[1][2] On 31 August 2005, Kevin James and three other men were indicted on terrorism charges related to conspiracy to attack military facilities in the Los Angeles area and of attempting to fund their campaign by robbing gas stations in Southern California over the previous three months.
On 14 December 2007, Kevin James pleaded guilty to "conspiracy to levy war against the United States through terrorism" and faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
Gregory Patterson is expected to accept a plea deal, and Hammad Samana is currently undergoing psychiatric treatment.
"[8] Documents such as these formed the basis of the evidence, since the group hadn't gotten to the point of gathering materials to make explosives.
A 2011 NPR report claimed some of the people associated with this case were imprisoned in a highly restrictive Communication Management Unit.