The Brief Federal prosecutors have charged five American citizens across four states in an alleged domestic terrorism plot to assassinate lawmakers using explosive-laden drones and sniper fire at the White House UFC event. Investigators uncovered a sophisticated, four-tier paramilitary cell that allegedly pooled financial resources to secure tactical gear and map out drone launch sectors and sniper vantage points around Washington, D.C. While the immediate threat has been neutralized by the weekend arrests, the FBI is actively tracing an encrypted digital network consisting of at least 23 participants linked to the operational planning.



A sprawling, multi-state FBI operation has dismantled a highly coordinated domestic terrorism network plotting a mass-casualty assault at the White House, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

The targets were federal lawmakers and thousands of spectators attending the historic  UFC Freedom 250  fight on the South Lawn, per a press release. The five primary suspects, all American citizens, were intercepted during a series of high-risk weekend raids across four states.

Federal investigators said Wednesday that a deep digital analysis of the network's communications points to a much broader conspiracy. Forensic teams uncovered encrypted group chats containing at least 23 active participants who were actively mapping out pre-operational logistics.

The five captured men now face several federal charges, the DOJ said, including conspiracy to commit murder, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.

The alleged ring-leader and tactical blueprint

What we know:

At the center of the operational planning was 31-year-old Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez of Omaha, Nebraska, according to federal prosecutors.

Operating under the encrypted handle  Shepherd,  Alvarez was identified by the FBI as the cell's primary coordinator, responsible for directing the logistics of the intended massacre.

Investigators state that Alvarez authored tactical blueprints, marking specific  purple dots  on digital maps to designate sniper coordinates and drone launc

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