FBI disrupted alleged terrorist bombing plot in Los Angeles
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“The Turtle Island Liberation Front—a far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and anti-capitalist group—was preparing to conduct a series of bombings against multiple targets in California beginning on New Year’s Eve. The group also planned to target ICE agents and vehicles,” Bondi claimed on X.
Mary Carole McDonnell, who posed as the heiress of the McDonnell Aircraft Family, allegedly stole $30 million from California banks nearly a decade ago, according to the FBI.
A suspect in a wide-ranging terror plot was arrested by federal authorities in New Iberia on Friday, authorities said.
Mary Carole McDonnell, 73, is wanted for the massive fraud scheme in Southern California, according to the FBI’s press release. She’s believed to be hiding in Dubai.
In reality, McDonnell had no such connection, the FBI says, but she still managed to get Banc of California to part with nearly $15 million in cash, “to which she knew she was not entitled and has not paid back.