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New York Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes after Repeatedly Assaulting Jewish Victims
(United States Attorney's Office) Officials of the U.S. Justice Department, FBI, and New York Police Department announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Tarek Bazrou with three counts of committing hate crimes in connection with his repeated assaults of Jewish victims in New York City between 2024 and 2025. "On three separate occasions, Tarek Bazrouk deliberately targeted and assaulted Jewish victims at protests relating to the Israel/Gaza war....Despite being arrested after each incident, Bazrouk allegedly remained undeterred and quickly returned to violently targeting Jews in New York City." Each count of committing hate crimes, each carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.