‘Environmental extremist’ group leader Joseph Dibee pleads guilty to arson

[Kamaji]

‘Environmental extremist’ group leader Joseph Dibee pleads guilty to arson

By Sam Raskin
April 24, 2022

An environmentalist saboteur pleaded guilty to his role in a pair of arson attacks on animal-processing facilities years ago — as a part of a domestic terrorism ring known as “the Family,” federal prosecutors said.

Joseph Mahmoud Dibee admitted to working with at least 15 others as members of the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front to destroy the Cavel West Meat Packing Plant in Oregon in 1997, as well as a government-run wild horse facility in California in 2001, according to the Department of Justice.

Dibee, who was indicted more than 15 years ago for his role in the attacks, pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy to commit arson and arson charges.

“The conspirators, together known as ‘the Family,’ were ultimately linked to more than 40 criminal acts between 1995 and 2001 and caused more than $45 million in damages,” the DOJ said in a press release.

Federal authorities said Dibee, 53, who spent years on the lam following his 2006 indictment, is an “environmental extremist, arsonist and former fugitive.”

In 2018, Dibee was arrested in Cuba before he boarded a flight for Russia on an Interpol Red Notice, according to the DOJ and reports.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/04/24/environmental-extremist-joseph-dibee-pleads-guilty-to-arson/

[Kamaji]

Recent news stories about similar fires would imply that either this conspiracy is on-going, with new players, or there are copycats out there.

[Smokin Joe]

Recent news stories about similar fires would imply that either this conspiracy is on-going, with new players, or there are copycats out there.

The article seemed to imply an organization: as a part of a domestic terrorism ring known as “the Family,”

Having previously worked with international terrorist groups like ELF and ALF, there's a bunch who need to be rounded up and put in rubber rooms.