Jamaat ul-Fuqra Criminal Activity Page 2

August 3, 1993 – New York, NY
A gang of ten gun and explosives dealers are arrested in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island for allegedly selling illegal weapons. The gang was led by a group of African-American Muslims who claimed inspiration from Sheikh' Umar Abd al Rahman. A member of the group, private security guard Lamont Holder (a.k.a. Masoud Shaheed) reportedly offered to obtain pipe bombs from a person described as "a friend of 'Rashid"' (i.e., Clement Rodney Hampton-El). After Hampton-El's arrest in June, Holder lost hope of obtaining the pipe bombs, saying that "Rashid's" arrest cancelled the possibility of securing them.

February 1993 – PA

FBI officials search for weapons at a shooting range suspected of being used by ul-Fuqra members. Two ul-Fuqra members from Colorado arrested in 1992 near the site.

October 9, 1992 – just outside Buena Vista, CO

An arsenal of attack weapons discovered in search of remote compound run by members of the ul-Fuqra sect. Hidden in an old mine shaft were thirty semi-automatic weapons and "several thousand rounds of ammunition" discovered by law enforcement officials in a raid on the compound. The assault weapons included AK-47, M-16 and M-14 rifles. Four members of the sect were arrested on fraud charges. A fifth member is still at large. Documents discovered at the compound revealed the group's intended targets in Denver, Tucson, and Los Angeles. Thirty members of the ul-Fuqra sect were at the compound at the time of the raid - one man, "three or four women," and the rest children.

October 31, 1991 – Niagara, NY

Five ul-Fuqra members arrested at Niagara Falls border crossing and charged in plot to bomb a Hindu temple and Indian theatre near Toronto. Among the documents in the possession of the men were "detailed aerial photographs and floor plans of the two sites," and included assignments for a "recon team," a "hit team" and a "guard team." Videotapes of the building’s interiors were found in possession of the men. Four members were successfully convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. One remains at large.

January 1, 1991 – San Diego, CA

Attack on the Islamic Culture Center of San Diego, CA.

December 31, 1990 - Colorado
Five members of ul-Fuqra reported to have illegally collected and cashed $355,000 in checks from a Colorado state workers' compensation insurance fund. Four of them, Vicente Rafael Pierre, James Williams, James Upshur, and Edward (Flinton) McGhee arrested in October of 1992. A fifth member, James Childs, is still at large.

March 3, 1990 – Quincy, MA

Attack on the Islamic Center of Quincy.

January 31, 1990 – Tucson, AZ

Imam Rashid Khalifa, leader of the Tucson-area mosque allegedly stabbed to death by members of the ul-Fuqra sect. In February 1993, conspiracy charges filed against Edward Flinton and James Williams of Colorado for allegedly having plotted the murder. The actual perpetrators of the murder have yet to be found.

September 16, 1989 – Colorado Springs, CO
Law enforcement officials discover a cache of bombs and ammunition in a storage locker. Among the items found were an assault rifle, a sawed-off shotgun, a "bag full" of revolvers, a footlocker "filled to the top" with ammunition," a crate of black powder, three pipe bombs "fused and ready to blow," homemade hand grenades and mines, home- cooked plastic explosive, bags of electric wiring, fuses, mercury switches and timing devices. Also found in the storage locker were "Fuqra-type" documents and photographs of the Jewish Community Center and the Hare Krishna Temple in Denver.

September 17, 1988 – Augusta, GA

Doctor Vousseph Mouna assassinated outside of Humana Hospital in Augusta, GA.

May 28, 1986 – Bethany, WV

Attack on Hare Krishna member Randall Gorby in Bethany, WV.

December 1, 1985 – Rockford, IL

Attack on a Laotian Buddhist temple in Rockford, IL.

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