BOISE, Idaho – A Boise man was indicted as part of a federal lawsuit alleging that he was part of a transnational terrorist plot to commit hate crimes and kill lawmakers.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, 37-year-old Matthew Allison co-led the “Terrorgram Collective,” a group of violent white supremacists who planned terrorist attacks against Black, Jewish, immigrant and LGBTQ+ populations.
Allison allegedly worked with California resident Dallas Humber on the libertarian social platform Telegram to plan the hate attacks.
“Today’s arrests are a warning that committing hate-fueled crimes in the darkest corners of the internet will not hide you, and soliciting terrorist attacks from behind a screen will not protect you. The United States Department of Justice will find you, and we will hold you accountable,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
Allison and Humber purportedly helped coordinate a deadly attack outside of a gay bar in Slovakia, a planned attack on a New Jersey energy facility and encouraged a man who stabbed five people in a Mosque near Turkey.
Each man faces 15 counts, including conspiracy, soliciting hate crimes, sending bomb-making instructions and providing material to support terrorists.
Because federal indictments imply allegations by law enforcement rather than legal guilt, both Allison and Humber will have the opportunity to present their case in court before facing prison time.
