{"id":2637,"date":"2026-07-03T18:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2637"},"modified":"2026-07-03T18:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:31:38","slug":"jury-acquits-broward-man-accused-of-plotting-to-bomb-n-y-landmark-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2637","title":{"rendered":"Jury acquits Broward man accused of plotting to bomb N.Y. landmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, an FBI informant met with a South Florida man who expressed his desire to join an anti-government militia and build a bomb targeting a New York City landmark, the FBI said. His plan: to plant an improvised explosive device outside the New York Stock Exchange the week before Thanksgiving 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2636\">They made plans to have sex with teens at a Broward hotel. They\u2019re in jail<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But at trial this week in Miami, Harun Abdul-Hamid Yener, 32, of Coral Springs, was found not guilty of all charges in a five-count indictment, including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and threatening to assault and murder federal law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The 12-person federal jury\u2019s acquittal on Tuesday spared Yener of potentially decades in prison if he had been convicted of the main explosive charge. Yener, who had been detained without a bond since his arrest in November 2024, was allowed to go free.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Attorneys Abigail Becker and Victor Van Dyke, with the Federal Public Defender\u2019s Office, convinced the jury Yener was entrapped by federal agents. They argued that federal authorities cannot induce a person to commit a crime he was not predisposed to commit and then prosecute him for it, stressing the alleged misconduct originated with law enforcement, not Yener.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Since Nov. 20, 2024, Yener had been detained at a federal lock-up in Miami after his lawyers and prosecutors agreed to his detention before trial. The FBI started an investigation in February after receiving a tip that Yener was storing bomb-making designs in an unlocked storage unit, according to a criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The following month, FBI agents contacted Yener. With his consent and a warrant, they searched the unit and found spiral notebooks, bomb-making sketches, watches with timers, circuit boards and other electronics for creating explosive devices, according to an affidavit filed with the complaint.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Among the writings in his notebook: \u201cBe prepared brothers. The day for battle is near, many of our enemies are arming themselves. Soon the United States and her allies will attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2634\">Jury acquits Broward man accused of plotting to bomb N.Y. landmark<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Yener described one drawing as a \u201cBouncing Betty-style landmine,\u201d noting that, when tripped, the device \u201cexpels its explosive charge into the air so the charge detonates above ground level for maximum effect,\u201d the affidavit says.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>FBI agents also said they uncovered multiple internet searches on Yener\u2019s Google account for bomb-making information.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>After the agents questioned him, an FBI informant engaged Yener in June 2024. He talked about his desire to join an anti-U.S. militia group and develop an explosive device, the affidavit says.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Yener later met with an FBI employee who he believed to be part of a militia and \u201cidentified the New York Stock Exchange as the location for deploying and detonating the improvised explosive device and his target date for carrying out the bombing was the week of November 18, 2024,\u201d the affidavit says.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But at trial before U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom, Yener\u2019s defense lawyers convinced the jury that the FBI\u2019s tactics were akin to entrapment, undermining the indictment filed by the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2633\">Woman dead after being struck by Brightline train in Fort Lauderdale, cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harun Abdul-Hamid Yener, 32, was found not guilty by Miami jury of attempting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange and threatening to kill federal agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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