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Former GOP Candidate for Shootings at Democrat Opponents’ Homes in New Mexico

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Guilty Verdict in Shooting Targeting New Mexico Officials

**Albuquerque, NM** – A federal jury has found a former New Mexico House of Representatives candidate guilty of orchestrating a series of shootings aimed at the homes of four elected officials and planning to murder witnesses to obstruct trial testimony.

The candidate, Solomon Peña, 40, contested the District 14 seat in the November 2022 mid-term elections. Following his electoral defeat, Peña pressured the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners to reject certifying the election results, which were ultimately certified despite his efforts. Peña, along with accomplices Demetrio Trujillo, 41, and Jose Trujillo, 24, conducted shootings at the homes of two county commissioners and two state legislators between December 4, 2022, and January 3, 2023, with one incident involving a machine gun.

Jose Trujillo entered a guilty plea on January 9 to charges including conspiracy, firearm offenses, and fentanyl distribution, with sentencing set for April 14. Demetrio Trujillo also pleaded guilty on February 1 to similar charges; his sentencing is scheduled for May 21. Following his arrest, Peña attempted to solicit fellow inmates to organize

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Former Navy Sailor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Attempted Attack

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Former Navy Sailor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Attempted Attack

**Chicago, IL** – In a significant development, former Navy sailor Xuanyu Harry Pang has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Chicago to plotting an attack on Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The plea was entered on Tuesday in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and subsequently unsealed.

Court documents reveal that in the summer of 2021, Pang engaged with a person in Colombia about collaborating with Iranian actors to avenge the death of Qasem Soleimani, an IRGC Quds Force general killed by the U.S. military in 2020. The FBI, through a covert employee posing as a Quds Force affiliate, initiated contact with the Colombian individual, ultimately connecting with Pang.

The communications focused on potential targets, including Naval Station Great Lakes and other locations in Chicago. In fall 2022, Pang met with an FBI associate, providing photos, videos of the Naval Station, two U.S. military uniforms, and a cell phone intended for use as a detonator test.

Pang remains in custody without bond and awaits sentencing, facing a maximum

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