles-area men on conspiracy and hate crime offenses for allegedly attacking five victims at a family-owned Turkish restaurant…

Woman charged with hate crime after trying to run over African-American worker, while shouting racial slurs

PARADISE, CA – A 33-year-old Paradise woman appeared in Butte County Superior Court and was arraigned on DUI and assault charges, along with an additional allegation that the assault was a hate…

New York Police Investigating Violent Anti-Asian Hate Crime on NYC Subway

NEW YORK – Another violent hate crime against an Asian New York was committed and now the NYPD have shared the video of the assault in hopes of finding the suspect who…

Columbus man charged with hate crime for anti-Semitic threats, breaking neighbor’s windows

COLUMBUS, OHIO – A Columbus man has been charged by criminal complaint in federal district court with criminally interfering with the right to fair housing. Douglas G. Schifer, 65, allegedly used force…

Kroger Shooter Pleads Guilty To Federal Hate Crimes And Firearm Offenses

LOUISVILLE, KY. – A Kentucky man pleaded guilty today to federal hate crimes and firearm charges arising out of the racially motivated shootings of Black individuals at a grocery store. The federal…

Costa Mesa man beat transgender woman with skateboard, charged with hate crime

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 23-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime for attacking a transgender woman with a skateboard in Costa Mesa after using a derogatory epithet disparaging her…

California Woman Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Threatening to Bomb Catholic Prep School

SAN JACINTO, CA – The Justice Department announced today that Sonia Tabizada, age 36, of San Jacinto, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to intentionally obstructing persons in the enjoyment of their…

AG’s office releases hate crimes report

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The Florida Attorney General’s Office today released the 2019 Report on Hate Crimes in Florida. The report includes detailed information on the types of hate crimes being reported throughout the state…

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