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A man from Pennsylvania who served for a short time in the US Army, is accused of trying to join the militants of the terrorist group “Hezbollah” in order to “kill Jews”, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on Thursday for allegedly traveling to Lebanon and Syria last year to join an Iranian-backed group despite knowing it was a terrorist group by the US organization.
According to the affidavit, Molloy, a US-Irish citizen who previously served on active duty in armyrepeatedly tried to join a terrorist organization.
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Jack Danaher, 24, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of attempting to support the foreign terrorist organization Hezbollah and making false statements related to international terrorism to a United States department or agency. (Department of Justice)
The Ministry of Justice reported that the 24-year-old boy accepted Islam in 2024.
After his conversion, he contacted people in Lebanon while in the country in August 2024 about becoming a Hezbollah fighter, the Justice Department said. His contacts replied that the time was not right and that he needed to take further action.
Moloy went to Syria in October 2024 and tried to rejoin. The Justice Department said he lied to FBI agents at Pittsburgh International Airport on his flight back to the United States when he said he had no intention of joining Hezbollah, that he had no business in Syria and that he had not met anyone there.
When he returned to the state, he continued to try to join the organization, according to the Department of Justice.
Hezbollah terrorists are training in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border. (AP/Hassan Omar)
Authorities allege that Molloy spewed hate speech and promoted violence against the Jewish people through social media.
The affidavit, seen by Fox News Digital, said Molloy posted anti-Semitic sentiments on social media.
Court documents also revealed that he told a family member that his “master plan was to join Hezbollah and kill Jews.”
Jack Danaher Molay faces a maximum sentence of 28 years in prison. (Department of Justice)
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According to the Justice Department, while Molloy was living in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, he also allegedly visited a website detailing the possible incarceration location of Robert Bowers, who committed Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue. execution, as a result of which 11 Jews died.
If convicted, Molloy faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for providing financial support. He faces a maximum penalty of eight years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both for making false statements.
