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United States v. Jordan S. Gonzalez United States Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey L. Judson Welle Francisco J. Navarro Assistant United States Attorneys

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  • United States v. Jordan S. Gonzalez

    United States Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey

    L. Judson Welle Francisco J. Navarro

    Assistant United States Attorneys

  • Overview

    • Defendant has been convicted of: – Attempting to develop, produce, and possess the

    lethal toxins ricin and abrin for use a weapon; – Possessing a three-neck round-bottom flask

    intending that it would be used to manufacture a controlled substance

    • The Government respectfully requests that the Court impose a prison sentence of 70 to 87 months’ imprisonment

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  • Overview of Search Locations

    Location # 2

    Location # 1 Location

    # 3

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  • Search Location # 1

    Jersey City Apartment

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  • Search Location # 2

    Jersey City Storage Unit

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  • Search Location # 3

    Manhattan Apartment

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  • Response Photos

    Location # 1 - Jersey City

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  • Response Photos

    Location # 1 - Jersey City

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  • Response Photos

    Location # 1 - Jersey City

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  • Response Photos

    Location # 1 - Jersey City

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  • Interior Photos

    Location # 1 - Jersey City

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  • Interior Photos

    Location # 1 - Jersey City

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  • Interior Photos

    Location # 3 - Manhattan

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  • Castor Beans Rosary Peas

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  • Extraction Equipment Materials needed to extract ricin and abrin and manufacture drugs, including:

    – Rock tumbler – Laboratory

    equipment – Chemicals

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  • Delivery Systems Projectile weapons

    • Crossbow • Throwing knives • Swords

    Sprayer DMSO

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  • Explosive Precursors • Sodium Azide • Hexamine • Potential shrapnel

    for IEDs

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  • Conventional Weapons • Firearm and

    assault rifle parts – High capacity

    magazines

    • Body Armor • Ammunition

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  • Manuals/Guides • Manuals/Books

    – Guides for ricin extraction

    – Illicit Use of Bio-Weapons

    – “Doomsday” preparation

    – Anarchist’s Cookbook

    – IED construction

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  • Ricin Extraction & Explosives Guides • “Preparation

    of Toxic Ricin” (depicted in redacted form)

    • Ricin Manual – “as close to a perfect

    poison as is available.” – “odorless, tasteless,

    undetectable, untreatable, and fatal in minute dose”

    • RDX Manual – “much easier to make in

    the home than all other high explosives”

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  • Narcotics Recipe in Defendant’s Handwriting

    “Ingredients in meth include…”

    “Heroin is created by boiling

    morphine and acetic anhydride

    over a stove.”

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    United States v. �Jordan S. GonzalezOverviewOverview of Search Locations�Search Location # 1 �Jersey City Apartment�Search Location # 2�Jersey City Storage Unit�Search Location # 3 �Manhattan ApartmentResponse PhotosResponse PhotosResponse PhotosResponse PhotosInterior PhotosInterior PhotosInterior Photos Castor Beans Rosary PeasExtraction EquipmentDelivery SystemsExplosive PrecursorsConventional WeaponsManuals/GuidesRicin Extraction & Explosives GuidesNarcotics Recipe in �Defendant’s Handwriting