US v. Rockwood, Paul, and Rockwood, Nadia
King Salmon, AK

Homegrown

[DAK] Paul Rockwood Jr. and his wife, Nadia Rockwood, of King Salmon, Alaska, pleaded guilty to federal charges of lying about creating a hit list of individuals and entities for violent Jihad-inspired attacks. The couple were charged with lying about the list and making false statements about domestic terrorism during interviews with FBI agents. Prosecutors allege Paul Rockwood, also known as "Bilal," converted to Islam in late 2001 or 2002 and was influenced by the teachings of American-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki who is currently based in Yemen.