Tennessee Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years for Aiding Hezbollah Plot
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A Tennessee man, Rigan Darby Frater, has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for attempting to help Hezbollah murder Israelis. In 2019, he allegedly provided the group with personal data of over 35,000 individuals linked to the Israeli government. Frater also admitted to arson and hate crimes motivated by white supremacy.
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- Rigan Darby Frater received a 17.5-year sentence for aiding Hezbollah and committing arson.
- The plot involved providing personal data of over 35,000 individuals linked to Israel.
- Frater's actions included an attempted attack on a Tennessee research center.
- He admitted to white supremacist motives and displaying a Romanian Nazi symbol.
- The conviction occurred in a Tennessee court.
A Tennessee court has sentenced 28-year-old Rigan Darby Frater to 17.5 years in prison for attempting to aid Hezbollah in murdering Israelis and for arson motivated by racism. Prosecutors stated that in 2019, Frater provided an individual he believed was linked to the terrorist organization with a document containing personal details of over 35,000 people allegedly connected to the Israeli government, including civilians and state employees. He reportedly attached the message, "Start the hunt." Frater was also convicted of setting fire to a Tennessee research center using an improvised napalm device. He further sprayed a symbol associated with a Romanian Nazi organization in the facility's parking lot and admitted to acting out of white supremacy motives.
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