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Hasan Rasheed Edmonds, a member of the IL National Guard, coordinated with his older cousin Jonas to impersonate a soldier in order to gain access to and violently attack a military installation. He was arrested on March 25, 2015, after Section 4712 of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act made it
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Mufid Elfgeeh, a naturalized citizen and pizza shop owner in New York City, purchased a firearm and silencer with plans to murder a regular customer serving in the Army. He was arrested on May 31, 2014, and although Section 4712 of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act made it a hate
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On December 8, 2010, Antonio Benjamin Martinez detonated what he thought was an vehicle-borne explosive device at a military career center outside Baltimore, MD. It occurred a little over a year after Section 4712 of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act made it a hate crime to target victims “on
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On July 4, 2010, Trent Allen Fox set fire to the American Legion hall, a 501c19 “Veteran Organization.” It occurred just eight months after Section 4712 of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act made it a hate crime to target people or property “on account of their military service.” Independence Day