Jamaat ul-Fuqra Criminal Activity Page 3
August 5, 1985 – Rockford, IL
Attack on Vat Thothikalam Lao in Rockford, IL.
June 22, 1985 – Houston, TX
Attack on the South-West Mosque in Houston, TX following repeated death threats made earlier in the day. Two pipe bombs caused the explosion.
June 26, 1985 – Englewood, CO
Ul-Fuqra member Stephen Paster arrested for the second time after having jumped bail subsequent to his arrest in 1983 for allegedly bombing the Rajneeesh Hotel in Portland, OR. Arrested on charges of arson, "type-2 bombings, possession of a type-2 bombing device, and flight from prosecution." Paster subsequently sentenced to 20 years in prison in Oregon.
February 1, 1985 – Leetsdale, CO
Fire breaks out at a power station in Leetsdale, CO.
1983, 1985 – Baltimore, MD
Bombing of the Ahmadi headquarters three times in 1983 and once in 1985 in Baltimore, MD.
August 1, 1984 – Seattle, WA
Triple homicide bludgeoning deaths of Tariq Faray, his wife and his daughter.
August 1, 1984 – Denver, CO
Firebombing of Hare Krishna Temple, causing $150,000 in damage. James Williams and Edward Hinton, two members of the ul-Fuqra sect, charged with conspiracy-to-commit murder in March of 1993 in relation to the incident.
August 1, 1984 – Overland Park, KS
Hindu physician Srinivasu Dasari kidnapped and presumed dead.
August 1, 1984 – Seattle, WA
John Liczwinko, a member of the Seattle Vedanta Society attacked.
July-August 1984 – Kansas City, MO
Defective bomb found at the Vedanta Society in Kansas City, MO.
June 17, 1984 – Seattle, WA
Bombing of The Integral Yoga Society, a Hindu religious institution and the Vedanta Society, a Sikh religious institution in Seattle, WA. Stephen Paster of Englewood, Colorado arrested in connection to the bombing. After searching his car, police found a .12 gauge firing device and a "shopping list" of the materials required to build a radio-controlled explosive device.
June 16, 1984 – Philadelphia, PA
Firebombing of The Hare Krishna Temple of Philadelphia.
August 8, 1983 – Canton, MI
Leader of the Muslim Ahmadiyya sect, Dr. Mozaffar Ahmad, shot dead after Futra member dined with him, seeking to learn more about the Ahmadiyya sect in Canton, MI. The Ahmadiyya Center of Detroit set on fire shortly afterward. William Cain, an ul-Fuqra follower from Akron, Ohio identified as Ahmad's murderer. Both he and an accomplice, Calvin Jones were killed in the fire.
July 29, 1983 – Portland, OR
Bombing attack on The Hotel Rajneesh in Portland, OR.
1983
Fuqra West Coast Leader, James Jennings arrested while concealing rifle and silencer in trunk of car.
September 1, 1982 – Tempe, AZ
Attack on the Islamic Cultural Center in Tempe, AZ.
November 21, 1979 – Queens, NY
Attack on an Iranian (Shi’ite) mosque in Queens, NY.
August 31, 1979 – San Diego, CA
Bombing attack on The Hare Krishna Temple of San Diego, CA.
