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FBI Says Arson Suspect Targeted Mississippi Synagogue Because It's A Jewish House Of Worship
The FBI says that an arson suspect admitted to targeting a historic Mississippi synagogue because it's a Jewish house of worship.

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Suspect targeted historic Mississippi synagogue in arson, FBI says
FBI: Arson suspect attacked Mississippi synagogue for its 'Jewish ties'
FBI Says Arson Suspect Targeted Mississippi Synagogue Because It's a Jewish House of Worship
An arson fire over the weekend that badly damaged the historic synagogue's library and administrative offices made it much harder and harkened back to an era more than a half-century earlier when the ...

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What we know about the alleged arson at Mississippi’s largest and oldest synagogue
A baseball player and honor student: What we know about the teen who confessed to burning Mississippi’s oldest synagogue
Suspect in Beth Israel arson attack indicted on state charge
According to the FBI, Pittman targeted Beth Israel Congregation on January 10, 2026, and confessed what he had done to his father, who turned him in to authorities after observing burn marks on his so...

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Video of arsonist before setting Beth Israel synagogue on fire in Jackson, MS
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Beth Israel synagogue fire suspect identified. Father turned in son

FBI files lay out years of corruption allegations tied to Jackson government

FBI informant reports show federal agents heard corruption allegations involving Jackson officials years before the 2023 undercover sting.

Jackson councilman disputes FBI informant allegation of favors done for cash

The earliest FBI confidential human source report, dated August 2017, begins with background on the source himself before turning its attention to Jackson politics. The report includes claims that the CHS laundered money for drug dealers, served time in prison and associated with individuals who used rental properties as stash houses.

FBI arrests man in fatal Navajo Nation parade crash, seeks public help

Stanley Begay, Jr., was taken into custody Jan. 13. Begay is accused of plowing into bystanders during the Kayenta Light Parade on Dec. 22

FBI tracked Jackson leaders years before 2023 sting, documents show

New court filings show the FBI was investigating Jackson officials long before the 2023 undercover corruption operation.
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