A California man alleged to be a White supremacist and a member of a transnational terrorist group is facing federal charges for compiling a list targeting federal officials for assassination, as reported by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
The DOJ announced that 24-year-old Noah Lamb has been charged with eight counts, which include conspiracy, three counts of soliciting the murder of federal officials, three counts of doxxing federal officials, and one count of making threatening communications. These charges are linked to his involvement in creating a hit list of “high-value targets” for assassination.
“The defendant worked with members of the online ‘Terrorgram Collective’ to compile a list of targets for assassination,” stated acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith. “People on this list were chosen based on race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and included federal officials.”
An indictment unsealed on Wednesday claims Lamb was a member of the “Terrorgram Collective,” which is a transnational terrorist group that operates Telegram, a digital messaging platform.
The Department of Justice unsealed an eight-count indictment against Noah Lamb, who allegedly created a hit list containing federal officials. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The indictment against Humber and Allison claims they were both leaders of the “Terrorgram Collective.”
Federal prosecutors said at the time that the channel was used to promote “white supremacist accelerationism” and the idea that violence and terrorism were “necessary to ignite a race war and accelerate the collapse of the government and the rise of a white ethnostate.”Â
The indictment accused the two of soliciting followers via the Telegram channel to attack perceived enemies of White people, including government buildings and energy facilities and “high-value” targets, such as politicians.
DOJ officials said the pair used the app to transmit bomb-making instructions and to distribute a list of potential targets for assassination — including a federal judge, a senator and a former U.S. attorney — and to celebrate acts or plots from active “Terrorgram” users.
Allison and Humber pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
