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A former staffer for leading Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing federal charges for alleged threats and vandalism against University of Michigan employees.<\/p>\n

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Mariam Muhammed Odeh, along with seven others, has been charged after their alleged conspiracies to threaten university officials, law enforcement and businesses such as the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, according to an \u00a0released by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The charges come after University of Michigan officials and their homes were targeted by vandalism between October 2023 and April 2025 in an attempt to force the university to cut ties with Israel, The Detroit News reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir criminal activity included spray-painting threats, breaking windows, and throwing glass jars filled with noxious chemicals into family homes. They marked their victims with threatening symbols used by Hamas, including red inverted triangles and red handprints,\u201d the indictment said.<\/p>\n

When asked for comment, the University of Michigan referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to the Department of Justice who in turn referred the DCNF to the indictment.<\/p>\n

Odeh attended the University of Michigan from 2020 to 2025 and worked for El-Sayed\u2019s campaign between February and April 15, according to Michigan News Source. (RELATED: Top Michigan Dem Senate Candidate Accused Of Hiding Half-A-Million In Campaign Spending)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the dead of night, masked and hooded defendants allegedly threw noxious chemicals through the windows of families\u2019 homes and taped demand letters to their front doors. At every step they attempted to cover their tracks and delete evidence of their crimes,\u201d Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office said according to the press release.<\/p>\n

Threats were spray-painted on the Jewish Federation Building on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel, according to the indictment.<\/p>\n

El-Sayed did not immediately respond to the DCNF\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN \u2013 DECEMBER 16: Abdul El- Sayed attends the Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO) Christmas Party 2025 at the Bridge Center on December 16, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Monica Morgan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Investigators alleged that the individuals discussed methods of using poison, bombs, and psychological torture against the targets and their families. Two individuals involved said they were going to \u201ckill, torment, and terrorize their targets and families,\u201d in 2024, the press release revealed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese alleged threats and attempts to terrorize government officials, businesses, and the Jewish Federation are anti-American. We will counter intimidation with justice,\u201d said Detroit U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon, in the press release.<\/p>\n

Michigan GOP Senior Communications Advisor Greg Manz said that El-Sayed, \u201cstruggled to condemn the attack on Jewish children at a Pennsylvania synagogue, publicly mourned the death of Iran\u2019s Ayatollah, campaigned alongside known antisemite Hasan Piker,\u201d Michigan News Source reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow a member of his own campaign staff has been indicted for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to threaten University of Michigan leaders over their ties to Israel,\u201d Manz added according to the outlet.<\/p>\n

El-Sayed has been endorsed by some pastors and a grassroots group known as Jews for Abdul. He also has the backing of Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.<\/p>\n

The candidate is leading in multiple recent Democratic primary polls according to a recent polling. He is vying for the Democratic nomination for Michigan Senate against Rep. Haley Stevens and State Sen. Mallory McMorrow.<\/p>\n

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