his chief operatives or so later of washington, and two other cell members, gregory patterson. let me begin by discussing kevin james and jis. in approximate 1997, kevin james founded jis based on his interpretation of islam while serving a prison sentence in the california department of corrections system. in fact, he remained in prison throughout the conspiracy and the resulting investigation your he preached it was the duty of jis members to target for by attacking enemies of islam or infidels. james identified infidels as the u.s. government and jewish and non-jewish supporters of israel. james recruit fellow prisoners to join they also sought to establish a cell or group of jis memos to wage war or jihad against the perceived infidels outside the prison wall. kevin james also created and disseminated throughout the prison system that document referred to as the jis protocol. in the jis protocol james stated that muslims must be allowed to govern themselves by sharia and that jis must which the educational as well as the organization war or jihad. the jis protocol described

he went to a mosque in california where he met gregory patterson, a convert to islam. washington recruited him into j.i.f. this war and off -- and of -- an oath of loyalty. they began to select targets for their attack, ultimately deciding on military recruitment centers in coke -- in southern california and a jewish temple. they documented their selection of targets. they had access to a shotgun, but also to find that there jihad, they engaged in a number of 10 robberies in the southern california area. ultimately during the investigation, -- during the conspiracy, patterson dropped his cell phone. local law-enforcement were able to investigate based on that dropped cell phone. federal law enforcement, the fbi, and the u.s. attorney's office got involved. we were ultimately able to successfully indict kevin james, washington, and paterson on the charge of malicious conspiracy -- to wage a war of terrorism of the united states government. each of these individuals pled guilty and received federal prison sentences including 22 years for washington and 16 years for kevin

into a mosque in inglewood california where he met gregory patterson that converts a convert to islam and hamas -- washington recruited both patterson and some on into jis and they swore an oath of loyalty, took washington to jis. their personal cell now has three members and they began to select targets for their attacks. ultimately deciding on military recruitment centers in southern california and the jewish temple. they documented their selection of targets in a document known as modes of attack. they had access to a shotgun would also to fund their jihad and to purchase an additional firearm, they engaged in a number of gas station robberies, series of over 10 robberies in the southern california area. ultimately during the investigation, or during the conspiracy, patterson dropped his cell phone. local law enforcement were able to initiate an investigation based on that dropped cell phone. federal law enforcement, the fbi in the u.s. attorney's office got involved in that point in time and we were ultimately able to successfully indict kevin james, lavar washington and gregory p