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At this point, we don't
no answers to those.
Ironically, one of the conspiracy theories that was out there, that the pipe bombs were an inside job by the FBI, that was pushed by Dan Bongino when he was a podcaster.
Dan Bongino is now the deputy director of the FBI, and he got a lot of credit yesterday for this arrest.
Now, Cole is expected to appear in court here in D.C.
later today, and answers to a lot of these outstanding questions are most likely to come in court over the weeks and months to come as the Justice Department prosecutes this case.
Thank you.
Court papers identify the defendant as Mohamed Alokozai.
The FBI received a tip from Texas law enforcement about a video making the rounds on TikTok X and Facebook.
Court papers say a man seen in the video claimed that he wanted to conduct a suicide attack against the other participants of the video call and that he wanted to build a bomb in his vehicle.
The FBI used facial recognition technology to identify the man in the video as Alokozai, leading to his arrest.
Court papers say Alokozai later told investigators that he made the statements in the video and he is now charged with transmitting threats.
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
Joaquin Guzman-Lopez pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and continuing criminal enterprise charges.
authorities in July 2024 in Texas, along with Ismael Elmayo Zambada-Garcia, who helped found the Sinaloa cartel and was one of Mexico's biggest drug lords.
Guzman Lopez is the latest senior Sinaloa cartel figure to plead guilty in U.S.
federal court, following his brother, Ovidio, as well as Elmayo, who both pleaded guilty earlier this year.
Guzman Lopez's father, Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, was convicted in 2019 for his role leading the Sinaloa cartel and is currently serving a life sentence in U.S.