{"id":26842,"date":"2019-04-30T23:09:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T23:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/30\/suspect-in-nazi-bomb-plot-kicked-out-of-army\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:11:33","slug":"suspect-in-nazi-bomb-plot-kicked-out-of-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/04\/30\/suspect-in-nazi-bomb-plot-kicked-out-of-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in Nazi bomb plot kicked out of Army"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LOS ANGELES \u2014 An Army veteran who converted to Islam and is accused of plotting terrorist attacks in California in retaliation for killings at New Zealand mosques was demoted and discharged from the military for a serious offense, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/04\/29\/army-veteran-planned-to-bomb-nazi-rally-us-officials-say\/\" target=_blank>Mark Domingo <\/a>violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice and was kicked out of the service before completing his enlistment contract, according to the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about personnel issues and provided the information only on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials would not provide details on his offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/04\/29\/army-veteran-planned-to-bomb-nazi-rally-us-officials-say\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19119776916336.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army veteran planned to bomb Nazi rally, US officials say<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An Army veteran who converted to Islam and discussed launching various terror attacks throughout Southern California was arrested as he plotted to bomb a white supremacist rally as retribution for the New Zealand mosque attacks, federal prosecutors said Monday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domingo, 26, was arrested Friday as he planned to plant bombs before a scheduled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/02\/25\/is-the-military-doing-enough-to-combat-white-nationalism-in-the-ranks\/\" target=\"_blank\">white supremacist rally<\/a> in Long Beach, authorities say. He was charged with providing material support to terrorists and held without bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domingo, a former combat infantryman, had recently become Muslim and discussed several plots over the past two months to kill scores of people in Southern California in revenge for last month&#8217;s attacks on two New Zealand mosques that left 50 people dead, federal prosecutors said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The terror plot was foiled by the FBI and police using an undercover officer and informant, who Domingo thought were his accomplices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19119783622165.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19119783622165.jpg.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19119783622165.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19119783622165.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19119783622165.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19119783622165.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This undated California Department of Motor Vehicles photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Mark Domingo. A terror plot by Domingo, an Army veteran who converted to Islam and planned to bomb a white supremacist rally in Southern California as retribution for the New Zealand mosque attacks was thwarted, federal prosecutors said Monday, April 29, 2019. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military records show Domingo served about 16 months in the Army, including a four-month stint in Afghanistan in fall 2012. He left with a rank of private, the lowest possible grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Army photo of Domingo in Afghanistan in November 2012 identified him as private first class, which is two steps above his discharge ranking.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/02\/28\/white-nationalism-remains-a-problem-for-the-military-poll-shows\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">White nationalism remains a problem for the military, poll suggests<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A survey of Military Times readers last fall found that more than half of non-white troops have seen signs of white nationalism and racist 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