JIS

JIS, or Jam'iyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh, is a radical Islamic terrorist group formed by Kevin James while he was an inmate in a California state prison.¹ Group members have been accused of plotting terror attacks on targets in the Los Angeles, California, area.

Fast Facts

1. JIS also known as Jam'iyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh
2. Founder: Kevin James¹
3. Authorities believe the group formed in 1997²
4. Four members, including James, indicted in 2005
5. All accused of plotting terror attacks against U.S. military facilities, Israeli offices and Jewish synagogues²
6. Defendant Lamar Washington pleaded guilty; sentenced to 22 years in prison on June 23, 2008
7. Defendants Kevin James and Gregory Patterson also pleaded guilty
8. James expected to be sentenced in February 2009¹
9. Patterson expected to be sentenced in July 2008¹
10. Defendant Hammad Samana found incompetent to stand trial¹
11. Authorities say group robbed a series of Southern California gas stations to finance their terror attack plans²
12. JIS not affiliated with Al Qaeda²

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