Virginia university report finds officials did not disclose student’s terror conviction
An independent investigation into the deadly March terror attack at Old Dominion University (ODU) found that federal officials never warned the school that the returning student behind the shooting had previously been convicted of trying to support ISIS.On March 12, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh reportedly yelled "Allahu Akbar" before opening fire inside an ROTC classroom a ODU, killing an Army veteran instructor and injuring two students before ROTC members fatally subdued him.Jalloh was convicted in 2016 of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State terror group in a plot to target U.S. military personnel.Neither his federal probation officer, the FBI, nor any state or federal agency notified ODU of his conviction, the university-commissioned report concluded.VIRGINIA MAN CHARGED WITH SELLING WEAPON USED BY OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY GUNMAN"Had ODU known about Jalloh’s criminal history, it is highly likely that ODU would have sought his removal from campus due to the risk he posed, particularly to military-affiliated individuals," the independent report said.The FBI told Fox News Digital Thursday it is not the agency responsible for notifying colleges."The FBI does not serve as a notification authority for colleges or universities regarding an individual’s criminal historyhat is a shared responsibility across state, local, federal and community partners," the FBI said.
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An independent investigation into the deadly March terror attack at Old Dominion University (ODU) found that federal officials never warned the school that the returning student behind the shooting had previously been convicted of trying to support ISIS.On March 12, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh reportedly yelled "Allahu Akbar" before opening fire inside an ROTC classroom a ODU, killing an Army veteran instructor and injuring two students before ROTC members fatally subdued him.Jalloh was convicted in 2016 of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State terror group in a plot to target U.S. military personnel.Neither his federal probation officer, the FBI, nor any state or federal agency notified ODU of his conviction, the university-commissioned report concluded.VIRGINIA MAN CHARGED WITH SELLING WEAPON USED BY OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY GUNMAN"Had ODU known about Jalloh’s criminal history, it is highly likely that ODU would have sought his removal from campus due to the risk he posed, particularly to military-affiliated individuals," the independent report said.The FBI told Fox News Digital Thursday it is not the agency responsible for notifying colleges."The FBI does not serve as a notification authority for colleges or universities regarding an individual’s criminal historyhat is a shared responsibility across state, local, federal and community partners," the FBI said. Additionally, the bureau noted that Jalloh's terrorism-related convictions were widely publicized by the Department of Justice in 2016 and 2017, with at least three press releases detailing his case still available on the agency's website."Furthermore, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia issued several press releases and publicly available information, including a press release when Jalloh was sentenced in 2017 for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization," the agency said.
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- An independent investigation into the deadly March terror attack at Old Dominion University (ODU) found that federal officials never warned the school that the returning student behind the shooting had previously been convicted of trying to support ISIS.On March 12, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh reportedly yelled "Allahu Akbar" before opening fire inside an ROTC classroom a ODU, killing an Army veteran instructor and injuring two students before ROTC members fatally subdued him.Jalloh was convicted in 2016 of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State terror group in a plot to target U.S. military personnel.Neither his federal probation officer, the FBI, nor any state or federal agency notified ODU of his conviction, the university-commissioned report concluded.VIRGINIA MAN CHARGED WITH SELLING WEAPON USED BY OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY GUNMAN"Had ODU known about Jalloh’s criminal history, it is highly likely that ODU would have sought his removal from campus due to the risk he posed, particularly to military-affiliated individuals," the independent report said.The FBI told Fox News Digital Thursday it is not the agency responsible for notifying colleges."The FBI does not serve as a notification authority for colleges or universities regarding an individual’s criminal historyhat is a shared responsibility across state, local, federal and community partners," the FBI said.
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