Pennsylvania US Army Veteran Charged With Attempting to Join Lebanese Hezbollah

[C0RI0LANUS]

Jack Danaher Molloy (24) has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of attempting to support the foreign terrorist organization (FTO) Lebanese Hezbollah and making false statements to an agency of the US.


Undated photo of Jack Danaher Molloy courtesy of the FBI.

As alleged, Molloy—a dual citizen of the US and Ireland, who previously served on active-duty status in the US Army—traveled to Lebanon in Aug 2024 and attempted to join Hezbollah, an organization formed in the wake of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and has conducted numerous terrorist attacks against Israeli and Western targets. While in Lebanon, Molloy was told by multiple individuals that the time was not right, and that he needed to take other steps before he could join LH. Molloy then traveled from Lebanon to Syria in Oct 2024 in an effort to fight for Hezbollah in Syria. When that failed, he returned home. Met by FBI agents at the airport, Molloy lied to them about his attempts to join an FTO (18 USC 1001 violations).

The maximum sentence for the material support offense is a term of imprisonment of 20 years, a fine of $250,000, or both. Each of the false statement charges carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.

Jack Molloy is missing some marbles if he thought he could walk into a Lebanese Hezbollah (LH) recruitment office in the middle of a war with Israel and just sign up. After LH dismissed this "mejnun," they probably tipped off Lebanese Army G-2 who then tipped off the LEGATT, RSO, or CIA CoS in Beirut. His Irish passport probably saved him from an "OBE" award (one behind the ear) from suspicious actors in Lebanon or Syria. FBI intervention most likely prevented an attack against Jewish or Israeli targets in the US.

Instead of getting desperately needed psychiatric care, after conviction Molloy will languish in a BOP facility for 28 to 36 years. He will probably be close to 60 when he is finally released and will not have contributed towards his social security retirement during his lengthy incarceration.

An indictment and a criminal complaint are accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Sources:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/upper-st-clair-man-who-traveled-lebanon-and-syria-goal-joining-hizballah-indicted

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/media/1379546/dl?inline

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/media/1382696/dl?inline

[LeftInTX]

1. Oh my! Lebanon does not equal Hezbollah!! Someone squealed! His protesting days are over!

[C0RI0LANUS]

2. How are you LeftInTexas? We live in fascinating times, don't we? Can't make this $hit up.

[LeftInTX]

3. There is always one of those in the OP. However there is also: Luigi, NOLA & Cybertruck

Not to mention the strange Trump-Musk relationship. (Although that bromance seems to have died down in the past few days)

[C0RI0LANUS]

5. Who needs "All My Children" with those two around?

[Tanuki]

4. I'm glad the FBI was on top of this. After Jan 20

they will probably be too preoccupied with harassing Trump's critics and otherwise pulled off task to deal with actual and would-be terrorists.

[C0RI0LANUS]

6. Good point Tanuki. The FBI is not an army and small compared to other agencies. And after 20 Jan 2025, who knows

what the FBI will be investigating?

"The FBI employs 13,700 special agents and 20,100 professionals, who serve as intelligence analysts, linguists, surveillance specialists, engineers, computer scientists, financial analysts, and other professionals."

Source:

https://www.justice.gov/doj/federal-bureau-investigation