Jury Acquits Harun Yener of NYSE Bomb Plot Case as FBI File Shows No Bomb Parts
A jury found Harun Yener not guilty of terrorism charges related to an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, closing a 9-day trial. The defense secured the acquittal after presenting FBI discovery materials revealing the bureau’s own assessment that Yener possessed no bomb components, was not linked to terrorist organizations, and could not afford travel to New York.
Federal agents detained Yener in March 2024 following an unauthorized search of his Coral Springs, Florida, storage unit that uncovered notebook drawings. Investigators deployed an informant and undercover agents before publicly announcing the case in November. Yener remains charged with possessing a child obscenity image, a count his attorneys argue consists of a drawing, with a separate trial on the matter scheduled in a few weeks.
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@jd_cashlessThe below transcript is from a case where the FBI used at least one informant and SIX (!!!) undercover agents to ensnare a homeless man in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. I've covered these cases for years and this might be the
@jd_cashlessThe case started in Feb. 2024. The defendant, Harun Yener, was living in an alley in Coral Springs, Fla. and renting a storage unit, which an employee searched one day--in violation of company policy. The employee found a notebook w/ drawin
@jd_cashlessThe feds detained Yener on March 1, 2024, searched his storage unit, and confiscated his phones. They did not arrest him. Instead, the ran an FBI informant at him.
@jd_cashlessThe first convo between Yener and the informant took place in June 2024. It wasn't recorded, but Yener allegedly talked about wanting to join the Proud Boys or Boogaloo Boys
@jd_cashlessWhen the FBI arrested Yener and announced the case in November 2024, these were the headlines. “Florida man arrested in alleged plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange" etc....
@jd_cashlessBut Yener pled not guilty. And as the case headed towards trial, his public defenders received discovery showing that the FBI never viewed him as a legit threat. The FBI's "baseball card" of Yener, for instance, says he didn't buy explosive
@jd_cashlessThe FBI assessed that Yener likely couldn’t make it to New York to enact his purported plan to bomb the stock exchange. “Last we were aware is that he did not appear to have the ability to travel..." Agents also knew he didn't have the comp
@jd_cashlessThe FBI also knew he had mental health problems. The defense cited all of the above discovery in a motion to dismiss last month. The motion was unsuccessful, but a jury found Yener NOT GUILTY after a 9-day trial.
@jd_cashlessYener still faces one charge of possessing obscene image of a child--a charge added on top of the terrorism counts last year. His lawyers say it's a drawing and not actual CSAM. They're still fighting this charge. Yener's trial for this is